I have worked on helping others develop electronics school projects before, but I have also been involved in prototyping digital circuits, as well as teaching digital electronics using these exact chips. I know the problems that students would not immediately know, and I know how to present and explain digital circuit concepts clearly and easily.
The solution will be elegant and will have been tested and running, not some circuit that was put together by someone who has never built circuits on breadboard since year one of varsity.
And beyond all else, it will be fun for me, so I would be very eager and happy to help you.
Paul