diff --git a/dripline/extensions/__init__.py b/dripline/extensions/__init__.py
index 3a8e5512..bcb442f5 100644
--- a/dripline/extensions/__init__.py
+++ b/dripline/extensions/__init__.py
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 from .ethernet_huber_service import *
 from .ethernet_modbus_service import *
 from .pfeiffer_endpoint import *
+from .project8_sensor_logger import *
diff --git a/dripline/extensions/project8_sensor_logger.py b/dripline/extensions/project8_sensor_logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eb31cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dripline/extensions/project8_sensor_logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'''
+A Postgres Interface-based logger
+'''
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+# standard libs
+import logging
+import re
+
+# 3rd party libs
+import sqlalchemy
+
+# internal imports
+from dripline.core import AlertConsumer
+from dripline.implementations.postgres_interface import PostgreSQLInterface
+
+__all__ = []
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+__all__.append('Project8SensorLogger')
+class Project8SensorLogger(AlertConsumer, PostgreSQLInterface):
+    '''
+    A custom sensor logger tailored to the project 8 database structure.
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, sensor_type_map_table, data_tables_dict={}, **kwargs):
+        '''
+        sensor_type_map_table (str): name of the child endpoint of this instance which provides access to the endpoint_id_map, which stores the sensor type
+        data_tables_dict (dict): dictionary mapping types (in the sensor_type_map_table) to child endpoints of this instance which provide access to the data_table for that type
+        '''
+        AlertConsumer.__init__(self, add_endpoints_now=False, **kwargs)
+        PostgreSQLInterface.__init__(self, **kwargs)
+        
+        self._sensor_type_map_table = sensor_type_map_table
+        self._data_tables = data_tables_dict
+
+        self.connect_to_db(self.auth)
+
+        self.add_endpoints_from_config()
+
+    # add_endpoint is a mess here because of the diamond inheritance, so let's be explicit
+    def add_child(self, endpoint):
+        AlertConsumer.add_child(self, endpoint)
+        self.add_child_table(endpoint)
+
+    def process_payload(self, a_payload, a_routing_key_data, a_message_timestamp):
+        try:
+            # get the type and table for the sensor
+            this_type = None
+            this_type = self.sync_children[self._sensor_type_map_table].do_select(return_cols=["type"], 
+                                                                                  where_eq_dict=a_routing_key_data)
+            # add safty check, and see if the key is contained in the table otherwise generate meaningful error message
+            try:
+                table_name = self._data_tables[this_type[1][0][0]]
+            except:
+                raise Exception(f"{a_routing_key_data} is not in database, see {this_type}")
+            this_data_table = self.sync_children[table_name]
+
+            # combine data sources
+            insert_data = {'timestamp': a_message_timestamp}
+            insert_data.update(a_routing_key_data)
+            insert_data.update(a_payload.to_python())
+            logger.info(f"Inserting {a_routing_key_data} in table {table_name}; data are:\n{insert_data}")
+
+            # do the insert
+            insert_return = this_data_table.do_insert(**insert_data)
+            logger.debug(f"Return from insertion: {insert_return}")
+            logger.info("finished processing data")
+        except sqlalchemy.exc.SQLAlchemyError as err:
+            logger.critical(f'Received SQL error while doing insert: {err}')
+        except Exception as err:
+            logger.critical(f'An exception was raised while processing a payload to insert: {err}')
diff --git a/examples/sensor-logger_mainz.yaml b/examples/sensor-logger_mainz.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9421603a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sensor-logger_mainz.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: sensor_data_logger_mainz
+module: Project8SensorLogger
+dripline_mesh:
+  broker: rabbit-broker
+  broker_port: 5672
+# AlertConsumer Inits
+alert_keys:
+  - "sensor_value.#"
+alert_key_parser_re: 'sensor_value\.(?P<endpoint_name>\w+)'
+# PostgreSQLInterface Inits
+database_name: p8_sc_db
+database_server: postgres
+# SensorLogger Inits
+sensor_type_map_table: id_map
+data_tables_dict:
+  numeric: numeric_table
+  string: string_table
+  json: json_table
+endpoints:
+  - name: id_map
+    module: SQLTable
+    table_name: endpoint_id_map
+  - name: numeric_table
+    module: SQLTable
+    table_name: numeric_data
+    required_insert_names:
+      - endpoint_name
+      - timestamp
+      - value_raw
+    optional_insert_names:
+      - value_cal
+  - name: string_table
+    module: SQLTable
+    table_name: string_data
+    required_insert_names:
+      - endpoint_name
+      - timestamp
+      - value_raw
+    optional_insert_names:
+      - value_cal
+  - name: json_table
+    module: SQLTable
+    table_name: json_data
+    required_insert_names:
+      - endpoint_name
+      - timestamp
+      - value_raw
+    optional_insert_names:
+      - value_cal