Earlier Work

Projects from before university — high school builds, early entrepreneurship, and the experiments that started everything.

2019
Bottle Rocket

Pressurized water bottle rocket with two parachute deployment systems. Both mechanisms failed; root cause analysis identified material choice and system sequencing as the issues.
2022
Deadlift Jack

3/4" plywood deadlift bar jack built in one day. Holds 495 lbs, meets all four design requirements, and fits in a gym bag.
2017
Model Eye

Telescopic 3D model of the human eye built in a weekend from PVC pipe and plastic bowls. Teacher kept it as a permanent classroom teaching aid.
Ongoing
Garage / Personal Shop

28' × 30' garage buildout planned for full machine shop, welding station, car lift, and rapid prototyping station. In progress.
2020
Waterloop — Hyperloop Design Team

First-year Hyperloop student design team. Designed brake testing rig, contributed to frame redesign, and researched carbon fiber monocoque structures.
2019
Custom Woodworking

Laser-engraved pens and live edge tables. Early exploration of fabrication and custom furniture at a small scale.