Projects from before university — high school builds, early entrepreneurship, and the experiments that started everything.
Pressurized water bottle rocket with two parachute deployment systems. Both mechanisms failed; root cause analysis identified material choice and system sequencing as the issues.
3/4" plywood deadlift bar jack built in one day. Holds 495 lbs, meets all four design requirements, and fits in a gym bag.
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.
28' × 30' garage buildout planned for full machine shop, welding station, car lift, and rapid prototyping station. In progress.
First-year Hyperloop student design team. Designed brake testing rig, contributed to frame redesign, and researched carbon fiber monocoque structures.
Laser-engraved pens and live edge tables. Early exploration of fabrication and custom furniture at a small scale.