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I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at Boston University focused on robotics and control systems — designing, prototyping, and leading projects that bridge creativity with real-world impact. My goal is to engineer PROGRESS.

Experience

What I've worked on

CAD & On-site Testing Intern
Building Envelope Materials
June 2025 – August 2025
  • Designed and prototyped a material-transport system that made installs faster.
  • Acted as interim advisor and coordinated crews on job sites.
Co-Founder
Lynx Media Group
June 2026 – Present

Building Lynx to connect solo creators with brands through authentic content that actually reaches modern audiences.

E-Board & Build Lead
BU Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Club
January 2025 – Present
  • Ran weekly build sessions and helped 100+ members get flight-ready.
  • Led a showcase so first-years could fly working builds.
  • Built a search-and-rescue drone with an infrared camera for low-visibility environments.
Founder
QueueCube
November 2022 – May 2024

Built a live queueing web app for public tennis courts and worked with city officials and vendors to prep the rollout hardware.

Selected work

Projects

Hardware, software, and the messy fun of getting things to actually behave.

Robotic arm

Robotic Arm

First robotics build — learned C++, sensors, and servos.

Lynx Media Group

Lynx Media Group

Co-founded venture connecting solo creators with brands.

🧠Arduino · EEG

A.U.R.A.

Brain-controlled assistive robot arm driven by an EEG headset.

Search and rescue drone

Search & Rescue Drone

Infrared-guided UAV platform for heat-signature detection.

QueueCube prototypes cut from PVC sheet

QueueCube

Smart tennis-court queueing system, tested in Sunnyvale parks. Pictured: me prototyping the early tap-to-queue units, cut from PVC sheet.

Toolkit

Skills

CAD & Design

SolidWorksOnshape3D printing

Code

C++PythonJavaScriptMATLABHTMLCSS

Hardware

ArduinoSolderingMotor driversSensorsAccelerometersEEG signalsCustom control rigs

Education

Boston University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2028
  • Coursework: Mechanics, Physics II, Programming, CAD Design
  • Clubs: UAV Club, Theta Tau (New Member Educator), Triathlon Club Team
  • GPA: 3.3
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