Personal Projects
My creativity, learning, and problem solving continue when I leave work each day. Below is a collection of some of these personal projects.
Designing an Orrery
I built a mechanical model of the solar system with laser-cut, 3D printed, and soldered parts. I designed it and documented it primarily with open source software. I compared the accuracy with other orreries, using heatmaps as a visualization tool.
Class Projects
During college, I worked on a variety of individual and team technical projects. Some of these include a PLC-based vending machine, combining finite element analysis and optimization, a vehicle suspension redesign, and control of an inverted pendulum.
Open Hardware Makerspace (OHM)
Founded and led Open Hardware Makerspace (OHM), a student group that encouraged and empowered makers’ interests in technical, collaborative, and creative projects. We welcomed all technical interests and sought to provide access to the knowledge, tools, and community to students on campus. Through exposing the local community to creative projects and new technologies, we brought an excitement for learning into local schools.