Design

Being selected as one of the top 144 art students in the state, I attended the Massachusetts Art All-State program. There I created a large octopus that bursts through the window as part of a underwater themed installation made of unusual materials. The octopus was constructed mainly of paper and hanging file folders.

As the CTO of Electrove, a company I started at the MIT Launch startup incubator, I designed our device-to-device charger using OpenSCAD. To pitch to potential investors, I also built a working prototype of the system. 

For the 2012 Senior Solutions FLL research project, we designed an Old Person Simulation Suit and lived in it for days. We realized that current walkers don't allow for safe carrying and walking over various surfaces. I then used the newfound knowledge to design a foldable walker that changed surface tips and had a carrying bucket. The project won the National Research Award. We also worked with Suffolk University to investigate the patentability of the project.

I love additive manufacturing and built my first 3D printer when I was 12. In addition to building a second printer, I have customized both to push the boundaries of their performance in print quality as well as dual head extrusion. This allows me to make customized robot parts that I design using SolidWorks to run certain mechanisms more smoothly. Recently I designed my own printer using an extruded aluminum building system.