student at montgomery blair high school passionate about engineering. my goal is to one day become a “full-stack” maker, experienced in everything from manufacturing to web dev to cad. i love trying new things and building new projects. i'm currently looking for an internship for august/september 2026, reach out!
Awards
- 2x FTC Worlds Inspire Award: Top award in FIRST Tech Challenge given to 4/8000+ teams.
- Public Forum Debate Bid Leader: 1st/8000+ globally based on number of TOC qualifying performances.
- International Debate Champion: New York City Invitational, Harvard RR, Durham, Blue Key RR, Ivy Street RR.
- Cameron Impact Scholarship Finalist: Top 100/3000+ for leadership and impactful community service.
- Palantir Meritocracy Fellow: Accepted for commercial sector technical internship at Palantir, ≈Top 4%.
- 2x FTC Worlds Innovate Award: Top 0.15% for robot innovation globally.
- FBLA Management Information Systems: Placed Top 10 nationally out of ≈1,000 competing teams.
- Wharton Investment Comp. Semifinalist: Led financial modeling software to place top 50/1800+ teams.
- Certificate of Meritorious Service: 700+ county-recognized service hours.
Publications
Skills
Engineering: CAD/CAM (Onshape, Solidworks), PCB Design (Altium, KiCAD), Machine Design, Manufacturing, FEA
Software/AI: Python, Java, Embedded, Full-Stack, Controls, Git, LLMs, AI-assisted Coding
Projects
CoopCNC | 2024-2025
Custom designed CNC machine with 1x1 meter bed to cut wood/aluminum.
Debatify | 2025
AI-powered personal assistant for competitive debate. Includes debate search engines, evidence archives, reformatters. 15k+ Users, 8k+ ARR.
Dugtrio | 2025-2026
World's only 'triple shooter on a turret' robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Decode. Placed Top 6 globally out of 8000+ teams and first overall in Chesapeake.
Recycla V1 | 2025
Custom designed water bottle to filament recycler with a split ring compound planetary gearbox.
Nash | 2023-2024
Dual extension differential arm robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Centerstage Season. Top 4 globally out of 8000+ teams; Chesapeake regional champion.
PipSqueak | 2026-Now
3-axis automatic-pipetting gantry to create different solutions. Built for local biotech firm. In Progress.
Pipe Traversing Robot | 2025
Robot to climb through pipes with custom PCB. Designed for Arculus Solutions.
Lucky | 2025-2026
Wheeled bipedal robot with coaxial powered legs and custom PCB. Controlled via inverse kinematics.
Nudge Wristphone | 2025
Custom wristphone with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. V2 of Nudge Smartwatch.
Rope Climbing Robot | 2025
Designed for my physics teacher's class demo.
Wartortle | 2024-2025
Telescoping arm robot with 2-stage hang for FIRST Tech Challenge Into the Deep Season. Peaked 7th OPR worldwide, 1st OPR Chesapeake, finals at Chesapeake states.
FTC Chat | 2026
Chatbot using mixture of experts and retrieval augmented generation to accurately answer questions about FIRST Tech Challenge.
Birthday Gift | 2026
PCB birthday gift with audio player and astable multivibrator.
Nudge Smartwatch | 2025
Custom smartwatch with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. PCB had leakage current (not enough clearance), pivoted to Nudge Wristphone.
InvestorBriefs | 2025
Website providing real-time stock insights using AI. Built with NextJS.
Sensor Interface PCB | 2025
Sensor interface PCB designed for Arculus Solutions.
ESP32 Breakout Board | 2024
Compact PCB designed in Altium for JHU APL internship.
Robot in 12 Hours | 2025
Design->build->electronics->programming in under 12 hours. Built as a demonstration robot to take to Uganda.
Stirling Engine | 2025
Homemade stirling engine.
Medalarm | 2025
Alarm for morning meds. Built with my friend to keep healthy!
MathMadeSimple Site | 2025
Website made for my friend's nonprofit
Hamlet Game | 2025
Turn based video game simulating Hamlet final fight made for AP Lit.
Polyformer | 2024-2025
Recycling water-bottles into 3D printer filament.
Mini Me | 2024-2025
Custom 60-cent educational robotics kit. Small robot, big personality!
Rechargeable Flashlight | 2024
Flashlight with 3 recharging mechanisms: ripcord, barreljack, battery.
Backbrace | 2024
Custom designed+built backbrace out of TPU and surgical tubing.
Linear Odometry | 2023
Custom designed odometry pod for tracking robot position.
Diffy | 2023
Differential drive pod built as a gift.
Nutmeg | 2022-2023
Turret crane robot for FTC Powerplay Season. Alabama state champion.
Macadamia | 2021-2022
Suspension robot for FTC Freight Frenzy. Worlds division semifinalist; state champion.
Rube Goldberg | 2021
Rube goldberg machine for science olympiad.
Collision Preventer | 2019-2020
Detects and warns of collisions in hallway deadzones.