Leadership and Complex System Builds
Focus on leadership, systems integration, and large-scale fabrication.
- Personal Build Projects: 2 eBikes, 2 drift karts, Python-controlled LEGO EV3 robotic car prototypes
- School Engineering Teams:
- Shell Eco-Marathon Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Team
- NASA HUNCH: Nanotech Space Crop (see more at NASA HUNCH)
- Education: Warren Tech Career and Technical Education Center High School
- Leadership: Shell Eco-Marathon Team Manager
Shell Eco-Marathon Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
The Shell Eco Marathon is a nationwide racing competition in which engineering students across the country design, build, and test a hydrogen-powered prototype race car to compete at the historic Indy 500 motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
Team Leader
As the leader of the team, I organize workload, assign duties and tasks to my team members, provide feedback, provide instruction, and offer general engineering and fabrication know-how for my team. So far, our hydrogen car is well ahead of schedule, and we are on track to do great at the race this year. The job comes with many challenges that we have faced and overcome, like the frame breaking at the last race, fuel cell parts being unavailable or out of stock, funding challenges, outsourcing parts, and fitting the strict safety regulations and a thick rulebook that’s updated every year.
Drift Karts and eBikes
I built 2 electric bikes and two drift karts, repurposing old and unused bike components and electronics. I used a vintage mountain bike frame and installed a conversion kit, motorcycle seat, custom fenders, and custom farings made from discarded street signs. I faced many challenges with the wiring, wheel balancing, seat conversion, tires popping, and crashing.
My friends liked it so much that I was requested to build another one out of a cargo e-bike and a kids mountain bike frame, which I did without having to spend any money on additional parts.
I also built two drift karts from a repurposed electric scooter and yet another bike frame. I fully removed the hub motor battery, speed controller, screen, throttle, brake, and lights. I then mounted it to another discarded street sign, bought specialized castor wheels, mounted them to a 2x4, and even used a real steering wheel from an abandoned car.
Eventually, I wanted to do something cooler with the build so I found a shopping cart in a dumpster, cut the bottom frame off, and use the basket as a base to rebuild and mount the scooter parts to.
It is to this day my favorite and most unique project, as well as fulfilling a childhood dream of mine to own a go-kart.
LEGO Robotics
Built a Python-based remote control system for legacy LEGO EV3 robots using Bluetooth and SSH, integrating Xbox controller input and overcoming outdated firmware constraints.
I am still a big LEGO fan - I like to build LEGO cars, trucks, tanks, lawnmowers, dirt bikes, and robots. As of January, 2026 - I am custom coding, designing, building, testing, and integrating a LEGO remote control car using an EV3 Mindstorms brick and EV3dev firmware. The car runs a Python script in cmd that pulls input from an XBOX controller through my PC and into the EV3 brick via a cable for now, but over Wi-fi in the future.
I have now become an "in-class expert" regarding coding up these old softwares and firmwares on these 10+year old EV3s in order to keep them still operational and FUN!
Academic Recognition
- Sports: Lettered in Mountain Biking
- AP: Academic Excellence - AP Scholar
