About
I am a mechanical engineering student at Seattle University. I am currently in my third year and thoroughly enjoying the classes. In my spare time I like to invent and build things. My latest creation is an R2-D2 gaming droid with 8 video game consoles, a sound system, and a projector. All of which are seamlessly integrated into the body of R2-D2 (2 pictures can be seen above). The eight consoles are NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Dreamcast, XBox, PS2, and Atari 7800. In the past I have built a life size motorized mechanical arm from scratch and some of my inventions such as the pocket knife keys and the cryostein.
I was leader of the 2009 Human Powered Vehicle Competition Seattle University team. We came in third overall in utility and second in design. Our bikes special innovation is that it can switch in between upright and recumbent modes while moving just by shifting the riders weight.
I have an internship at a company called Moire Incorporated. Moire is an engineering consulting firm.
I also do engineering consulting on the side for a businessman in Seattle. I am working with him to help design and build some of his inventions.
Two more of my projects are in the pictures above. One is the solenoid engine which is an engine that takes the linear motion of a solenoid and converts it to rotary motion through a crankshaft. Its not a very efficient design, but it was a fun project. The second picture was something I made on a day when I was bored, I decided to conceal a laser pointer in an old expired film canister. This project had no point but to be a fun little excerise.
I think that I would be a great fit for this game show, I love building things and meeting all sorts of new people. Being on a gameshow would be incredibly exciting for me, especially one related to engineering and building things.
Areas Of Expertise
I have expertise in the following subjects:
- Prototyping
- Computer Aided Design
- Machining (milling, lathe, cnc)
- Basic programming in VBA and Python
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Material Science
- Basic electronic circuits
- Inventing
- Drafting