What I'm doing now.
A snapshot of where my head is at — what I've built, what I'm exploring, and what comes next. Updated May 2026.
Completed my Master's.
I completed my Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating on May 18, 2026. The finish line was everything I expected — and more.
The program pushed me deeper into simulation, advanced manufacturing, and computational methods. After spending two years on factory floors and in R&D labs, coming back to structured learning with industry experience in my back pocket was genuinely valuable — I understood why the theory matters now.
Now I'm looking ahead: available for full-time roles from July 2026, bringing both graduate depth and real industry experience to the right team.
Core course. 3D modeling, assembly design, and drawing standards central to everything I do in my career.
Core course. Mathematical optimization methods applied to mechanical systems — gradient, genetic, and LP approaches.
Core course. Materials selection for manufacturing processes. Directly connected to my industry work at ANG.
Core course. Stress tensors, failure criteria, contact mechanics. Deep FEA prerequisite work.
System-level design methodology, requirements flow-down, interface management.
Compliant mechanisms, pneumatic actuators, bio-inspired design. Active research area.
Dynamic modeling, state-space, bond graphs. Tools for system simulation before physical build.
Crystal structures, phase diagrams, material failure modes at the microstructure level.
ML applications in process control, predictive maintenance, defect detection.
Technical writing, documentation standards, engineering report structure.
Independent research in soft robotic systems under faculty supervision.
Ready for my next role.
Graduated May 18, 2026 · Available for full-time roles from July 2026
Two years of industry experience in Manufacturing and Design, now backed by an MS from UT Dallas (May 2026), puts me in a strong spot for roles that want both hands-on chops and analytical depth.
What I'm looking for: a team that builds real physical things, values first-principles problem-solving, and doesn't shy away from challenging constraints. I'm open to any sector as long as the work is meaningful and the problems are hard.
I'm actively applying, networking at UTD engineering events, and reaching out to companies whose work genuinely excites me. If you're hiring — let's talk. I'm also open to startup and co-founder conversations in tech or manufacturing.
📍 Open to all locations in the United States.
Systems design, analysis, testing & verification
Process planning, line optimization, quality systems
GD&T, CAD, DFM, component lifecycle management
Concept to production, prototyping, design reviews
Structural packaging design, materials, drop/vibration analysis
Things I'm learning right now.
Hundreds of simple autonomous agents following basic rules — producing emergent, coordinated behavior at scale. I'm studying applications in distributed manufacturing, adaptive logistics, and multi-robot coordination where centralized control breaks down.
Compliant mechanisms, pneumatic actuators, and elastomeric structures that interact safely with humans and unstructured environments. Directly connected to my graduate research at UTD — studying how material choice and geometry together define a soft robot's force-displacement behavior.
Working through real production failure stories, lean turnarounds, and process decisions at Toyota, Bosch, SpaceX, and others. The gap between what's designed and what gets made is where most real engineering happens — and that gap is what I want to understand deeply.
Certified drone pilot. Flying is a hobby — recreational, unhurried, mostly tied to road trips. My DJI Mini 4K goes wherever I drive. There's something about the aerial perspective that quietly shifts how you read terrain, space, and scale. It also doesn't hurt that the Mini 4K is about as portable as a water bottle.
Nightstand & Screen.
Picked this up after being told it's nothing like a thriller. It's not — and somehow I can't put it down. The quiet tension is its own kind of suspense.
Re-reading this with fresh eyes after working on an assembly line. The waste-reduction philosophy hits differently when you've actually seen it (or its absence) firsthand.
Going beyond static linear — learning contact mechanics, large deformation, and material plasticity for my thesis work.
Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, and SciPy for processing test data. Replacing my old Excel workflows one script at a time.
Reading technical papers and watching breakdowns of F1 car design decisions. It's part hobby, part education — the engineering constraints in F1 are genuinely fascinating.
Working through Travis picking patterns. My left hand's getting there. My right hand still has opinions of its own.
"Engineering is not just about solving problems — it's about understanding them deeply enough that the solution becomes obvious."
— Something I keep coming back to