About Me

I'm a young computer science enthusiast interested in the full stack.

Work Experience

(Annual, ongoing) Lead Competition Designer, Aerospace Jam

Aerospace Jam is a unique high school-level competition sponsored by the WSGC and Caroll College in which teams are given a drone kit and must retrofit it with sensors to complete a set of challenges. After my school won, I was invited back to design, architect, document, and judge novel challenges for all of the competing teams.

01/23 - 01/25, Webmaster, Heyden's Gardens (Cedarburg, WI)

Maintained and ran web presence for a local garden supply chain, including SEO.

Freelance Programming Work

Created small software projects for a variety of customers, to specifications, for fixed rates.

Research

(x3 - Annual, 2023-2025) Research Fellow, Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium

Worked under the direction of Dr. Kevin Crosby on projects sponsored by NASA and the aerospace industry, focused on microgravity fuel gauging and transfer. Work started from proof-of-concept to applying novel machine learning (AI) algorithms to solve domain-specific challenges.

Awards

• (x2) 3M Young Scientist Challenge State Merit Award recipient
• US Air Force Outstanding Science or Engineering Fair Project Award recipient
• (x3) Thermo-Fisher JIC Nominee
• Regeneron ISEF Nominee
• (x3) Milwaukee Public Schools district Science Fair winner
• Golda Meir High School Varsity letter recipient (Robotics)

Volunteer Work

Maker Faire(s)

I volunteer my time to present my work at local and regional Maker Faires since 2018 (the last 7 years!) including Milwaukee, Madison, Elkhorn, Lake County, and Sheboygan.

FIRST Tech Challenge

I support three FIRST Tech teams as a mentor with a specific focus in helping the teams learn and use programming and CAD/3D printing as part of their robots.

Activities

FIRST Robotics Competition

I act as the lead programmer on the Milwaukee Cyber Cheese, a local community team run under the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Theater Technical Director

I manage the technological aspects of my school's theater, including the sound system, lighting, and set design/construction. I have also used these skills to support the various seasonal concerts and events that the school produces.

Academics

Throughout middle and high school I:

• Took 5 AP exams
• Self-studied and passed the AP Computer Science A exam in 8th grade
• Passed a dual-enrollment computer science course at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9th grade)
• Audited several computer science courses at Carroll University (8th-9th grade)
• Maintained a 3.8 cumulative GPA