2026
University of Edinburgh
Engineering coursework in Scotland while continuing to work remotely for Tulypp.
Duke Club Fishing
Co-founded a 56-member club with tournaments, excursions, and sponsor relationships.
Tulypp Capital Partners
Sourcing and diligencing growth-stage MedTech, aerospace, and other deep tech deals for a consortium of family offices, former founders, and VCs.
ToleranceForge
TurboTax for drawings. A multi-model AI tool that reads 2D drawings, flags GD&T errors, and prices the cost of over-tight tolerances.
VC University
Fund structure, term sheets, portfolio construction, and the mechanics of venture investing.
DEVOL and BMI OrganBank
An autonomous dialysis circuit for ex vivo kidney perfusion, with a patent application in progress.
Duke University Motorsports
Brake system integration and manufacturing support on the FSAE car. A deliberately small role.
Propane-Air Flashback Experiment
Built a flashback rig from components and measured laminar flame speed across 13 tests with full error propagation.
2025
Duke eNable
3D-printable prosthetics for people who need them, designed for cost, manufacturability, and real use.
Applied AI and Automation
An operations stack for an investment firm, reusable AI skills, and the tooling habits behind ToleranceForge.
Asensus Surgical (Karl Storz)
Cut machining costs 20%+ and sped tolerance analysis 50% on robotic laparoscopy components.
Yellow Submarine Toy
A wind-up Happy Meal style submarine engineered to injection molding standards, a choking-hazard test, and a $0.63 unit cost at 2 million parts a year.
Sigma Chi, Beta Lambda Chapter
Record 37-member class, 1,250+ alumni relationships, and a six-figure housing budget.
2024
bCPAP Liquid Level Monitor
A sub-$15 monitor that alerts nurses when a bCPAP water chamber runs dry, designed for local manufacture in Kampala.
Duke University
Pratt School of Engineering. AI Product Sprint, summer 2026.
Huntsman Cancer Foundation
Miles for dollars. Part of the Duke Sigma Chi team that raised a record $36,805 for cancer research last year.
2023
Early AI and Machine Learning Work
A reinforcement learning Snake agent, an A* pathfinder, a face recognition attendance tracker, and a sentiment classifier. Tutorial-grade, and the start of the habit.
Prosthetic Mobility Device for a Paraplegic Cat
A $500 grant, a Savannah cat with a spinal injury, and a leg support problem that a prosthetist solved better than my CAD intuition did.
M3 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
Top 20% of global entrants, a first for my school, plus a published paper on e-bike adoption.
2022
Blind Assist Wearable
A chest-worn LiDAR and camera device with spoken callouts, built from about $50 of components against a commercial benchmark that retails above $4,000.
Marine and Automotive Restoration
Two Boston Whalers, a Carolina Skiff rebuilt and sold, an Alfa Romeo Giulia finished, and a 1970s Porsche 911 in progress.
RC Submarine / ROV
A tethered ROV designed from first principles, with custom propellers and a custom surface controller. A learning project, not a cost project.
Wonder Connection
Ran STEAM activities for children during hospital treatment.
2021
WISER Club
Restarted a dormant club supporting girls’ education in Kenya and grew its participation.
Durham Nativity School Tutoring
Tutored middle school students and recruited more tutors to expand the program.
Home Restoration and Woodworking
A full beach house redo, structural and electrical repairs on lake and residential properties, and custom pieces from an osprey nesting platform to Duke-style benches. Hundreds of smaller projects not shown.
Camp Evergreen
Managed groups of 20+ campers from early childhood through pre-teen.
2020
DARC SIDE, FRC Team 6502
Rebuilt a high school robotics program from the inside, then led it to a record fundraising year and top 10 in North Carolina.
Durham Academy
Jack Linger Explorer Grant. Graduated at Duke Chapel, May 2024.
Happy Wax
Order fulfillment and a first look at line bottlenecks.
2019
Rise Against Hunger
Helped produce 250,000+ meals over five years and raised $20,000, double the goal.