Edit (06/06/16): In light of the recent passing of Dr. Klug at UCLA, this project is a dedication to him, his amazing work as a teacher, and the family he talked about so frequently and loved so clearly. Dr. Klug taught me dynamics, engineering programming, and finite element analysis, all of which were utilized in this project […]

I got in to Hack Reactor! I didn’t know how nervous I had been until I finally got the acceptance email. After I gave them my signature and paid my deposit, they filled my inbox with a barrage of rules, suggestions, and assignments. The guidelines for what was expected of me were clearly, both for the space […]

After submitting my application to Hack Reactor (HR) and scheduling my interview over skype, I immediately began to freak out. I had never had a technical coding interview, and I was sure I wouldn’t know enough to pass. I started prepping with HR’s own suggestions. This meant working all the way through CodeAcademy’s javascript course, reading Eloquent […]

Last August I decided to make a big switch and start a life in the wild west that is the tech industry. Mechanical engineering and manufacturing weren’t for me, and I realized the projects I enjoyed the most in college might actually get me paid. There was even a chance I’d get to ride off into […]

I had an amazing time this weekend working with Daniel Kurek and Austin Martin at a 36 hour hackathon put on by UCLA IEEE. We built a prototype of an idea called the Lightning Band – a wristband that changes colors based on the velocity of your wrist. In its current state, it is ideal for […]

Today was an exciting day for my very first product! I revamped and redesigned the Beer Tusk for Raging Mammoth, and the Kickstarter reached its goal this morning. The design process was exciting and informative, and the manufacturing process was even more interesting. We worked with a prototyping shop in Southern California as well as an injection molding […]

This Fall quarter, I took Mechanical Engineering 94 – the entry level design class for UCLA mechanical engineers. We learned about 3D modeling and drafting, as well as important design considerations for manufacturing. The course culminated in the creation and presentation of a 3D printed car powered only by rubber bands. The goal of the contest was […]

This Summer I had an amazing internship at Tesla Motors in Palo Alto, California. I worked in the machining and prototyping division, which had me visiting the Tesla manufacturing plant in Fremont regularly. My responsibilities were varied, but generally centered around turning 3D models into aluminum and steel prototypes. I logged a lot of hours […]

Last May I won the Bruin Entrepreneurs’ Perfect Pitch Competition for pitching an idea called Proactive Suspension. The competition had over 300 entrants, and the final 15 presented their pitches to a panel of Los Angeles venture capitalists. The idea behind proactive suspension was to use distance sensors on the in front of a car’s tires […]

For the past year I have been helping a small company, Raging Mammoth, design its flagship product called The Beer Tusk. Here is a link to their KickStarter video: They had an idea that looked good on paper, but wasn’t being manufactured efficiently and wasn’t meeting the specifications the company originally had in mind. I contacted […]