Volunteering
BeLoved Asheville (2023-2024)
BeLoved Asheville (via STEAM Studio)
Designed, built, and installed captain's ladders in the "deeply affordable" tiny-home village
Volunteered to clean up and mill fallen trees into boards for crafts around the BeLoved community
Used recycled or reclaimed lumber to construct raised garden beds for plants rescued from the flood waters of Hurricane Helene (Sept/Oct 2024)
Code Ninjas (2019-2021)
Generated experiments for children aged 7-14 years old to supplement STEM curriculum
Delivered experiment manual to the program lead with optional tasks for future expansions
Created program for Halloween-themed mechatronic candy bowl workshop with 20 attendees
Recruited families for special events and for the general Code Ninjas program
Lekotek of Georgia (2017-2021)
Repaired and retrofitted donated toys for children with disabilities
Utilized CAD, laser cutter, and painting facilities to construct a magnetic butterfly puzzle with lights & sound
Designed internal motor controller without programmable microprocessor for battery-powered all-terrain vehicle
Implemented modular and customizable interfaces for use as binary inputs to other Lekotek toys
Consulted local 4-H group about designing a customizable battery-powered vehicle
Delivered toys to the Lekotek facility and the family recipients
FIRST LEGO League (2018-2021)
Served as a Core Values judge to assess cooperation and sportsmanship of local youth teams
Participated in deliberation of awards and authorship of speeches for closing ceremony
Facilitated registration and check-in services for over 50 teams
Magic Wheelchair & Decatur Makers (2018-2019)
Decatur Makers & Magic Wheelchair
Sketched costume designs for two local children in powered wheelchairs including Bruno Mars and zombie bus
Oversaw the collection of measurements of the children and the geometry of the chairs
Created novel attachment system to fix the mobile costume frame to the wheelchair chassis
Unveiled the Call of Duty-themed zombie bus at the Walker Stalker Convention in Atlanta, Oct 2018
Revealed the Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)-themed Cadillac at Maker Faire Atlanta, Oct 2018