About / Mechanical engineering student
Curious enough
to build it.
I’m a mechanical engineering student at South Dakota Mines. My work starts with real constraints and usually ends with a part, a test, or a better question.
Background
Engineering shaped by field work.
I grew up working on a South Dakota ranch, where equipment problems rarely arrive with a clean specification. That environment taught me to diagnose carefully, prototype quickly, and judge a design by whether it keeps working.
Today I apply that mindset to Formula SAE structures, composite-joint testing, implant visualization application development, CAD automation, machine design, and aerospace prototypes. I enjoy the full path from an uncertain problem to a verified solution.
Outside engineering, I’m interested in aerospace and endurance sports. Competing as a state medalist in high-school cross country and track reinforced the same habits I value in technical work: consistency, patience, and honest feedback.
Education
South Dakota School of Mines
August 2025 — present · Expected graduation date: May 2029
4.0 GPAToolkit
Design, analysis, build, and code.
Design & Analysis
SolidWorks · Ansys Mechanical · Fusion 360 · Onshape · FEA · Topology optimization
Programming Languages
Python · C++ · C# · Kotlin
Programming Tools
PySide6 · PyVista · LMDB (Lightning Memory-Mapped Database) · SolidWorks API
Formula SAE