Building on Minecraft

Spent my childhood playing Minecraft instead of homework. Learned how to build from scratch with limited resources and iterate fast.

Designing on Roblox

Designed 60 clothes on Roblox with the chromebook my high school gave us. Sold 2,000 assets in 4 months.

Obsessing over WW2 & History

Became fascinated by military and art history after taking AP European History. Inspired me to enter defense.

Building Robots @ FIRST

Stepped out of my comfort zone into Robotics with no technical experience. School disbanded our first team, so I decided to build a new one. Won 1st Place Design Award 2x out of 1,000 national participants.

Founding a clothing line

Handmade streetwear clothes in my living room. Sold to 40 states and 10 countries and made 5 figures.

Product @ HS Startup Incubator

First taste of startup culture at my High School's Startup Incubator. Solo-built the E-commerce platform. Won 1st Place Design nationally.

Designing brand guides @ Olivo Amigo

Landed first design internship at a mediterranean startup scaling to a B2B subsidiary in High School. Built their entire branding from scratch.

Hosting 24 Design Workshops

Joined Design at UCI. Was a die-hard introvert. Then presented 24 design workshops with no experience. Reached 600+ people and judged at 6 product design competitions.

Product Designer @ Develop for Good

Tried my hand at using design for Social Good by joining the largest Student-led Pro Bono Org in the U.S. Led UX Research for an NPO.

Directing the largest design hackathon in the U.S.

Hosted 2 of the largest design hackathons in the US. Bootstrapped team from 1 person to 40+. Sponsored $20k by Notion and Figma. 600 national participants.

Winning 15 Hackathons in 4 Months

Went to my first Hackathon and became hooked. Went to a Hackathon every weekend for 4 months.

Recognized by Intel, Google, Meta, etc. and won over $80,000 in prizes.

Designing Missions @ NASA

Took one small step out of my comfort zone and one giant leap into space tech. Co-authored a mission concept review for a rover landing on the moon.

Winning the largest AI Hackathon in the world

Won Grand Prize at Berkeley AI Hackathon ($68,000) and accepted into the SkyDeck Incubator Program (1% acceptance rate).

Researched Defense startups @ Contrary

Wrote about cybersecurity , maritime defense, and autonomous vehicle startups.