Resume

Robots that competed at the state and national level in high school.

Minor in Design · Area Study in Political Science

Select coursework: Machine Learning Algorithms, Linear Control, Signals & Systems, Nuclear Energy, Flight Simulation, Mechanical Design I & II, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Methods, Design of Everyday Things, Prototyping, Design for Development, Data Science, Business Project Management

A novel "perfect" counterbalance system that keeps a lung biopsy robot in equilibrium throughout its entire motion path around a CT scanner.

Designed compact cryogenic valves and fluid systems for a 13-foot methalox rocket. Also led business development, securing $100K+ in licenses and sponsorships for a 150-member student org.

Wore every hat at a 3-person startup building the world's first fully autonomous restaurant: UX/UI, product roadmap, and robotics hardware. Launched in Spark Social SF in Fall 2022, serving Mediterranean bowls starting at $7.

Low-cost ADAS module prototypes to make semi-trucks safer to drive.

Manufacturing of stretchable sensors for an artificial skin array.

Repair and upgrade of a solar water heating system to increase access to hot water at an orphanage in Tijuana.

Tools to mitigate food insecurity in San Diego.

Manuscript critiques, supplementary materials, and web design for Don Norman's Design for a Better World.

Novel components, experimental setups, and insulation schemes operating under high voltages (>15 kV), cryogenic temperatures (<77 K), and high vacuum (<1 Pa) to achieve Q>1 fusion energy.

Technical diligence and scouting of pre-seed deep-tech startups with a focus on climate, robotics, and advanced materials.

Summaries of offshore wind energy and grid complementarity research.

Investigating the scientific research capabilities of LLMs with Core Francisco Park (Harvard CBS-NTT).

Researching probability-guided methods for weak-to-strong oversight with Asa Cooper Stickland (UK AI Security Institute) and building open-source interfaces for mechanistic interpretability with Caden Juang (Transluce).

Builder fellowship for founders and operators.

Developed a system to surface and steer an LLM's hidden reasoning, enabling user oversight and control of AI decisions at scale. Invited speaker at the AI x Truth-Seeking Symposium (2/40 grantees).

Research affiliate at the MIT Media Lab.

Independent research on human-AI interaction, scalable oversight, and theory of mind in AI systems. Completed ARENA bootcamp and AI Safety Fundamentals fellowship.