Undergraduate Degree: Utah State University - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Outside of academics, I am a relentless tinkerer. I enjoy working on cars, go-karts, and classic motorcycles. I also enjoy 3D printing, especially my own designs created in SolidWorks. The best is when they are for my personal Robotics projects (there's a reason I studied Mechanical Engineering) like a self-drawing Etch-a-Sketch or RC Hot Wheels controlled by your phone. There's lots of cool engineering challenges to be had in robotics. Another thing I really love is exploring the outdoors. I grew up riding dirt bikes and love going on "adventure rides." Our longest was from Utah's northern border (Idaho) to it's southern (Arizona) over 3 days. I've also recently taken up Gravel Cycling. I like to try and get on Strava segment leaderboards, but I usually just end up very out of breath. In the summer, there's not much better than lake days. I love being on the water, especially wakeboarding. Legend has it I can land a backflip... most of the time, anyway.