I grew up in San Antonio, Tx in a loving home, I got interested in engineering from a young age and attended the STEM Magnet program. I started working in robotics around the 7th grade with First Lego League(FLL). As I moved into high school I attended Robert E. Lee High School and was heavily involved in the First Tech Challenge(FTC) and First Robotics Challenge(FRC) my last two years of high school. During FRC I was in charge of operating and scheduling procedures for a 3-Axis CNC mill which produced all of the parts to manufacture a robot that weighed upwards of 120lbs and could travel at 15 ft./s. I gained valuable experience and learned a lot about mechanical engineering which lead me to choose to go to Texas A&M University.

At Texas A&M I was apart of the Christian Engineering Leaders (CEL) program and eventually I was in charge of organizing projects to repair and help the local and broader community. During my junior year I also started grading for one of the sophomore level classes which was the introduction to Design as well as learning to use the SolidWorks program. This job introduced me to Dr. Krishnamurhty who I started doing research in the Mixed Initiative Design Lab (MIDL), specifically in the geometric design of shapes and structures. During this time period I published 3 papers in various conferences and journals.

After my junior year I got married to the love of my life Ashley Alexander who I met during a pre-college camp. We were married on August 7th 2020 during the middle of a pandemic.

After graduation I decided to pursue a Ph.D. under Dr. Krishnamurhty with the eventual goal of teaching at the college level. I started work on my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in August of 2021.

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University

Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University