At my core, I am a maker. Growing up as a child actor, that took the form of creating characters and always trying to make people laugh. As I fell in love with engineering in college, I became obsessed with trying to communicate those same feelings through a product. During my time at Stanford studying product design engineering, I dove into needfinding, and design methodology to uncover not just how to make a product, but what products need making. Through numerous projects and inventions, I honed my ability to generate sparks and turn them into prototypes.

Through my MS in Mechancial Engineering with a concentration in manufacturing, I learned how to turn those singular prototypes into scaled products. My second home became the Stanford Product Realization Lab, where I was a course assistant teaching mechanical design, machining, casting, welding, and wood working, all while guiding students through their projects. During my second year I became the injection molding specialist and began to work with soft materials like cast silicone and injection molded TPEs.

This all brought me to 1X, where I am currently on the softgoods team, developing the covers on Neo!