When I was a kid, I kept an “inventor’s journal” full of sketches and ideas.

If something I wanted didn’t exist, I’d try to make it.

 

Looking back, it's that same curiosity that led me to study mechanical engineering.

I thought it would give me the tools to become an inventor—and in many ways it did.

I learned the technical skills, how to work with materials, and how to design things that last. But engineering classes were mostly about math and physics, not design.

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Design is where I get to be creative and  explore the ways in which I can solve problems.

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As an engineering student, I had access to professors who could answer all my questions, and lab spaces where I could build anything I wanted. These opportunities helped me build my skills as a designer, and gave experience that I can draw on for my current and future projects. 

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As I develop this skill for myself, then I can build to share the process with others… to bring their dreams into the material world. ​

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