The Eisenman Materials camp is a week long summer camp hosted by ASM International at their HQ in Cleveland, Ohio. The camp aims to expose high school students to the world of materials science with the aid of a world class lab and experienced mentors. As a Junior mentor, I was responsible for supporting my team as they conducted a failure analysis study on a fractured outdoor spigot. The team was responsible for researching their failure, operating high power microscopes, conducting mechanical testing, and analyzing the microstructure of the metal to determine the failure mode of our part. My team was able to figure out the cause for our failure and create a detailed presentation discussing their findings. Beyond proud of my team and excited to attend the 2024 Eisenman Materials camp once again as a junior mentor. 

Manufacturing Prototype is another Technology Student Association competition that challenges students to design, build, and pitch a product based on a prompt. This years prompt was to create a 4th of July decoration. Me and my business Partner, Aaron Brooks, took this challenge one step further by creating a real product with investments, advertising, and patents lined up. Our small business is still in the works, but we are planning on settling with Patriot Prototypes LLC. Our product, The Liberty Pop, won 3rd place at the State level. Unfortunately, we could have earned a higher placement, but now we can technically say that we have an award winning design so this works too. We will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky in late June to compete against students from all across the country.

Safety Safari is a service project created by students in the National Technical Honors Society from the Advanced Technology Center @ TCC. The program is aimed to train 2-3rd graders on how to be safe while interacting with others online and browsing the web. If you have any questions then feel free to contact this email.

I worked with a teammate to build a rocket to compete in The Grand Rocketry Challenge. The rocket needs to reach 850 feet before descending back down to the ground with a deployable parachute. The entire flight must take between 42-45 seconds. There is also an egg inside of the rocket that must be protected throughout the duration of the flight. Unfortunately, we had trouble qualifying for the national competition due to issues with weather and a lack of experience compared to other teams in our area. No write up or report is currently available for this project.

I created a large mural inside of the Advanced Technology Center's Engineering Technology 1 lab. The mural is meant to act as a reference for the students as they work on their projects. This project took around 3 weeks to design, create, paint, and hang the boards. The final result came out better than expected and features a small plaque under the central piece to give me credit.

I designed and laser cut a plaque for the 757 Jets Fans Club to be given away in their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Raffle. The Plaque is made from a sheet of plywood and features the various evolutions of the Jets logo surrounding the 757 Jets Fans logo.

Working with a large group of students, we designed and mass produced over 40 nameplates to be given out to faculty in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The nameplates went through a lengthy design process and were cut out on our large 48" by 24" CNC router. The box design was created by myself and was cut out on our laser cutter. Many factors had to be taken into account such as cycle time, material cost, and product quality. In the end, we produced incredible results that seemed to achieve a great balance between cost, time, and quality.

I designed and created a four part lesson plan to teach students about biomedical and biomechanical engineering. The lesson plan also teaches the students about brain computer interfaces and how to write code starting from basic blocks all the way to writing actual scripts in Arduino.IDE. Throughout the lesson plan is content checks that test the students knowledge and ensures that they are retaining the information. Educational materials provided by Neuromaker and BrainCo allow the students to interact with the technologies and gets hands-on experience.

I worked alongside a small team of students to design and build a scaled model of a proposed instalation for the VSU Alumni Association. I Designed the 3D printed model in AUTODESK Inventor and a architecture student designed the scene for the model to rest on.

This was a short lived venture. I wanted to create a functional model of Dani Clode's "Third Thumb," but ended up scrapping the project after inconsistent prints and lack of funding. This may be something that I'll revisit in the future if I find the time and money to pursue it.

As my final project in AP Physics 1 during my junior year of high school, I created a short educational video about Atwood Machines. The video briefly describes their origin, the math behind them, and real world examples. The video followed a script and time schedule with learning targets and thorough explanation on how to solve Atwood Machines.