I spent a summer working for Olin's OCCAM Lab on Clew, an app for indoor navigation for blind and visually impaired people.

I focused reducing mapping error by integrating multiple data sources. We took odometry and Google Cloud Anchor data from multiple mapping sessions, and used graph optimization to create a more accurate map.

Most of my work was done in Python, and I also became proficient in Swift and learned a lot about accessible design.

As a project for my data science class, I worked on a data analysis of transportation equity. Using R, we combined census demographic data with MBTA ridership and location data to analyze access to the T. Although it was a simplistic approach that missed much of the nuance of equity issues, I learned a lot about Boston and issues with the T.

You can view our report and code here.

I worked for two Olin senior capstone project teams, doing web and app development work.

For the Flybox team, I implemented their design for an experiment automation web app. The site was built with React based on Figma design documents, and revised based on stakeholder feedback.

The other was Kite, building an app for financial education. Working in React Native, I set up an OAuth authentication flow, implemented other smaller systems as needed, and advised on other technical aspects of the project.

View the final Flybox site here, and the code here.

At my summer internship at the DOT Volpe Center, I worked on the MSSIS maritime domain awareness system. I assisted with converting an outdated data pipeline to a Rust based system, and built a new error monitoring web interface. I learned a lot about networks and working with realtime data.

While in high school I interned for and was mentored by a small startup for eight months. I worked mostly with React, and learned the basics of full stack web development with Mongo, Express, and Node.

I started with small bug fixes, and as I learned I was given bigger projects to work on, and more freedom to make design and architecture decisions. I was taught how to write quality code, accept feedback through code reviews, make time estimates, use git, and work within a larger project.

For an open ended class project, I used OpenCV to create a program that would detect solutions in the card game Set, by first locating cards in the picture then determining the color, shape and infill of each.

In that class, I also used the spotify API to analyze a group of playlists using NumPy, and the following year I worked as a course assistant for the class.

As in independent project while I was in high school, I built a redesigned app for my school's student information system. I got feedback from my peers,teachers, and administrators to design the app, and implemented it using React Native.

After building the frontend app, I worked with a mentor to try to expand the scope of the project. I brought in a couple of classmates to help with coding, and reached out to school district administration and my mentor's contacts to make a plan to eventually create a full system for my district. While this didn't lead anywhere, I learned a lot through this process.

In Olin's combat robotics group, CRoG, I worked with a small team to design and build a three pound robot to fight against other bots at an NHRL tournament. This process involved conceptual design, CAD, electronic design, manufacturing, and assembly. I improved my Solidworks skills, mechanical intuition, understanding of electronic systems, and machining abilities. I also learned to think on my feet, coming up with creative fixes under tight time constraints between rounds at the tournament. Now, I am a co-president club and help support and advise three teams of builders.

Read more here!

In principes of integrated engineering, I worked in a team of four to create an interactive animatronic octopus. I was the primary person doing electrical and software work, which involved designing and setting up the system of eleven servo motors and an IR distance sensor controlled by an Arduino. I then wrote the code that controlled the servos in a way that produced fluid and interesting movement, and reacted to sensor input. I also contributed to mechanical design by designing the sensor housing.

Learn more and the final product here.

I have experience with 3d printing, woodshop machines, metal machining (mill, lathe, plasma cutter, sanders), and general hand tools skills. I've used these skills for projects like CRoG, class projects, as well as everyday personal projects like building a wooden record holder or 3d-printing replacement parts.

In one of my current classes, I am working to analyze the environmental and financial impact of energy recover ventilators in the Olin dorm HVAC system. This involves using thermodynamic modelling to predict energy savings in a variety of situations, understanding electricity pricing to predict potential cost savings, and researching the impact of ERVs on indoor air conditions. We also plan to repair currently broken ERVs at Olin and use that to inform a recommendation to the college about the benefits and costs of repairing the whole system.

For a recent class I took, Urban Sociology and Policy, I wrote an essay examining pedestrian safety in my hometown of Tucson, Arizona. I found that the city's poor pedestrian safety record is the result of the design of the roads and lack of pedestrian infrastructure, which in turn is a result of historical planning decisions and current policy priorities and culture. I learned a lot about the history of traffic engineering and new solutions.

Read the full essay here.

In this human centered design class, I worked to design solutions for hospice workers and other people who work in end of life care. In the first phase, we interviewed ten people to learn about their experience in the field and what issues they face. In the second phase, we took synthesized our learnings, conducted further interviews and co-design sessions, and created a proposal for a education program for families to help change cultural views of death and hospice.

I am really interested in urban planning and transit, and in my spare time I do a lot of reading on these topics. Some of my favorite books include Human Transit, Right of Way, Walkable City, and The Power Broker. I also attended the Congress for the New Urbanist New England Summit last fall, and I volunteer with groups like CultureHouse when I can.

As an ARC, I work as a peer mentor at Olin, assisting students with planning, goal setting, time management, and organization skills. I currently meet regularly with three students, and host popup events for one time help.

This year I am the leader of the ARC group, and in that role I coordinate between the student workers and college staff, plan and run extra events, present at info sessions, recruit new members, and assist with trainings.