Selected Work
Projects
Research, design, and engineering work
Research • Published at I/ITSEC 2026
AI vs Human Incident Command in VR Fire Training
Built and evaluated a VR firefighter training environment where an AI incident commander directs crews by radio. Transcript analysis showed AI command prompted more explicit tactical reasoning than human command.
Internship • May – Aug 2026
PDM Precast — Fabrication Shop Redesign
Reorganized PDM’s fabrication shop around a northbound material flow, applying lean and Six Sigma principles to cut waste and improve efficiency and quality.
Design Competition
Mesh the Gap — Multi-Modal Transportation Hub
Designed a modular transit network for the ACE competition, replacing Iowa’s hub-and-spoke system with neighborhood stops that connect buses, shuttles, and ride-hailing into faster local routes.
Side Business • 2022 – 2024
Custom PC Builds
Built custom desktop PCs with a friend and sold them. We spec’d parts to each buyer’s budget, assembled and cable-managed every build, then tested and tuned them before handover.
Ongoing
Midwest Microbrew
A media platform featuring interviews and stories from Midwest craft breweries; including Waldmann, Lakefront, Titletown, and Big Grove. Published at midwestmicrobrew.com and on YouTube.
Coursework • ME 1600
Vehicle Performance Analysis in Python
Python program that predicts full-throttle vehicle acceleration from real dyno data, modeling torque, traction, and road load through every gear and exporting results and comparison charts for four cars.
Side Project • Aug 2026
Building This Site
Built this portfolio from raw Gutenberg block markup pasted into the WordPress code editor, with no page builder and every image embedded directly in the page, using AI as the tool and my own judgment as the filter.