Earlier work & involvement

South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics

Residential public high school · Hartsville, South Carolina

Nation Ford High School

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Scouting

Eagle Scout

Served as Senior Patrol Leader, coordinated five patrol leaders, and led a 12-person Philmont crew. My Eagle project built six benches and renovated three staircases at the Hindu Center of Charlotte.

Competition robotics

Team Captain, FTC Team 22972 Excalibur

Led team organization, outreach, mechanical design, CAD training, programming, fabrication, and competition preparation.

Underwater robotics

SeaPerch Team Captain & Fabrication Lead

Led ROV design and competition strategy, fabricated custom parts, and trained younger members in CAD and 3D printing. Competed at the International SeaPerch Challenge in two consecutive years.

Computing

President, Computer Surgery Club

Led computer-repair projects and outreach while establishing electronic-design and PC-building competition divisions.

STEM education

Subject Captain, SPARK! Robotics

Organized and taught four robotics and circuitry lessons for middle-school students across South Carolina.

Community

Co-Founder, GSSM Cricket Club

Created a club to teach the sport and organized school-wide matches open to the student body.

Media systems

Equipment Manager, Film Production Club

Managed audiovisual inventory, equipment sign-outs, and training for new members.

Astronomy outreach

IAAC Ambassador

Hosted astronomy and astrophysics activities and introduced participants to concepts used in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition.

NASA SEES X-59 Research

Researched low-boom supersonic flight, developed portable Arduino microphone systems, created X-59 wind-tunnel simulations, and collaborated with NASA and university researchers.

American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting

Presented “The Implementation of Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft Technology into Supersonic Flight” during AGU24.

Clemson University SPRI

Designed three low-cost modular camera systems for wildfire data collection using aerial and terrestrial vehicles.

American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting

Presented “Design of Low-Cost Modular Camera Suites for Wildfire Data Collection” during AGU25.

South Carolina Junior Academy of Science

Delivered a judged research presentation and earned first place in the Computer Science, Physics and Engineering division.

Sand Hills Regional Science Fair

Presented the modular camera research and received the NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award, RICOH Sustainable Development Award, and an Excellent rating.

Museum of York County

Served as a naturalist-center attendant, junior planetarium operator, and junior interpreter for public science activities.

Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Supported makerspace activities, field trips, homeschool programs, equipment use, and visitor engagement.

Gold Hill Middle School Robotics

Worked as a VIQRC Tournament Manager operator and certified Head Referee, entering scores and overseeing competition matches.

Schoolhouse.world

Tutored SAT Math through targeted group and one-on-one sessions and helped facilitate full-length practice tests for more than 200 students.

Martial arts

Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon Do

Trained in both an art-focused and a defense-focused martial art, competing and progressing through the disciplines over several years.

Academic competition

Academic Challenge

Competed in school and regional academic competitions and attended weekly practices covering science, mathematics, literature, history, and general knowledge.

Peer education

French Tutor

Tutored students through GSSM’s tutoring labs, helping explain course concepts and individual assignments.

Student organization

Engineering Club

Participated in project work sessions and helped design and build a garden used for club activities and school events.