I am currently enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in music. I'm also involved with the undergraduate research program (URP) at RPI as well, focusing on improved AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) access and reliability, as well as proving that both AI generated and AAC voices exhibit voice disorder, that continued usage of both over time can lead to someone developing the same disorder(s) as the AI/AAC voice, and further that compared to each other the AI generated voice is healthier than the AAC voice.

Also at RPI, I'm involved in student government, of which dates all the way back to roughly 1890. One of the roles I currently serve is as a senator for my class (class of 2028) of which I create and set policies of which govern the student union and other activities on campus, as well as improving the quality of life at RPI for both students and faculty, as well as making various other improvements on and around campus. I also serve as the treasurer for our undergraduate council, of which oversees the entire undergraduate population at RPI. From this position, I manage the finances of the undergraduate council, as well as oversee the actions of the various class councils and supervise monetary activity as well. It was from this position where I created and ran what the RPI administration called the "largest event held in the Union [outside of GM week]" of which I brought in catered food from local businesses that students enjoy and provided it to students free of charge as a way to help boost morale during the second round of midterms of the fall 2025 semester. I ended up serving over 1,500 students in less than an hour, and ended up running out of food in the end. It was a huge success for the Union, for the student government, and for myself as more people started to look up to me.

Outside of the student government, I'm also actively involved in our robotics club. In particular, I'm working on a project with friends of mine on creating an audio animatronic from scratch that has a few bells and whistles. I was put in charge of designing a critical piece of our animatronic that served as its neck as well as allowing it to rotate the head up and down with minimal moving parts and allowing other controls to be fed through inside the head. It was a tough piece to design, but ultimately did develop a working prototype that would serve its purpose in the end. Our animatronic, titled "Gizmo", will serve as the robotics club's mascot for the forseeable future.