PERSONAL PROJECTS 

Twisted copper was designed freehand and made from scrap wood. The shapes were cut using a jigsaw and finished with lots of sanding and paint. The pegs holding the LED strip were 3D printed. For this light, I experimented by wrapping the LED strip in copper tape with a cotton strip.

Snaking Aurora is a 4 ft by 3 ft wall light made out of plywood, brass hardware, and 3D printed components. The panels were cut with a hand-operated jigsaw tracing a D-sized scale drawing. The panels are bolted together with 3D-printed support arms and spacers in between. The arms, spacers, and panels were all designed with holes and grooves to allow the LED strip to pass through seamlessly. A smart color-changing LED strip illuminates the light.

Hexagon is a 3 ft by 5 ft wall light that was made from 3D printed hexagons using three different filaments. To assemble the light I used epoxy to glue the creation together. Lighting is accomplished using a color-changing smart LED strip.

Spiral is a concept wall light that's to be made from three different metals. The three metals spiral around each other resting on a frame that spaces them out. A smart color-changing LED strip on the back.

Hex Air is an air hockey table concept made from stainless steel as well as powder-coated steel. It's designed with airflow even on a table and has smart color-changing LED lighting beneath the rink surface.

This fine piece of furniture was designed in CAD and fully built by me. The project was made with minimal tools using a jigsaw to make the cuts.

This fine piece of furniture was designed in CAD and fully built by me. The project was made with minimal tools using a jigsaw to make the cuts.

This fine piece of furniture was designed in CAD and fully built by me. The project was made with minimal tools using a jigsaw to make the cuts.

​The hexagon barrel was initially designed as a part of the class project. The goal of the project was to conduct finite element analysis and make improvements to the design. My final design was so interesting I decided to laser cut it out of stainless steel. I added a hole in one end so I could use it as a container or put lights inside and use it as a lantern.

Steel Slopes 2.0! This version was fabricated from stainless steel. For the design, I changed the engravings to include half skiers and half snowboarders. I also made changes to the overall cut-out geometry and added a sun. Additionally, I designed a new hexagon-themed support arm for the light. Illuminated by smart color-changing LED strip.

Steel Slopes is made from sheet steel and is roughly 2 ft square. The etching and cutting were done on a plasma cutter. Illumination is achieved using a color-changing smart LED strip.

Hex Angle is a concept of light that stretches the gap between the wall and ceiling. This light would be made from a thin frame made out of metal with glued multicolored hexagons to form a mosaic. A smart color-changing light strip will be mounted to the back.

Carbon Monitor is a portable monitor made from a custom housing and an LCD panel. The housing of the monitor was made of CNC-machined carbon fiber.

This fine piece of furniture was designed in CAD and fully built by me. The project was made with minimal tools using a jigsaw to make the cuts.

This fine piece of furniture was designed in CAD and fully built by me. The project was made with minimal tools using a jigsaw to make the cuts.

Owning a 3D printer, there have been many times I've needed to solve a problem and decided to design a custom solution.