Misc Design Projects

Learning product design and engineering teaches you similar skills with focuses in different areas that when combined, can make some very cool projects. I love making things that aren't only useful, but also appealing. Applying engineering skills to making art is fun as well, as not everything always needs a purpose. Below are some things I have made that I'm proud of, but don't exactly warrant their own section.

In one of my high school engineering classes, we had to make a light sculpture using a laser cutter and a CNC-milled base. I wanted to set mine apart from the rest of the classes and make a base with a beautiful and complex shape so I made the Statue of Liberty and the structure she stands on. We also had to use an Arduino nano to code a light sequence for the lights below the sculpture that we soldered to the board.

No matter where I work I try to apply engineering and product design.  After struggling to find an engineering internship in the summer of 2025, I picked up a job at Target. As an engineer I am always scanning for problems and how to fix them and noticed that no one has a good place to put their water bottles when working the line/unloading the truck and when using carts to push the freight out to the floor. I created a magnetic water bottle holder to fix this, it can attatch to various pillars around the building, attatch to the carts, attatch to the check lanes, etc, making it a versatile convienient tool for keeping your water accessible.

At the self checkout I noticed the gift card security tags, free stickers for kids, and pens are messily scattered about on a shelf that is supposed to be for product. In order to clean up the area and put everything in a convienient spot, I made a magnetic organizer for all those items.