I was a science fair kid in school, always obsessed with Rockets. At 16, I started amateur rocketry and spent the next few years developing solid rocket motors. That led me to designing stabilization systems for high-altitude balloons and, by 20, building motorized Hold-Down and Release Mechanisms (HDRMs) for spacecraft while leading the structural development of two spacecraft.

At 24, I built the world’s lightest CubeSat deployer and set a new standard for deploying payloads into space.
Now, as the co-founder and VP of Mechanical Systems at Catalyx Space, I oversee mission design and mechanical subsystems, pushing the boundaries of reentry and satellite technology.