Mechanical engineer, builder, and lifelong explorer from Brooklyn, NY. I believe engineers have a duty to serve the public — and I intend to honor that.
"Sleep is a waste of life." — My Grandpa
I'm a curious kid from Brooklyn who grew up wondering how things work — and never stopped asking. Engineering, to me, isn't just a career. It's a calling to understand the world and build it better.
I'm pursuing Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan because I'm drawn to the physical — to manufacturing, to energy systems, to the satisfying reality of making things with your hands. My Physics minor keeps me asking the deeper "why" behind every design decision.
Outside the classroom, I'm an extreme extrovert who paradoxically treasures quiet moments of reflection. I'm proud of my Brazilian roots and actively involved with the Brazilian Student Association on campus. When I'm not in the machine shop or the lab, you'll find me DJing, mountain biking, chasing music festivals, or reading about the cosmos.
What I bring to every team: genuine collaboration, people-first leadership, and the relentless energy of someone who believes sleep is, in fact, a waste of life.
Developing sustainable engineering solutions for indigenous communities in Brazil's Pantanal region — designing and fabricating an eco-incinerator prototype while building the community around the project through recruiting and outreach.
This project demands Systems Thinking — balancing environmental constraints, limited resources, and safety to engineer a real solution for a real community. It also required deep Global/Cultural Awareness, engaging meaningfully with indigenous Brazilian communities, and Ethics: ensuring our work served the common good rather than imposing external values.
Teaching Electricity & Magnetism to 50+ students weekly — developing customized learning strategies, structured problem-solving frameworks, and collaborating with faculty to refine instruction.
Effective teaching is pure Communication and Empathy — I had to meet students exactly where they were, reason from their misunderstandings, and guide rather than just explain. The role also sharpened my own Lifelong Learning: you only truly understand something when you can teach it.
Designing and fabricating a robotic mechanical system to complete task-based objectives in a competitive arena environment — manufacturing all components in-house and iteratively testing for performance improvements.
ME 250 demands constant Creativity — every design decision is a trade-off between functionality, manufacturability, and constraints. It also sharpened my Risk Management: we prototype, test, fail, and iterate under strict time pressure, learning to make decisions with incomplete information.
Led a five-person engineering team building an interactive web-based chatbot to answer hundreds of NYC 311 civic service queries — developing full-stack functionality and presenting results to company stakeholders at the intern gala.
This internship was my first real taste of Leadership in a professional engineering context — coordinating a team, managing timelines, and delivering under pressure. Presenting at the gala tested my Communication skills: translating technical work into a story that resonated with non-technical stakeholders.
Performing composite layup and curing for a carbon fiber monocoque, manufacturing chassis components, and interpreting engineering drawings to support structural performance and safety requirements for Michigan's Formula SAE race car.
MRacing demands Grit — long hours in the shop, precision work, and unforgiving deadlines. It also deepened my Systems Thinking: every chassis component affects weight distribution, structural integrity, and overall vehicle dynamics. You can't just focus on the part in your hands; you have to see how it fits into the bigger machine.
Led a four-student team in designing and constructing a fully functional four-operation calculator using only discrete components — no integrated circuits allowed — coordinating task delegation and delivering a working hardware prototype under strict time constraints.
ENGR 100 was my first formal Leadership role in engineering — managing a team, delegating tasks, and keeping everyone aligned on a shared goal. The constraints (no ICs, tight deadlines) demanded Creativity and constant Risk Management: we had to test aggressively, fail fast, and adapt on the fly.
The Michigan Engineering Competencies framework guides how I track and develop my growth as an engineer. Below is my self-assessment across all twelve competencies, alongside two SMART goals anchoring my Honors journey.
Whether it's a project, a question, or just to connect — I'd love to hear from you. I'm always open to collaboration, internship conversations, and new ideas.