My Story:

My childhood was spent in Flagstaff, Arizona as a curious homeschooled kid. My parents made an effort to give me many incredible experiences in the outdoors of the southwest. Having mountains in my backyard is something I have missed ever since. I grew up playing violin and engaged in many different methods of creativity. A unique aspect of being homeschooled was everyday we had to spend 1.5 hours in our rooms (no electronics) to give the teacher (mom) a break. I believe this was a formative experience for my future. Legos, Ken’X, snaps circuits, and designing cars were common ways I filled this time.

I moved to Indiana near Purdue when I was in middle school and I started going to public school at this time. A lot of my free time was spent working on my grandparents farm. I’ve looked back on how it was around this time that I also developed some entrepreneurial motives as well. I wanted to process gold from old computer parts to melt it down and sell as raw material. In high school I really enjoyed physics and math, but wasn’t yet sure if engineering was for me.

My time at Purdue started in IT, but I became bored and didn’t feel like I had much in common with my classmates. Through a few lucky interactions I was directly admitted into the EE school at Purdue. EE was a big transition and challenge at the beginning, but has transformed me as a person and lead me to where I am now.

I feel that this unconventional path has given me a unique set of skills that allow me to very cross functional and a strong contributor to any team.