ABOUT ME
I’m a maker at the intersection of robotics and industrial design.
I’m a firm believer in chasing my curiosity. It'll fly me across the Atlantic to pursue my bachelor’s, bike me through France to examine Ice Age caves, or keep me in the workshops after hours learning to lathe. It’s all because I keep asking myself questions like “Why was it designed that way?” or “How was this made?” I might have no experience to start, but I try and fail and practice until I can get things to work.
If you don't find me down in the workshops, I'm most likely practicing ballroom dance, secondhand shopping for power tools, or planning my next weekend trip.
SKILLS
· Digital Fabrication
— 3D printing (FDM, SLS, SLA)
— Laser cutting (CO2, Fiber)
— Waterjet cutting
· Traditional Fabrication
— Welding (TIG, MIG)
— Basic woodworking
— Silicone casting
— Glass flameworking
— Sewing
· Adobe Suite — Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom
· CAD — Autodesk Fusion360, SolidWorks, Rhino
· Programming — Java, Scala, Python
· Electronics — Arduino, RaspberryPi, KiCAD
EXPERIENCE
Bike Mechanic / Swapfiets
Sep 2025 - present · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Repairing moderately to severely broken pedal bikes, with issues such as rusted headsets, bent forks, warped wheels, and punctured tires.
Research Assistant / Aalto Design Factory
Jun 2023 - Aug 2025 · Espoo, Finland
Fabricating parts for students, staff, and professionals using 3D printing, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, paper printing, and vinyl cutting.
Teaching Assistant / Aalto ARTS Summer School
May 2023 - Aug 2023 · Espoo, Finland
Produced parts and posters for student teams and took documentary photographs for a summer course about wood-based architecture.
Jewelry Pop-Up Shop (self-employed)
Nov 2022 · Espoo, Finland
Sold a total of 35 items for €521 as part of a three-day, student-led Christmas sale.
Graphic Design Intern / National Museum of American Diplomacy
Aug 2020 – Jun 2021 · Washington, DC, USA (Remote)
Designed 8 educational packets, each with 20+ pages of graphics and content, for the Discover Diplomacy simulation program, which debuted to an estimated 3000+ high school and college students nationwide.
CAD Virtual Education Resource Developer / CR Ciencia & Robótica
Sep - Dec 2020 · Quito, Ecuador (Remote)
Developed a month-long, Spanish-language computer-aided design (CAD) course in Autodesk Fusion 360 for students aged 16+.
Robotics Teaching Assistant / Archbishop Mitty High School
Jul 2017, Jul 2018 · San Jose, CA, USA
Guided groups of middle schoolers in constructing, wiring, and programming a robot chassis.
EXHIBITIONS
Feb 2026 · Delft, Netherlands
Highlight Delft
Oct 2023 · Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dutch Design Week
Sep 2023 · Espoo, Finland
Helsinki Design Week
MEDIA
Upouudet materiaalit (Brand new materials)
Sep 2023 · Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Design Weekly
Dec 2022 · Helsinki, Finland
ActOnLearning
GRANTS & AWARDS
Yrjö Ja Senja Koivusen Säätiön Opiskelijastipendit
Jan 2024 · Tampere, Finland
— Award Amount: €2000
— Reference: Prof. Kalevi “Eetu” Ekman
Aalto University Department of Art and Media Grant
Jun 2023 · Espoo, Finland
— Award Amount: €750
— Reference: Prof. Teemu Leinonen
EDUCATION
Integrated Product Design (MSc) / TU Delft
2025 - 2027 · Delft, Netherlands
2021 - 2025 · Espoo, Finland
Product Design (BS) / University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2019 - 2020 (transfer) · Minneapolis, MN, USA