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1971 VW Beetle Project

  • Built a Baja-bug style off-roader
  • Engineered Suspension and roll cage connections
  • Swapped existing VW engine for a modern Subaru motor by striping a 2001 Subaru outback
    • Engineered new fuel system, engine mounts, intake, throttle body connections, coolant lines, starting system and alternator belt setup
  • Wired entire car including the adaptation of the Subaru wiring harness and ECU to old beetle systems.
  • Prep and Painted
  • Designed and welded a roof rack to integrate into my existing roof tabs
  • modification of pedal assembly to make more leg room so that I fit in the car
  • Designed and welded custom dual exhaust 



Construction of new engine mounts for the subaru engine swap

    Bike Builders Of Berkeley

    • Head of Manufacturing and Full-Suspension Team Lead
    • Designed a full-suspension mountain bike 
      • Constructed from carbon fiber
      • Currently in the prototype phase
      • Created forged carbon fiber inserts using 3D printed molds and water soluble filament for complex geometry
    • Designed parametric frame jig to constrain frames of different geometries during welding
    • Led manufacturing design reviews to determine manufacturing methods for bike and jig components
    • Welded the steel frames together and performed the carbon fiber layup
    • Working on assembly using load cells to collect data for FEA analysis of mountain bike frames
    • https://bikebuilders.berkeley.edu/mountainBikeV1.html

    Bike frame parts in our welding JIG prepped for welding

      Spider Valley Guitars

      • Designed, manufactured and sold custom instruments
      • Construction of jigs for fretboard radiusing, neck shaping and other tasks
      • Design and construction of wiring to achieve desired sound quality
      • Mixing of finishes, paints, dyes and solvents to create unique appearances
      • Designed company logo


        The Sunstrides

        • Founding member of The Sunstrides
        • An Indie Rock band pushing the limits of sonic experience
        • Co-Writer and performer for all songs
        • Responsible for all mixing and production
        • One album out on all streaming platforms with much more unreleased music

        Tandem Bike Project

         

        • Designed and constructed a tandem bike out of two scrap frames
        • Disassembled bikes, cut and bent frames to fit together, sandblasted the frames and welded them together adding supports and painted the new frame
        • Disassembled bikes, cut and bent frames to fit together, sandblasted the frames and welded them together adding suppor and painted the new frame

        Completed Bike

          1988 Champion Bass Boat Project

          • Refurbished a 1988 Champion Bass boat
          • Plumbed all livewells and tanks with an automated three-way pumping system controlled at the dashboard
          • Wired all electrical systems upstream of the engine 
          • Replaced Fuel system
          • Engine refresh and lower unit rebuild
          • Carpet and re-finish the entire boat
          • New Cable Rack and Pinion steering system for no feedback steering

          First test of completed boat


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