Stuff I do.
Gap Year at Specter
Taking a gap year to join Specter, a physical intelligence startup incubated by Thrive Capital and Founders Fund.
Underwater Submarine Communication Nodes
Won a $50,000 Ukrainian maritime defense hackathon. Co-applied to a DIU defense contract with a defense contractor. Albacore.inc, a VC-backed defense contractor, sponsored me to leave school for 3 weeks to build out as many units as possible for them to purchase at $10k a unit.
GTM lead @ Polymr.tech
Brought on as fractional Head of Growth at Polymr.tech, helping accelerate manufacturers with AI. Led a GTM team and got vetted enterprise-wide contracts including ABB.
Dr. Roy Lab
Reaserch under Dr. Roy on amorphic oxides and neuomorphics
(WIP) Dorm Room Semiconductor Fab
Starting the first student-run semiconductor fab at Duke by building every tool in the lab from scratch, inspired by the open-source Hacker Fab project.
GTM @ faction.ai
Brought in $1.1M in < 12 weeks
Smart Sleep Mask
Worked on sleep devices with the NIH Deputy Director in high school; this led to developing sleep devices independently. First presale sold out in under 3 hours and funded subsequent PCB projects.
Stereo Surgical Camera
Partnered with a surgeon to record emergency surgeries to eventually license the first open surgery dataset.
Athletics
Folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling national qualifier (113 lbs); BJJ fighter under Caio Terra.