About

I am an electrical engineering student at Villanova University expecting a B.S. in May 2027. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and plan to build my career here. I care about hardware that ships, software that stays understandable, and work that holds up when someone actually uses it.

Where I started

I was born and raised near Pittsburgh. Childhood came with a rare orthopedic condition, congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, that kept me out of contact sports and rough play. That pushed me toward computers early. Games and personal projects became how I explored the world on my own terms. Technology was never a hobby off to the side. It was how I stayed independent.

At home I became the person who fixed networks, set up devices, and kept family systems running. That pattern still shows up in how I work. I like being the one who figures out what is broken and makes it reliable again.

School and campus

I graduated from Sewickley Academy in 2023 and spent the next summer as a technology office intern there, supporting handsets, touch displays, and a new fiber backbone across campus buildings.

At Villanova I am on track for a B.S.E.E. with a focus on practical integration over pure theory. I am active in IEEE, Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, and the ACS Student Advisory Council. I serve as an SGA senator for accessibility and disability services and help informally through LEVEL when students need logistics support on campus. I also work as an eLearning student operator, sitting in on graduate engineering courses and keeping lecture capture running.

CliftonStrengths places me highest in Deliberative, Individualization, Analytical, Harmony, and Relator. That matches how I approach teams. I think before I commit, I notice what each person brings, and I would rather ship something solid than chase credit.

Work so far

Long before college I helped at Barno Electronics, my grandmother's family business in McKeesport. Warehouse work, labeling, parts sourcing, cameras, and network setup taught me that good engineering starts with a physical space that actually functions.

In summer 2026 I interned at Intervala, LLC in Mount Pleasant, PA, as a test engineering intern. Intervala is a contract manufacturer for defense and medical customers. I ran flying-probe and in-circuit test on PCBAs, wrote test procedures, and reviewed procedures written by others. The job was hands-on, detail-heavy, and exactly the kind of work I want more of after graduation.

For senior design I am project captain and hardware lead on an AI-powered assistive device for visually impaired navigation. The live stack runs on a Jetson Orin Nano Super with TensorRT, depth sensing, and text-to-speech. The problem is personal in origin but the engineering is what matters on the page. We are building something real that has to work outside a slide deck.

How I build

My public projects span browser apps, simulations, and open-source tools. RoadOST, Ringfall, HavenGrid, Folio, and Lineage all live on GitHub Pages. OsteoVigil is a research-grade CT-to-FEA pipeline tied to the same condition I grew up with. I learn by making finished artifacts, not by collecting half-done repos.

I am comfortable in MATLAB, C, VHDL, LTspice, and AutoCAD. I reach for modern AI-assisted tooling when it speeds up implementation without hiding the hardware underneath. I prefer ownership of a clear slice of a project and I will carry extra weight if the alternative is a weak final deliverable.

What comes next

I graduate in May 2027 and I am looking for full-time roles in test engineering, embedded systems, hardware-software integration, or applied AI on real devices. I want work that rewards competence, leaves room to build, and stays grounded in products people depend on. Pittsburgh and remote-friendly teams are my first choice.

If you are hiring or you want to talk through a project, reach out by email or LinkedIn. I keep this site small on purpose. The resume has the line items. This page is the through-line.