The history
Where I came from
A curiosity shaped by family, developed through hands-on learning, and turned into a trade. These are the people and experiences behind the work I do today.
Early days
A family of makers
My interest in making things started early, with the people around me. My father ran a prototyping and prop-making studio in Burbank, California. My mother worked at a bank during the week and tackled major car repairs on weekends. My uncle ran a custom car tuning shop and raced shifter karts. They showed me different sides of the same idea: understanding how something works is the first step toward repairing it, improving it, or building something of your own.
Self-taught
Soldering iron and a library card
No formal pipeline. Just datasheets, forums, blown fuses, and the kind of persistence you only get when the only way out is through. I broke a lot before I built anything that lasted.
Turning pro
From tinkerer to builder
Somewhere along the way the side projects became the work. Hardware, fabrication, code, and security stopped being separate hobbies and started being one trade: making ideas real.
Now
Helping others build theirs
The thing I'm proudest of isn't a project — it's the people I've helped ship their first real thing. Heart of gold, and a genuine itch to see other people win. That's the whole point of this site.