• Deployed to Salpo, Peru with Villanova's Engineering Service Learning program to install off-grid wind and solar systems for rural Andean communities with no grid access. Contributed to electrical integration — wiring lighting circuits from charge controllers, procuring and preparing components, and performing foundational welding on wind turbine bases under resource-constrained field conditions. Worked directly with local families in Spanish throughout the deployment. Came back and designed a parametric SOLIDWORKS blade model and two-part negative mold to address the geometric variability I observed in WindAid's fabrication process — design handoff to WindAid's engineering partners at Catholic University of Trujillo in progress.

• Self-initiated zero-waste replacement for disposable seasonal lab signage. Designed, fabricated, and programmed a permanent 3D-printed NFC display sign — any visitor taps with a smartphone to access current lab programming, eliminating recurring print waste. Full description in Featured Projects.

• Designed and produced customized NFC-embedded name cards for 100+ Villanova students and faculty, each programmed to the client's LinkedIn, Instagram, or Linktree profile. Managed a dual-printer production workflow running two Bambu Lab X1C printers simultaneously — 4-hour print cycles with a 5-minute per-client design turnaround. Demonstrated entrepreneurial application of advanced manufacturing at scale.

Replicated client company logos in 3D and embedded programmed NFC chips inside finished prints, linking to menus, websites, or Instagram. Deployed at point-of-sale and event settings to create interactive customer experiences. Clients included Fourage & Flourish and Le Petit Four (Wellesley, MA). Demonstrated client consultation, production workflow management, and applied NFC integration for real business use cases.

Reverse-engineered a broken twelve-sided water barrel knob entirely from scratch in SOLIDWORKS — working from reference photos and the damaged original part with no technical drawings available. Resolved an active safety concern for young garden volunteers and restored the garden's primary water source through multiple prototype iterations before arriving at a functional final part. Fabricated additional replacement parts across the same season.

Invited to present commercial solar adoption strategies to leadership at Bethany Village Retirement Community — covering market trends, financing structures, and technological developments to support their pitch to corporate ownership. The engagement originated through a Rotary Club connection and advanced to a formal meeting with the Senior Director of Development. Part of a broader pattern of presenting technical and business cases to real decision-makers throughout high school, including the Cumberland Valley School Board.

• Developed a commercial-scale solar proposal for a regional school district, utilizing Helioscope to model rooftop layouts and optimize energy yields. Engineered a comprehensive 40-year financial model integrating the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), SRECs, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) at a $0.048/kWh rate. Authored a 20-page technical literature review on PV technology and policy to support final recommendations delivered formally to the Board of Directors. 

Led the second season of the Shaull Engineering Club, building on the first year's foundation with new sustainability-focused projects. Students designed and fabricated NFC-embedded plant stakes using 3D printing — each stake encoded with a watering guide and plant health troubleshooting tool linked to a QR/NFC scan. Also built a volunteer check-in system to track garden watering frequency and confirm task completion. Recognized by the Cumberland Valley School District in the CV Proud / Mentorship Matters series.

Organized a cardboard shredding drive in partnership with Pennsylvania State Representative Sheryl Delozier, utilizing an on-site solar-powered shredder to collect and process material. Shredded cardboard was composted with garden waste to create nutrient-enriched soil for the Shaull Community Garden — closing a loop between a community recycling event and an active student garden project.

Returned to the Junior Leadership Cumberland program as a guest presenter to share how JLC shaped my leadership journey with the incoming Class of 2025. Set up personalized NFC business cards for attendees as a live demonstration of professional networking technology — creating a full-circle moment from the skills the program had helped develop. Received the JLC Outstanding Alumni award in recognition of sustained community engagement and leadership impact.