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i'd describe myself as an 18-year-old entrepreneur, mechatronics engineer, designer, stoic, and language-learning enthusiast. I focus on building building scalable applications, infrastructure, and multi-disciplinary mechanical/electrical systems with the purpose to build humanist tech. Essentially, I built sh*t that works and makes an impact—or at least I try to :).

also, if you can't already tell, i'm a big fan of lowercase letters. my other (perhaps more tangible) interests include marathon running, the gym, reading, both applied and theoretical math / physics, aviation, and music.

🧪 my work & research

Over the years, I’ve been lucky to dive into projects, ventures, and research that merge mechatronics, physics, software, innovation, policy, and a dash of adventure. I’m currently leading the Mars Exploration Rover Electronics & Control team at Yale, working on cutting-edge systems that we’ll showcase at the University Rover Challenge. I'm currently on the engineering team at CourseTable, Yale's most used student-run website that receieves millions of monthly requests. Before this, I co-founded HSC-GPT, Australia's first AI education platform, which was acquired in 2023 by Art of Smart Education.

My open-source ventures include Diush, a Gen-Z-centric platform for secure item trading, now in beta with thousands on the waitlist. Earlier, I built and scaled Zyndicate to 30k+ users worldwide, navigating venture capital and acquisition pathways.

From autonomous drone delivery systems recognized globally at the World Robot Olympiad to startups backed by top investors, I’ve had a blast blending software, robotics, engineering hardware, and researching (from physics to data science and space policy). Let’s just say, if it involves building humanist things that work (or fly), I’m in!

🛠️ my technical arsenal

think of this section as a snapshot of my personal lab–chaos and creativity. whether I’m building autonomous systems that never (sometimes) crash, engineering apps and systems that scale faster than my caffeine intake, or designing circuits to power my wildest ideas, my toolkit gets me ready for action. from crafting sleek UIs to tinkering with microcontrollers and CAD models for robotics, every tool I use has one goal: turning ambitious concepts into reality with the purpose of generating explicit humanist value. my work is a mix of research-driven innovation, mechatronics, and a relentless “what if we tried this?” type of energy. if it involves debugging, soldering, or pushing boundaries, you’ll find me in the thick of it with these technologies—in fact, probably with a half-empty coffee cup or a notebook full of equations. or both. :)

🌍 languages

as someone passionate about languages, I strive to connect with people across cultures. languages have quickly become my favorite way to learn about different cultures; it's simply amazing. plus, the ability to develop an entirely separate way of thinking is a a true marvel (not to mention the fact that one gains the ability to communicate with so many other human beings with stories to share, lessons to teach, and a whole lot of fun to have). here's a snapshot of the languages I speak and am learning at the moment:

english

native

italiano

native

español

native

français

fluent (C2)

català

novice (A2)

bългарски

rookie (A1)

thank you! ❤️

📢 press & media

The following are a few articles written about me and/or my ventures.

Costa Rican students win second place in the World Robotics Olympiad

The 16-year-olds designed 'Updrop', a more efficient system for home deliveries of food or parcels. This is the first time that Costa Rica has achieved a distinction of this type in the World Robotics Olympiad.

Costa Rica surpasses world powers with second place in robotics Olympiad

Two Costa Rican college students stand out in the category where 53 other teams competed; they did it with a drone-based parcel delivery system

Young people create drone package delivery platform and win robotics Olympiad

Young people create drone package delivery platform and win robotics Olympiad

Young Costa Ricans achieve second place in the robotics world championship

Drones are controlled by an app they called 'UpDrop'

UpDrop Project achieves second place in World Robotics Olympiad

For the first time our country reaches a second place in the World Robot Olympiad (World Robot Olympiad WRO, for its acronym in English); this thanks to the participation of Mark Music and Filippo Fonseca, both tenth-year students, who presented the project called UpDrop.