Curious about how things work. Learning by building.

Where my curiosity started

As a kid in Nepal, I took apart toys, a flashlight, a radio, and a TV to see what was inside. Studying engineering gave me a way to connect that curiosity with the calculations and design decisions behind a working device.

I still prototype ideas to understand them. One concept I’ve been developing is a mechanical envelope: a rack-and-pinion mechanism that opens to reveal a letter.

Outside engineering, I play soccer.

My path into engineering

I started at San José State and joined its Formula SAE team, supporting wheel and suspension assembly. That experience showed me how a large build depends on coordination across subsystems.

I continued my mechanical engineering studies at BYU–Idaho. A product design class helped me connect problem definition, concept selection, and fabrication—and strengthened my interest in designing physical products.

Mechanical design and electronics

I’m interested in devices that sense their surroundings and respond through a physical mechanism. On the briefcase rat trap team, I handled CAD, research, the proposal, and the bill of materials.

For Thermogate, I worked across the enclosure, wiring, and Arduino firmware, using AI to help write and debug code. Packaging the components and placing the sensor were as important as getting the control logic to run.

Learning in the shop

At San José State, I machined a 6061 aluminum hanger on the mill and lathe and fabricated an aluminum mailbox with a wooden stand. Both projects gave me practice planning operations and checking dimensions as I worked.

Making the parts helped me understand what a drawing asks of the person building it: tool access, an achievable tolerance, and a sequence that leaves room for inspection.

Analysis alongside the builds

My coursework includes thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and machine design. I’ve reviewed industrial heat recovery, measured flow through a jar-and-straw setup, and compared beam-deflection models with experimental data.

CPR PulseMate was a product-design proposal exploring cost and usability requirements for a bystander assistance device. It remains a concept study rather than a clinically tested device.

What I’m looking for

I’m looking for my first mechanical engineering job. I’ve spent time on the plant floor and in front of SolidWorks, and I liked both. The field matters less to me than the team. I want to work with people who know their stuff and expect me to learn fast.

I graduate in December 2026 and am available starting January 2027. I’m based in Rexburg, Idaho, and open to relocation.

Experience

My internship, teaching roles, and business experience gave me practice working with operators, students, suppliers, and teammates.