Designing powertrains & propulsion systems.

DFR Powertrain lead and hands-on engineer. Building, testing, and documenting what I learn.

Projects

4-2-1 Equal-Length Exhaust

Wave-tuned near 7k RPM, TIG welded Ti, validated with track data.

  • FSAE
  • Fabrication
  • CFD

Model Rocket Static Fire

Load-cell thrust stand + Arduino DAQ and analysis.

  • Propulsion
  • Test
  • DAQ
Composite intake plenum

Carbon Plenum + ITBs

Volumetric efficiency study; MAP & lambda logging.

  • Composites
  • Calibration

Writing

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About

I lead Powertrain at Dallas Formula Racing and tinker with propulsion systems. Interests: exhaust wave dynamics, test engineering, and scrappy R&D.

  • 📍 Dallas, TX
  • 🎓 UTD — Comp Eng.
  • 🛠️ MATLAB, SolidWorks, Arduino

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