Engineering & Builds
Electrical Engineering student at UMN-Duluth with a focus on PLC logic, embedded hardware, and critical infrastructure systems.
Engineering Projects
4-Zone Heating Controller
Multi-zone HVAC simulation built in Siemens LOGO! Soft Comfort. Features precise hysteresis control and HMI setpoints.
Control Strategy: Utilized analog comparators to maintain a 3°F hysteresis band, preventing rapid relay switching of heating elements.
Safety Logic: Integrated master E-stop overrides and simulated analog sensors to model real-world thermal zone behavior.
Solar Automatic Garden System
Off-grid 50W IoT system using an Arduino Portenta to manage watering schedules via a custom web server.
Hydraulics: Designed a custom reservoir with one-way valves and four 5V pumps to ensure zero backflow and consistent pressure across irrigation lines.
Connectivity: The Portenta runs a web-based dashboard allowing for manual watering overrides and real-time monitoring of system stats.
Critical Infrastructure Analysis
Practical insight into large-scale power, district energy, and high-reliability backup systems.
UMD Steam Plant
Analysis of boiler plant operations, fuel redundancy, and underground steam tunnel distribution.
Duluth Energy Systems
Study of district heating generation, pulverized coal systems, and emission reduction scrubbing.
Essentia Health
Inspection of 4×1600 kW Caterpillar 3516B diesel generators and medical air backup facilities.
Professional History
Owner & Founder
MAR 2025 — PRESENTCarlson Solutions LLC
Engineering and installing custom network infrastructure and security arrays. Specialized in root-cause analysis for embedded security controllers and low-voltage distribution.
Chief Operating Officer
SEP 2025 — PRESENTHoffworks Painting Services LLC
Directing financial reporting and business operations to optimize company growth and efficiency.