Engineering & Builds
Electrical Engineering student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Focusing on PLC logic, embedded systems, and critical infrastructure systems.
Technical Projects
4-Zone Heating Controller
Critical HVAC simulation engineered within Siemens LOGO! Soft Comfort. This system manages multi-point thermal regulation using advanced digital logic.
Control Strategy: Developed a logic gate architecture utilizing analog comparators to maintain a precise 3°F hysteresis band, preventing mechanical relay oscillation.
Safety Systems: Incorporated master Emergency-Stop overrides and simulated analog sensor failures to test system resilience.
Open Schematic
Solar Automatic Garden
An autonomous IoT environmental system powered by a 50W solar array. Built to maintain plant health through moisture-sensing automation.
Hardware: Powered by an Arduino Portenta H7, utilizing its dual-core capabilities to poll sensors while running a web server.
Software: Engineered a custom web-based dashboard for real-time telemetry and manual pump overrides via a local WiFi network.
View RepositoryInfrastructure Analysis
UMD Steam Plant
Technical walkthrough of boiler operations, high-pressure distribution, and fuel-switching redundancy systems.
Essentia Health
Inspection of 4×1600 kW Caterpillar 3516B diesel generators and mission-critical medical gas infrastructure.
Duluth Energy Systems
Field analysis of district heating generation, pulverized coal boiler maintenance, and environmental scrubbing.
Professional History
Owner & Founder
Mar 2025 — PresentLead expert installation and troubleshooting of network and security infrastructure for residential and small business clients. Specialized in system administration and firewall configuration.
Chief Operating Officer
Sep 2025 — PresentHoffworks Painting Services LLC
Directing financial reporting and business operations to optimize company growth, internal workflows, and operational efficiency.
Chef
Apr 2023 — PresentManaging culinary operations and catering logistics for high-volume events and daily dining services, ensuring quality and operational speed.
Academic Journey
University of Minnesota Duluth
B.S. in Electrical Engineering | Math Minor
Organizations
Cru
Scholarships
Cenovus Energy Merit Scholarship
UMD Institutional Academic Scholarship
Chisago Lakes Senior High
Graduated June 2024
Distinguished member of Business Professionals of America (BPA). Focused on competitive networking and computer systems.
IT Specialist - Networking
Certiport / Pearson VUE
Professional verification of network architecture and hardware troubleshooting proficiency.
Awards & Recognition
Linux OS Fundamentals
2nd Place — State Award
2nd Place — State Award
2nd Place — State Award
Network Technology
2nd Place — State Award
2nd Place — State Award
4th Place — State Award
IT Concepts
4th Place — State Award
Evaluated against over 1,200 delegates in the Computer Information Technology Concepts division.
Volunteer & Service
Student Leadership Team Member
LAKES FREE CHURCH — 2022 - 2024
Collaborated on event planning and logistics for youth ministries while serving as a primary greeter for the congregation.
Tornado Disaster Relief
Kentucky — June 2023
Assisted with the dismantling of storm-damaged residential structures and site debris management to facilitate community rebuilding.
Hurricane Disaster Relief
Louisiana — June 2021
Operated as part of a clean-up crew focused on yard restoration and hazardous debris clearing for local community members.