I’m a mechanical engineer with a background in mechanical design and manufacturing engineering. The work here tends to follow the same process I use professionally: understand the constraints and failure modes, then design and build around them.
Outside work, I apply the same approach to project cars, endurance racing, machining, fabrication, and one-off hardware. Most of the projects start with a specific problem and expand from there as packaging, integration, validation, and reliability issues surface.
A few of the more involved projects are below.
Selected Projects
Dohn Jeere
A B4 Passat TDI converted into a John Deere-themed endurance race car and developed over multiple seasons by working through drivetrain, chassis, cooling, and race-reliability problems.
Smart Fortwo Electric Drive
A replacement high-voltage battery for a Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, built around repurposed Samsung modules with custom packaging, cooling, BMS integration, and cell-level monitoring.
Miata Off-Roadster
An NA Miata reworked as a high-clearance daily driver with a 3-inch suspension lift, larger tires, polyurethane bushings, a custom radio mount, and an integrated digital rearview camera.
E46 325xi
A non-running 325xi wagon brought back with a replacement engine, then updated with X3 rear suspension components, new bushings, and a scan-based steel skid plate.