Born in the San Francisco Bay area, I was raised by parents who put a high importance on learning, which was invaluable in priming my education and career path. In high school I fell in love with learning about NASA and space exploration, and when I did well in my Physics classes, I knew I wanted to continue this learning in college. In 2017 I graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from UC Santa Barbara, where my Capstone project was designing and building a Hyperloop Pod for SpaceX's competition. For the 3 years since graduating I have been working as an engineer in the aerospace industry. I can't wait to see what humanity can accomplish through and space exploration and science, and I hope I can play a role in those accomplishments!