I grew up in Fairborn, Ohio and attended Fairborn High School. In 2018, I graduated from Wright State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. While there, I was involved in several clubs and projects. One of the projects that I was involved in was a competition that was put on by NASA every year that involved building and operating a mining robot.
Our mining robot team ended up qualifying for the 2016 competition and we got to spend a week in Cape Canaveral, Flordia competing against many other universities from around the country.
Aerial Photos
In the spring of 2020, I decided to invest in a DJI Mavic Mini. At the time, my father owned a Mavic 2 Pro and I wanted to experiment taking aerial photos of my own. My father showed me the ropes of flying drones and eventually I ended up buying a DJI Mavic Air 2 when it launched. The drone has been working great and I really like the photos it produces. The one thing I wished the Mavic Air 2 had better support for is aerial mapping.
One cool thing I tried out with my Mavic Mini was making a video montage of places around Dayton. I haven't made one since because they take quite a bit to edit and get right but I look forward to making another one in the future.
Film Maker
Another interest of mine I started getting into after I bought my drone and starting taking photos and videos was indie film making. I’ve worked on several projects both solo and with friends. One of the projects I worked on in 2021 was for a non-profit called Just A Pair of Shoes.
The video for the fundraiser helped raise a significant amount of money for the non-profit and was a good success. I am currently working on several undisclosed film making projects, including the video for next year‘s fundraiser.
