Maker & Engineering
Tinkering & Design
I run the hands-on side of my work at the Ithaca College Makerspace — CAD, 3D printing, and firmware, from World Science Festival exhibit parts to resurrecting a 2012 printer with modern firmware.
What I build
- World Science Festival exhibit components — designed cap components for a superconductor puck with Prof. Matthew Sullivan for the World Science Festival's superconductivity exhibit: research, Fusion 360 CAD, and 3D-printed iterations until the parts survived live demos.
- Klipper on a 2012 MakerBot Replicator 2 — converted Sailfish-era hardware to modern Klipper firmware, with a PrusaSlicer + GPX pipeline replacing the abandoned vendor toolchain.
- Makerspace leadership — as Senior Makerspace Technology Specialist I support 4,500+ users a year across 3D printing, CAD, digital fabrication, and a 25+ headset XR fleet: training, troubleshooting, and helping people get from idea to working prototype.
Outcome
The exhibit parts developed and worked on by a future student to be used in future exhibits, the resurrected printer is back in daily service, and the makerspace keeps a steady pipeline of student and faculty projects moving.
Toy Claw Machine — Fusion 360 CAD
Engineering CAD Embed