We founded TRI with two primary goals: to explore new concepts in unmanned aerial system (UAS) design, and to develop powerful, low cost, open source control hardware and software for UASes.These goals were first embodied by the Quadshot - a VTOL, remote controlled flying wing melding our open electronics, open-source software, and a unique airframe design. The four of us crowdsourced production start-up capital on Kickstarter in September of 2011, and I was responsible for the Quadshot's mechanical design and development, as well as sourcing and overseeing manufacturers and vendors in the US and China.Following Quadshot production, the TRI team and I began consulting for custom UAS design, development, and integration.

Airborne wind energy (AWE) prototypes: primarily VTOL, electric, multi-rotor, unmanned aerial systems with novel planforms designed to efficiently generate electric power from the wind.Rapid mechanical, electrical, and mechatronic design, build, and test using a variety of software tools, materials, and manual and CNC machines; flight test; telemetry data capture; crash/failure analysis and debugging; concept development and patent renderings.

Selected to open Apple's first 'mini' store at the Stanford shopping center; certified for Apple desktop, laptop, and software support; carried out support and troubleshooting in a high-volume, multitasking environment; repaired Mac desktop and laptop computers and maintained rapid repair turnaround time; received multiple high metric scores (top 10% among all Apple stores) for high quality of customer care.

Underwent extensive training prior to the store opening on both products and customer care at Apple's corporate headquarters in Cupertino; provided sales support.