I was born in Oruro, Bolivia, a high-altitude city known for its mining history and vibrant cultural traditions (like the carnival!). I finished high school at Anglo American School in Oruro and completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Pearson College UWC on Vancouver Island, Canada. I am now a first-year student at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering and building a path toward aerospace engineering.
At Earlham, I am in my freshman year in the Engineering program, which combines a strong foundation in math, physics, and engineering with liberal arts skills like communication and ethical reasoning. I am especially interested in how these fundamentals connect to aerospace topics such as fluid mechanics, structures, and control systems that are core to aircraft and spacecraft design.
Before Earlham, I completed the IB Diploma at Pearson College UWC, a demanding pre-university curriculum that strengthened my quantitative reasoning, research abilities, and ability to work under academic pressure. That experience, together with UWC’s global and community-focused environment, strongly influences how I think about using engineering to solve real-world problems.
Outside of class, I like working at the intersection of technical problem-solving, hands-on work, and community. On campus, I work as an Audio Visual Technician at Earlham, setting up and operating AV systems for events, troubleshooting equipment, and helping make sure live presentations run smoothly from a technical perspective.
In my engineering coursework and personal tinkering, I have worked on:
- An automated toy-boat prototype that can turn by itself, exploring simple control, motion, and stability in water.
- An automated item sorter concept for a recycling plant, designed to separate materials using sensors and basic mechanical systems.
Previously, I spent multiple seasons working as a house painter in Victoria, BC, which taught me a lot about safety, teamwork, attention to detail, and getting things done in challenging physical conditions. I also volunteer with UWC Bolivia, helping with selection rounds, meetings, and maintaining the organization’s online presence.
GitHub is where many of my projects live, including work like DragonMineZ and several private repositories that I mainly use for version control and backups. I am currently learning C# for game development, have “sort of” solid experience with Java from backend and game-related work, and have used Python, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and databases like MySQL and MariaDB in various projects.
I especially enjoy:
- Building bots and automation tools for online communities and games.
- Working on backend logic and APIs more than purely aesthetic front-end work.
- Prototyping small engineering systems that combine code, hardware, and physical models as a stepping stone toward aerospace-focused projects.
I am a native Spanish speaker, fluent in English (C1 level), and have limited working proficiency in French, which helps in international, collaborative environments.