SIGGRAPH
I exhibited an undergraduate research project at the 2018 conference in Vancouver and the 2019 conference in LA called the Drexel VR Bike, a custom-built motion platform that patrons used as input to play a virtual reality video game. I've attended the conference every year since, learning more and more about the digital media industry!
ASTM F24
I am a student member of ASTM Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices, where I learn about and help develop safety standards for the themed entertainment industry. Most notably, I am a part of the AR/VR Task Group, a recently formed subcommittee that focuses on best safety practices for the integration of HMDs within themed spaces.
TEA NextGen
I've been a member of the Drexel Theme Park Engineering & Design Group throughout my entire college experience, holding officer positions of Media Chair, Secretary, Vice President, and President.
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The club is affiliated with the Themed Entertainment Association, which I am a member of, profile found here.
Competitions
As a representative of Drexel TPED, I've competed in the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition (RITDC) hosted by Universal Creative three times, the Walt Disney Imagineering 2020 Imaginations Competition, UCSD's Haunted House Design Competition, and the Cornell Theme Park Design Competition. While competing in RITDC, I attend the IAAPA Trade Show.
Marching Band
I was a member of the Marching Black and Gold from 8th Grade to 12th Grade. I played marimba, glockenspiel, cymbals, and auxiliary percussion. In 11th Grade, I was the Percussion Section Leader, and in 12th Grade, I served as President. Under my leadership, we won Best Percussion at the Yamaha Cup, a regional competition hosted at MetLife Stadium. We performed at college and high school venues all over the state of NJ and even on the streets of Disney's Hollywood Studios!
Motion Capture
I co-founded the Drexel Motion Capture Club in October 2018, serving first as the Event Coordinator and then now as Vice President. With access to Vicon and OptiTrack Motion Capture Systems, our club covers all facets of the motion capture pipeline, engaging the Drexel community though self-guided and group-oriented projects!
Theatre
My theatre experience began in 2nd Grade when I was Liver Lips Louie in Hopewell Valley Children's Theatre's production of Guys & Dolls Jr.
Since then, I have worked on 30+ shows, either on or off-stage, in community, school, and professional theatre settings, including Thespian Troupe 7964, where I won awards at the New Jersey State Thespian Festival, qualifying for Nationals, the Drexel Co-Op Theatre Company, where I maintain a Performance Scholarship, and the Drexel Players, a club on a campus where I served as Archivist during my Sophomore year.
I've acted in original and published plays, stage managed 86 kids (K-5) in musicals such as Shrek Jr., taught improvisation as a camp counselor, practiced techniques such as Meisner and Laban, ushered Drexel's production of Be More Chill, cut wood, painted walls, lighting, sound, stage crew, and so much more!
Singing
I've sung in a cappella groups, church choir, and school choir, including the HVCHS Chambers Singers. We performed original works and pieces from all different genres and time periods at renowned venues such as Washington D.C. National Cathedral, St. Peter's Basilica, Saint Mark's Basilica, the Pantheon, Pompeii, the streets of Italy, various hospitals, Lincoln Center, and Disney World. It was these experiences that taught me how music transcends cultures, allowing me to sincerely appreciate what it means to be human.
Teaching
Coming from a family of teachers, I love to share knowledge when I can!
After playtesting Google's educational video game about digital citizenship called Interland, I marketed the game and Google's Be Internet Awesome curriculum at ISTE 2017, an EduTech conference with 16,000 visitors. There, I talked with hundreds of educators and techies from around the world, showing them the product and educating them on digital citizenship.
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I self-taught myself MIT's Scratch in 7th Grade, creating mildly-popular games for the website such as Wizard World. From there, I learned Alice, App Inventor, and eventually Unity. All of this knowledge allowed me to teach Scratch to students, parents, and teachers at various Scratch Day events.
Traveling
Thus far in my life, I've experienced the cultures of 32 states and 4 countries. I find traveling to be a source of inspiration when creating fantastical worlds within my theatrical, digital, and theme park work. Rather than framing my visits as vacations, I like to frame them as opportunities to explore and grow! I collect souvenir spoons as mementos from my journeys.