About Me

I'm an Electrical Engineering student at UCD with a strong academic foundation and a hands-on engineering mindset. My experience spans both power systems and electronics/embedded computing, and I'm most drawn to the intersection of embedded systems, hardware design, and rapid prototyping where engineering choices are proven by reliability, not theory.

I co-founded ScopeLab to improve debugging efficiency for hardware developers, building practical tools that reduce friction during bring-up, testing, and iteration. I enjoy working through real-world constraints and turning them into systems that are clean, robust, and repeatable.

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Education

University College Dublin

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Dublin, Ireland

International Student Scholar | Expected Graduation: 2027

Clongowes Wood College / Nanjing Hankai Academy

Secondary Education

Ireland / China

Experience

ScopeLab

/Co-Founder & Hardware Lead

Jul 2025Present · Dublin

  • Co-founded a startup focused on the smart hardware debugging system for robotics and embedded system developers.
  • Lead hardware design and prototyping for initial product development.
StartupHardwareEmbedded

EirSpace

/Avionics Engineer

Oct 2025Present · Dublin

  • Developing and testing the rocket avionics bay and CanSat subsystems for student rocketry competitions, including EUROC and Mach-X.
AvionicsTestingReliability

UCD EE Research Group

/Project Assistant

Aug 2025Present · Dublin

  • Assist Prof. Tecrachot Siriburanon in research on clock/frequency generation for wireless/wireline communications.
  • Designed and soldered power boards for chip functionality testing.
ResearchHardwareLab

UCD Rocketry Team

/Avionics & Ground Station Engineer

May 2025Present · Dublin

  • Developing and testing avionics subsystems and ground support equipment for a student competition rocket (EUROC).
AvionicsGround Station

UCD ElecSoc Committee

/Robotic Officer

Apr 2025Present · Dublin

  • Leading a weekly robotics workshop focused on building an AI-powered tabletop robot assistant.
RoboticsLeadership

Academic Tutor

/Self-Employed

Sept 2024Present · Dublin

  • Provide tailored tutoring in mathematics and other science subjects for secondary school students.
Teaching

National Concert Hall

/Usher

Oct 2023Oct 2025 · Dublin

  • Developed strong customer service and operational skills in a high-paced environment.
Customer Service

Analog Devices

/Work Experience

Jun 2022Jun 2022 · Limerick

  • Gained hands-on insight into semiconductor manufacturing and photolithography maintenance processes.
Semiconductors

Clongowes Wood College

/Director of Broadcasting & Photography Inspector

Mar 2022Present · Kildare

  • Manage broadcasting and photography for weekly mass events.
MediaOperations

Certifications & Awards

UCD International Student ScholarshipPatch 2025 alumniSciFest 2022 Accenture Maths in Science AwardInternational Masterclass in Particle Physics (CERN)

Languages

EnglishMandarin Chinese

Music

Chinese Bamboo Flute (performed with Irish Trad Group)Chinese XiaoRecorderTin Whistle