I'm Carson. I'm excited about energy, automation, and people.
I'm a runner, cyclist, mountain-climber, self-proclaimed handyman, music-enjoyer, writer, data junkie, and environmentalist. I'm also usually outside!
Right now, I'm →
- Working at Blue Origin on a satellite platform for long-term orbital infrastructure
- Studying Electrical and Computer Engineering as a graduate student at University of Washington
- Building a tool for accelerating renewable energy build-out
- Writing short-story fiction and a book about moss
- Training to summit all 5 stratovolcanoes in Washington
My imagination is captured by →
- The unspeakably vast world of applications for renewable-powered energy too-cheap-to-meter
- The great human and robotic space exploration odyssey
- Creation that makes you question where nature ends and human begins
- The electrical, political, and economic complexities of electrifying the grids of the globe
- Moss
- Juiced-up human-computer-human interaction and the wonderfully wacky world of augmented reality
Previously →
2022-now
Blue Origin
Electrical Engineer, Blue Ring Program
Building electrical power systems models for satellite platform infrastructure. Working on batteries & orbital infrastructure for transportation & compute.
2022
Slingshot Aerospace
Machine Learning Intern
Worked on the machine learning team developing orbital debris tracking systems.
2021
Procept BioRobotics
Engineering Intern
Prototyped control systems for surgical robotics platforms.
2020-2022
Texas Rocket Engineering Lab (TREL)
Director of Operations, Control Systems Engineer
Led 200+ member student organization building the first student liquid propellant rocket to reach the Karman line. Managed operations, secured $250K in funding, and successfully hot-fired the engine.
2020/21
CPMG
Analyst Intern
Hedge fund in Dallas, TX focused on quantitative analysis.
2019
CrowdOut Capital
Analyst
Wealth management shop in Austin, TX.