Community Involvement

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Designer/Prototyper: Assisting fellow Inventors in designing, modeling and creating prototypes to help bring their product to market. 

In addition to offering my services, I too am an avid inventor. Wanting to put my skills to use and learn new techniques, I decided to become a member in 2019. The Chicago Inventors Organization has given me new avenues to pursue and introduced me to people that will become life long friends and mentors. 

JARC promotes strong communities, businesses and households, to ensure that people who work, do not live in poverty.  I became a member of their Board of Directors in 2018 and recently also accepted the position of Chairman of the Industry Advisory Counsel.  JARC captured my interest by showing their commitment to a holistic approach in ensure their student's success. 

I've been a mentor with the Big Brother/Big Sister Organization since 2019.  I've thoroughly enjoy my experience and hope to inspire my Little to  do great things in life.

We are a touch-point between a worldwide maker community that is creating protective gear—primarily shields for N95 respirator masks—and the critical workers on the front lines who need it.  

Not only are we quickly making shields and providing them for free to front-line workers during the corona-virus pandemic, we’ve also built a network and infrastructure to respond to similar crises when they arise.

Using the files provided by Budmen Industries, I am currently 3D printing face shields for the greater Chicago area medical community.  These face shields will not only protect the medical staff but provide protection to the patients they treat.