Projects
Presented in reverse chronological order of completion, these are some of the things I have created over the past few years. Click on the image to learn more about the project.
A U.S. State Department sponsored youth economic empowerment project in Zambia
An innovative chicken farm, integrating solar-powered storage and
improving local access to affordable meat
A circularly-integrated pig farm to convert
crop byproducts into high-quality pork
A three day environmental education, family, and career
planning workshop in South Luangwa National Park
A Peace Corps project to build a full-scale water tower. It supplies
a community group with water for irrigation
A Peace Corps project to supply my host family with running water for irrigation
Peace Corps projects designed to increase food security and introduce
more sustainable income generating activities
Peace Corps projects aimed at reducing deforestation through improved
cookstoves and alternative sources of energy
A woodland gathering, brought to life with music, laughter, and a towering fire,
hosting the biggest Friendsgiving yet
A retired whiskey barrel, modified to dispense 20 gallons of
four different homemade beverages
Towering at over 8 feet tall, this still head is capable of extracting more than
half a gallon of azeotropic ethanol per hour
With 8.6 horsepower, this 122cc chainsaw is the most
powerful professional chainsaw available
After a two-month restoration, this $750 sailboat carried me all the way
to Glacier Bay, Alaska
Using an old 100 lb propane tank, I build this planter to house Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Based on an old propane tank, I built a grandiose planter for my
variegated Monstera deliciosa specimen
Using reclaimed lumber from an old bed frame, I made an enclosure for my beloved tortoise
A cub scout lodge filled with the warmth of shared gratitude,
transformed for an unforgettable event
Two vintage Coleman lanterns converted to function as electric lamps
that operate with capacitive touch controls