CVHi there, I am Tiger!
I started building rockets as a kid and haven't stopped since. Before turning 16, I interned at the European Space Agency and EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and worked on hypersonic hardware testing at DLR (Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum). I also hold two pilot licenses.
I'm currently studying Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University (‘29), where I serve as Chief Engineer of Stanford's Skyrunners — we're building a 12-foot wingspan UAV and somehow keeping it all in one piece.
Yes, my real name is Tiger.
Airframe and avionics integration. Next certification flight.
Manufacturing and structures lead. Main spar build in progress.
Safety evaluation before first hot fire. Fixture design done.
Inverse kinematics implementation. Forward kinematics verified.
Control loop benchmarked. Backlash rework in progress.
Servo actuation working. Wall-box integration next.
Level 1 high-power rocketry. Built, waiting on a launch window.
My L1 certification rocket. Everything is built: airframe, avionics, recovery, parachute, preflight checklist. I just haven't had a launch window yet. The NAR L1 cert requires a witnessed flight at an…
Level 2 high-power rocketry. Early build phase.
The step up from L1. Bigger motor, longer airframe, more complex recovery, and the same care applied to a harder set of problems. Just started the build. L2 adds a written exam, a J/K/L motor, and man…
Manufacturing and structures lead. Active team project.
SkyRunners is a Stanford student team building a fixed-wing UAV system. I lead manufacturing and structures, which means turning design intent into actual parts that survive the loads they're supposed…
Science payload to ~30km with live sensor logging
A stratospheric balloon payload built with three classmates at Evangelisches Gymnasium Lippstadt. The gondola flew a Raspberry Pi 2B running a full sensor suite: magnetometer, gyroscope, interior and …
Attitude control and mission operations. BepiColombo and LISA Pathfinder.
Two weeks at the European Space Agency in Grade 9. Work focused on attitude control systems for BepiColombo and LISA Pathfinder, analyzing satellite positioning data and contributing to backup system …
Hypersonic aerodynamics and scramjet testing at Mach 10
One week at DLR (German Aerospace Research Center) in the hypersonic wind tunnel facility. Operated Mach 10 test equipment, calculated airfoil efficiency at hypersonic speeds, and worked through scram…
With the airframe fully assembled — motors on mounts, ESCs wired, servos connected to the flight controller and linked to control surfaces — ran the first full systems test. Spun all four motors up to partial and full throttle and exercised all control surfaces through their full range under load.
Installed pushrod linkages for the elevator and rudder, connected them to the control horns on each surface, and ran all servo cables through the tail boom to the fuselage.
Designed new motor mounts and landing gear in CAD, 3D printed both parts, and assembled them onto the airframe.
I'd love to hear about your project — to learn more, give advice, or just talk through it. Reach out about anything, especially if it flies.