Hi there, I'm Cristian

Me pretending to be productive.

I love designing things that combine electronics, software, and mechanical systems. I'm fascinated by the process of taking an idea from concept to a fully working device.

In my professional career as an engineer, I've worked primarily on mixed-signal circuit design, PCB design, and embedded systems, which I'm very fortunate to say are also the areas I'm most interested in. I also enjoy doing a fair amount of mechanical design on the side ;)

Over the years, I've worked at electric vehicle, aerospace, and robotics companies, where I've designed and simulated circuits, built PCBs, written firmware, worked on mechanical CAD designs, and done a lot of 3D printing.

I'm currently attending CSU, Chico, in beautiful northern California (although the summers do get pretty hot up here), where I'm double majoring in Mechatronic Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

I also make art (not as much as I'd like to these days, though). That side of my work has its own section on this site because:

1) I like art, mostly sculpting.

Me standing next to Blue Origin's New Shepard Capsule — Standing next to a New Shepard crew capsule during my time at Blue Origin.

2) I've used my art skills throughout my engineering career, and they've shaped and inspired the way I design things. I do care a lot about how the things I build look.

When I'm not at home working on one of my many unfinished/side projects on my to-do list like a monk, I really enjoy working out, going to concerts, doomscrolling on Reddit, and watching videos on YouTube. I also used to really enjoy riding and working on my motorcycle, well, that was before I sold it. Maybe that will change again someday . . .

Welcome to my site!