I am 20 years old, and I grew up in a small town in Iowa called Holland. I enjoy spending time with animals whenever I get the chance. Things that I like to do in my spare time are collecting and listening to vinyl records, 3D designing with CAD, aquiring and working on vehicles, playing video games, sitting by camp fires, and playing pool with my friends.
Since graduating high school in 2022, I have worked full time in Waterloo, Iowa as a CNC machinist at Performance Carbide. I have been trained to operate and set up multiple types of machines, including 5-axis CNC machines made by Walter and Anca, CNC surface grinders by Bridgeport, and Wit-O-Matic insert grinders by Wit-Son and ARL. My job consists of resharpening or grinding new carbide/high speed steel(HSS) cutting tools.
I have also worked on the side in the scrap metal recycling business since the summer of 2020. I started out working for my dad as a laborer, and learned how to process different kinds of scrap metals. After I graduated high school, I started to seek out scrap jobs on my own and make a little extra money for my hobbies.
I have enjoyed listening to and collecting vinyl since I was about eighteen. Whenever I find an artist that I really like, I try to look out for any of their albums for sale. I shop for records online and in records stores across town. So far my personal collection has reached over seventy albums. I also own a collection of over one hundred records - most of which are from the fifties - that were passed down to me from my great grandparents.
One of the most expensive hobbies I have is collecting vehicles. From seemingly cheap projects to rare models, I continue to grow my vehicle collection. As of right now my most prized possession is a 1988 Jaguar XJS. I have a passion for bringing life back to vehicles that have been forgotten about. I enjoy the satisfaction of seeing something finally come to life after spending a lot of time working on it.