i build things that fly, drive, and compute.

Rafael is a builder in Phoenix, Arizona, working across hardware, software, mechanical, and aviation by deliberate choice. Originally from Philadelphia and the Dominican Republic, bilingual in English and Spanish. M.S. Entrepreneurship + Innovation from ASU, with a focus on business analytics and applied AI. Pointed at electrical engineering and patent law as the next chapter. Student pilot, 124 hours in a Cessna 172.

This site is a portfolio of things he's making, has made, or is mid-build on. Tools and toys, garage and rack, soldering iron and stick.

• Production NixOS + Hyprland workstation and Proxmox homelab
• Phased E85 conversion on a 2017 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG
• Rack-mounted Jellyfin server build, Intel Arc A770
• This site