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Seth Rhodes

Pacifica, CA · sethrhodes@stanford.edu · (415) 640-9154
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Mechanical Engineering @ Stanford (B.S. ’26, GPA 3.77) Hardware + XR + Product CAD / ROS / Three.js

Profile

Mechanical engineering student building hardware-first products and immersive tools. From underwater UUVs to XR for first responders, I move quickly from CAD to functional prototypes, blending elegant visuals with reliable systems thinking.

Education

Stanford University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering · GPA 3.77 June 2026
Hacking for Defense
The Bay School of San Francisco
High School · GPA 4.25 May 2022
AP CS A; AP CS Principles; AP Calculus BC
Design the Future; EXPLo Entrepreneur Program; Design Thinking Internship (Grandy w/ IDEO); Elite Hackathon (1st Place)

Experience

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Commercialization Fellow
Mountain View, CA June 2025 – September 2025
  • Built and tested a 6-foot autonomous UUV in 8 weeks with one other engineer; secured $80K in non-dilutive funding.
  • Conducted 150+ DoD interviews; presented to Naval Undersea Warfare Center, congressional offices, and defense leaders at Fed Supernova Austin.
Joby Aviation
Mechanical Engineering Intern
San Carlos, CA June 2024 – August 2024
  • System Electronics Team member; designed and fabricated tooling and components.
  • Coordinated with vendors/technicians; tested equipment in third-party facilities in New York.
SR Technologies LLC
Founder
San Francisco, CA January 2021 – September 2023
  • Delivered software/hardware solutions (onboarding, databases, e-commerce, mobile apps) for startups and small businesses.
  • Managed creative/technical teams, including overseas development and hardware coordination.
  • Provided STEM education: 3D modeling, solar-powered devices, electrical circuits.
Light Up Puerto Rico Initiative
Founder
Puerto Rico January 2021 – November 2022
  • Designed and manufactured a mini solar flashlight; led solar tech workshops for 300+ students.
  • Partnered with the American Red Cross of Puerto Rico to deliver 1,000 solar flashlights for disaster relief.

Projects & Awards

Search&Rescue AR — Stanford XR Hackathon Winner
Team of 3 2025
  • Built an AR tool for first responders to visualize structural outlines, safe paths, and signal strength in real time.
  • Led CAD + interaction design; won Stanford XR Hackathon with the team.
Motorsport Training Tool
Spring 2022
  • R&D on neuroscience in motorsports; prototyped an affordable reaction-time training tool.
  • Increased users’ reaction speeds by an average of 6%.
CAD & Hardware Portfolio
UUV · Solar devices · Robotics · Wireframe visualizations

Skills & Tools

CAD: Fusion 360, CATIA, SolidWorks, ROS 2 Prototyping: 3D Printing, CNC Machining Media: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro Audio: Logic Pro X Web/XR: Three.js, Wireframe, WordPress Programming: JavaScript, C++, C, Python Languages: English (fluent), Spanish & Portuguese (conversational)

Volunteer

Volunteer Judge — VEX Robotics
Elementary, middle, high school tournaments · Winter 2023–2024
  • Judged groups on build quality, design process, and documentation.