New things Ava Martoma has designed, built, and broken — an artsy-engineer project catalogue.https://avamartoma.com/en-ushttps://avamartoma.com/projects/afe-hackathon/https://avamartoma.com/projects/afe-hackathon/Path turns an engineering org into a queryable map: ask 'who owns this?' or 'can I edit this in prod?' in plain English and get the answer, the evidence-backed path behind it, and a ranked list of who to ask. An AFE hackathon project.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHackathonTypeScriptReactThree.jsNode.jsMCPKnowledge Graphhttps://avamartoma.com/projects/linkedin-hackathon/https://avamartoma.com/projects/linkedin-hackathon/A hackathon project: a career-discovery feature built inside LinkedIn for GenZ/GenAlpha. Discover unfamiliar roles, then use profile data + AI to map the gap to a field you're excited about, with Khan-Academy-style progress and % mastery.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHackathonNext.jsTypeScriptFastAPIPythonAI/LLMhttps://avamartoma.com/projects/penn-electric-racing/https://avamartoma.com/projects/penn-electric-racing/My work with Penn Electric Racing (PER): designing mounting tabs and jigs, generating production SolidWorks drawings, and hands-on composite hand layup with ANSYS Fluent / Luminary aero analysis for the airfoils.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTSolidWorksCompositesManufacturingANSYS FluentTechnical Drawinghttps://avamartoma.com/projects/rc-car/https://avamartoma.com/projects/rc-car/An electrical and mechanical design project: a remote-controlled F1-style car with a brushless RWD motor, servo-driven Ackermann steering, custom PCBs printed on a Voltera, KiCad board design, and 3D-printed parts modeled in Fusion 360.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTPCB DesignKiCadArduino3D PrintingFusion 360Brushless Motorhttps://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-flower-press/https://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-flower-press/A functional flower press built from plywood and threaded rods, its lid inlaid with a marquetry bouquet of white lilies and purple irises in oak, walnut and dyed veneers. The pieces were drawn as vector art, laser-cut, taped up, glued to an oak ground and finished. Made as a just-for-fun promposal.Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTWoodworkingMarquetryVeneerLaser Cuttinghttps://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-desk/https://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-desk/A foldable walnut lap desk built as a graduation gift: designed in Fusion 360, veneered over an MDF substrate, and inlaid with a marquetry scene of Hogwarts, Lightning McQueen, Raphael and Optimus Prime around a JCM monogram.Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTWoodworkingMarquetryVeneerFusion 360https://avamartoma.com/projects/wooden-car/https://avamartoma.com/projects/wooden-car/A rapid-prototyping challenge: design and fabricate a functional, life-sized, human-powered wooden vehicle under strict material limits. Modeled in Fusion 360 and built from plywood and 2×4s, with a combined rope-and-foot steering linkage.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTMechanical DesignFabricationFusion 360Rapid PrototypingMachine Shophttps://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-clock/https://avamartoma.com/projects/marquetry-clock/A koi-themed wall clock in marquetry: two calico koi cut from orange, cream and near-black veneer circle a pond-blue ground around a turned wooden lotus hub.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTWoodworkingMarquetryVeneerLaser Cuttinghttps://avamartoma.com/projects/cad-bridge/https://avamartoma.com/projects/cad-bridge/Designed and optimized a structural bridge for MDF fabrication in Autodesk Fusion, using Finite Element Analysis to simulate load distribution, stress concentrations, and deflection — iterating the geometry to shed weight while carrying a cinder-block load.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTFusion 360FEAStructural DesignLaser CuttingCADhttps://avamartoma.com/projects/architecture/https://avamartoma.com/projects/architecture/The Grove: an architecture capstone designed with Aster Dean at MIT MITES — a two-storey public pavilion on the Charles River built from reclaimed wood and salvaged stained glass, presented as drawings, a site analysis, and a laser-cut physical model.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTArchitectureRhino3DDesignLaser CuttingMITEShttps://avamartoma.com/projects/luminary/https://avamartoma.com/projects/luminary/A design-and-fabrication project: a laser-cut wooden luminary lamp with fretwork panels inspired by mehndi (henna) art. Hand-drawn henna motifs redrawn as precise vectors in Illustrator, cut, stained, and assembled with vellum diffusers into a lit lantern.Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTLaser CuttingAdobe IllustratorWoodworkingCADDesignhttps://avamartoma.com/projects/cad-projects/https://avamartoma.com/projects/cad-projects/A collection of design-and-fabrication studies in Fusion 360, laser cutting, 3D printing, pyrography and veneer: a client-briefed makeup & jewelry organizer with hand-painted panels and 3D-printed inserts, a parametric pencil box, a 360°-swivel phone stand, an articulating LED lamp, and a wavy-fronted two-drawer marquetry box.Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTFusion 360CADLaser Cutting3D PrintingPyrographyWoodworkinghttps://avamartoma.com/projects/stranded/https://avamartoma.com/projects/stranded/Designed and fabricated an original ocean-themed board game with a six-person team for the Technology Student Association (TSA) competition — a volcano-dice centerpiece, island mini-games, and two custom card decks. Won 1st place in category at Florida States and placed 5th nationally at US Nationals.Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTGame DesignFabrication