Material Work
Cutting, shaping, sanding, finishing, assembly, fit-up, layout work, and careful handling of wood and metal parts.
Fabrication Portfolio
Hands-on builds, technical process, and material problem solving.
A focused work and apprenticeship portfolio for fabrication, machining, CNC, and shop-adjacent opportunities.
Email: melissa_mojica23@hotmail.com
Capabilities
Practical skills, active learning, and build instincts.
Design Thinking
Sketches, CAD-style planning, measured layouts, prototypes, tolerance awareness, and iterative problem solving.
Digital + Physical
Comfort bridging computer-based planning with physical builds, including electronics concepts and interactive objects.
Currently Building Toward
CNC workflows, machining fundamentals, shop safety, tooling discipline, and stronger repeatable fabrication processes.
Featured works
Planning, prototyping, and problem solving.
Selected projects demonstrating
layout development, mechanism planning,
assembly sequencing, and iterative refinement.
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Selected Work
Projects with useful process signals.
Selected for fabrication planning, material handling, iterative refinement, and practical build thinking.
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Process
How I approach a build.
Concept
Define the purpose, constraints, use-case, and desired outcome before committing to a design direction.
Sketch
Explore possible forms, mechanisms, proportions, and layouts through rough drawings and quick iterations.
Plan
Break the build into material, hardware, layout, joinery, fastening, and finishing decisions before cutting.
Prototype
Test fit, adjust tolerances, catch interference, and simplify the build path where possible.
Refine
Sand, finish, document, and carry forward what worked into the next iteration.
Contact
Open to apprenticeship and shop opportunities.
Seeking apprenticeship opportunities in Tool & Die and precision machining.