Walker Hipps

Focused and motivated student interested in how things work, specifically the mechanical aspects of engines, vehicles, and machines. Large STEM background and early exposure to disassembling and reassembling appliances and machines. Natural transition from home engineering projects into STEM high school and welding/fabrication employment. Looking to further cultivate and expand my unquenchable passion for engineering and design.

• Rebuilt 4-Speed Automatic Transmission, 03/01/23, Two long months of pouring over diagrams and schematics, I finished rebuilding the automatic transmission for my 1996 Ford F-150.
• Constructed Trebly Park Pylons, CORE Design Studio, 01/01/23, Completed 4 months of work on heavy duty pipe welding and fabrication for the Downtown District of Houston's design collaboration: Trebly Park.
• The Game Changer Award, Energy Institute High School, 04/01/23, Award given to a student who provides new insight and perspective in a variety of fields.
• Fulcrum Award, Energy Institute High School, 04/01/23, Award given to a student who demonstrates an exceptional understanding of the content they have learned.

• Houston Food Bank, 535 Portwall Street, Houston, Texas, 01/01/14, 09/30/23, Volunteered with friends a few times a year on Saturdays and school holidays. Helped package food, label boxes, sort food by group, recycle boxes, and transport large pallets of canned goods.
• Kids Meals, 330 Garden Oaks Blvd, Houston, Texas, 06/01/17, 09/30/23, Volunteered with friends on school holidays. Helped to sort defective packaged food and package individual meals for kids in need.