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INDEPENDENT BUILDER · AUSTIN, TX

Kavin
Lingham.

Hardware, software,
and the space in between.

Currently building Relay
01 / CURRENT FOCUSFROM IDEA TO OBJECT

IN DEVELOPMENT

Relay

Your laptop.
Beyond Wi-Fi.

A USB-C 5G device for connecting your laptop to cellular. Hardware and software, built together.

Explore Relay

HARDWARE / CONNECTIVITY / SOFTWARE

RELAY R1DESIGN STUDY
Studio render of Relay's white enclosure and USB-C connector
3D design visualization

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02 / EARLIER WORK

EXPERIMENTS & EXPERIENCE
01

Sovereign

Private AI infrastructurePast project
PAST PROJECT

I independently built and installed a private AI system on a client's own hardware.

A project spanning system architecture, configuration, and an on-site installation.

02

Crisis Lift

Modular first-response dronesHardware development
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

A modular drone project exploring affordable aerial tools for first responders.

3D-printed structures, interchangeable mission payloads, and detailed design and assembly work.

Crisis Lift CAD view showing the modular chassis, arms, and camera assembly
Modular chassis · CAD study
03

SkyShield

Privacy-conscious aerial securityResearch & prototypes
RESEARCH & PROTOTYPES

An exploration of aerial security through randomized patrol concepts and video-anonymization prototypes.

The broader work was primarily theoretical, supported by software experiments in face and license-plate anonymization.

03 / A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Curiosity,
made tangible.

I'm Kavin, a builder based in Austin. My work moves between physical products, software, and AI.

Right now, my focus is Relay: bringing cellular connectivity directly to the laptop.

Let's talk