Alex Pellegrini

My name is Alex Pellegrini, and I’m in my first year at Lab51. To me, doing good means using one’s talents to connect with and serve the community. I believe that if I can show people something new and teach them about it (like ham radio and cybersecurity), then a personal connection can be formed in a genuine and meaningful way. My artifact is a picture of me with a smoke jumper who was working on a fire near Yellow Pine, Idaho. This fall I went to Yellow Pine and assisted the fire department in programming their radios. Their radios were unable to use a particular service. I programmed the radios to use a service that they otherwise could only have gotten by buying different radios. The project didn’t take me too long, but I felt like part of the team and fulfilled in being able to apply my passion to real-world problems. In the past 10 weeks, I have explored various other real-world problems and challenges at One Stone. I’ve had the opportunity to learn video game programming, practice 3D graphic design, work on improving STEM education, and try to improve people’s use of clean energy. I feel fortunate to work with and be part One Stone’s army of good to use my talents and passions to help others.