Spencer Soohoo

I make things that move. Monowheels from scratch, eVTOLs for work, a go-kart built from a shopping cart. I also love my wife, snowboarding, Chinese culture/ my heritage, and traveling to new places

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Currently: Provo, UT — process engineer at US Synthetic + BYU ME '28

Things I've Built

I've been building real things since my freshman year of high school

Spencer riding a scratch-built monowheel at speed — Build 01 Monowheel — patent pending

The HEXA eVTOL aircraft over Austin — Lift Aircraft HEXA eVTOL over Austin

Spencer welding at night, sparks flying — Fabrication Late-night welds

Spencer with the monowheel, go-kart, and mini-bike — Hobby vehicles The fleet

Spencer in the HEXA cockpit — Lift Aircraft In the HEXA cockpit

Spencer with the shopping-cart go-kart on race day — Power Racing Cart kart, race day

Driveway lineup of builds — Hobby vehicles Driveway lineup

Spencer on the monowheel — Hobby vehicles Shop portrait

Newspaper feature on Spencer — Press In the local paper

Build 01 Monowheel in motion

Lift Aircraft HEXA eVTOL flight

Power Racing Cart kart on track

Hobby vehicles Mini bike ripping

Outside the shop

Things outside of work that matter to me.

Spencer selfie with a llama at Machu Picchu — Machu Picchu Llama at Machu Picchu

Spencer and Kali with grandparents in Chinese wedding attire — January 2026 Chinese wedding ceremony + grandparents

Spencer skiing on a powder day — Snowboarding Eating chicken out of a ziploc bag with chopsticks while waiting for the chair. I don't pay for resort food

Spencer and Kali at Versailles lying on the floor to see the ceiling — Versailles The Louvre with Kali

Both families at the wedding in formal and traditional Chinese attire — January 2026 Family

Spencer at Victoria Peak overlooking Hong Kong at night — Victoria Peak Victoria Peak. View of my second home, Hong Kong

Spencer standing in the rain in front of the Guangzhou CBD skyline — Guangzhou Guangzhou. I loved visiting, and am proud of my southern China/Guangdong heritage

I'm a process engineer at US Synthetic (synthetic diamond for drill bits) and a mechanical engineering associate at Lift Aircraft, where I work on developing and improving the HEXA eVTOL platform. I also am a full time mechanical engineering student at BYU. I'm quite busy but I enjoy it.

Professionally, my goal is to become a business leader in the world of engineering. I love design and engineering, but I love business even more. I always seek to bridge both worlds, both business and engineering. When I'm not working either of my two normal jobs or doing school, I also run side hustles such as reselling jerseys or real estate wholesaling.

Snowboarding is the hobby that brings me the most joy though. That's my raison d'être/寄託. Between work, school, and the mountain I'm also always working on side hustles, projects, and personal development.

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Say hi.

Open to Summer 2027 internships or any problems you might want my help solving. Please reach out.

spencer@soohoo.me