Reed Laker

Mechanical Engineering & Economics

Student at Brigham Young University. Bridging the gap between hardware systems and market strategy. Currently focused on the intersection of deep tech engineering and intellectual property law.

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Reed Laker
4.0 GPA · ACT 35 · 36 AP Credits · Fluent Spanish

What I'm Doing Now

Taking first-year Mechanical Engineering and Economics coursework at BYU — Statics, Linear Algebra, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Statistics. Outside of class, I'm tutoring ACT and high school students through Canyon Tutors, the tutoring service I co-founded.

Experience

Facilities Technician

Lashbrook · Draper, UT Oct 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Performed preventative maintenance and basic troubleshooting on fabrication machinery.
  • Applied multi-material fabrication techniques, including wood, metals, and basic composite molding.

Co-Founder & Tutor

Canyon Tutors · Draper, UT Dec 2022 – Present
  • Founded and currently manage a private tutoring business focused on high school and ACT instruction.
  • Designed and deployed the company website (canyontutors.com) for client acquisition.

Full-Time Volunteer Representative

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Torreón, Mexico Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Dedicated two years to full-time missionary service.
  • Achieved fluent proficiency in Spanish, communicating in diverse situations daily.

Education

Brigham Young University

Mechanical Engineering · Provo, UT Sep 2025 – Present
  • GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
  • Entered with 36 AP credits, bypassing Calculus I/II, Chemistry, and Physics 121.
  • Key Completed Coursework: Waves & Thermodynamics, Intro to Python, Intro to Accounting, Principles of Economics.

Corner Canyon High School

Draper, UT Class of 2023
  • Valedictorian · ACT: 35

Projects

Canyon Tutors

Co-founded a private tutoring business. Designed and deployed the company website for client acquisition.

Business Education Web Dev
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Jewelry Venture

Building a direct-to-consumer jewelry brand.

E-Commerce Business

Skills

Software

Python JavaScript HTML / CSS SQL MATLAB

Fabrication

Machine Shop Finishing Assembly Metals Wood Composites

Engineering

Statics Mechatronics Computational Methods CAD

Economics & Strategy

Patent Law Antitrust Policy Unit Economics Market Analysis

Languages

English Spanish (Fluent)

Beyond the Desk

Music

Multi-instrumentalist — clarinet, saxophone, and flute.

Reading

Always working through a book.

Outdoors

Hiking and exploring whenever possible.

Get in Touch

Currently based in Provo, UT