Experience

My work with FRC Team 7415 since 2023, plus mentoring and outreach beyond my own team.

FRC Team 7415

2023 to 2026

  • Mechanical Team Captain, Code Team Co-Captain, and member of the CAD team.
  • Led the mechanical and code teams in building the 2026 competition robot.
  • Core member of the mechanical and programming subteams, writing over 90% of the robot's code.

2026 season

Results by event

2026 season results
EventResult
Glendale RegionalChampions. First event win in team history.
Ventura RegionalFinalists. Industrial Design Award winner.
Tidal Tumble RegionalFinalists.
SoCal State ChampionshipsFinalists. Top 3 autonomous score at the whole event.
World ChampionshipsRanked in the top 3% globally. Innovation in Control Award for the top innovative programming in the world.

Mentoring and outreach

  • Mentor for multiple teams, including BRAINSTORMZ (4x SoCal winner) and Mechanical Paradise, a team of students with learning differences.
  • Helped earn grants to fund and create 20 new robotics teams in low socioeconomic communities.
  • Head point of contact for our Israeli sister team.
  • Hosted over 120 elementary school teams at 4 competitions.
  • Won the Community Impact Award at the Colorado competition, which qualified the team for the 2025 World Championships.

Beyond the robot

  • StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition: national semi-finalist, ranked in the top 30 globally. More on the projects page.
  • Varsity baseball: co-captain and starting left fielder, 2023 to 2026.
  • Speech and debate: undefeated parliamentary debate champion at the 2025 TCFL Winter Open, against 47 teams.

Recognition

  • Robotics Innovation in Control Award, World Championships, 2026.
  • Robotics Industrial Design Award, 2026.
  • Robotics Engineering Inspiration Award, 1st place for community outreach, 2025.
  • United Nations Association of the USA Ambassador Award, its highest award, 2026.
  • Kroger Zero Hero Award for community service in food-scarce communities, 2026.
  • AP Scholar with Distinction, 2026.
  • National Honor Society, 2023 to 2026.