Experience
My work with FRC Team 7415 since 2023, plus mentoring and outreach beyond my own team.
FRC Team 7415
- 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
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| Glendale Regional | Champions. First event win in team history. |
| Ventura Regional | Finalists. Industrial Design Award winner. |
| Tidal Tumble Regional | Finalists. |
| SoCal State Championships | Finalists. Top 3 autonomous score at the whole event. |
| World Championships | Ranked 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.