WHY?
My experience as a student in FIRST Robotics was so impactful that I remain involved as a mentor and volunteer. I do this to ensure that the opportunities that I benefitted from as a student are available for the next generation. Passion was the hallmark of my time as a student and I remain very proud of the work my team accomplished (see below).
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MENTORING
Since graduating, I have kept involved with FIRST as a mentor of several teams. Currently, I help guide FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team 12014 The Firewires - a team of 7 high school aged students. In the 2023-2024 season, The Firewires won the Indiana State Championship and qualified for the FIRST World Championship. I traveled with the team to Houston, TX for the four day long world championship where they became division finalists and second place recipients of the Inspire Award - FIRST’s highest honor. This experience has strengthened my leadership and teaching skills.
VOLUNTEERING
Beyond mentoring, I also frequently volunteer at FIRST events. I’ve volunteered as a referee, judge, technical advisor, and inspector for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST LEGO League competitions. I volunteer to keep the program sustainable and to give current students the same influential opportunities that I benefited from throughout my 9 years as a student.
MY TEAM
I spent five years as a student on my FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, Pixelated, and held multiple roles including design co-lead, software lead, and non-technical/outreach lead. I started this team with three of my friends in eighth grade and the team retired following our senior year.
Bettering the team was my passion and I worked tirelessly to ensure my team’s success at the highest competitive level. My proudest accomplishments from my time as a student include:
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Learning and contributing to all aspects of robot development from design and manufacturing to programming.
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Winning 8 state championship tournaments
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Becoming the first team to win the Maryland Tech Invitational (one of the most competitive FTC events in the world) with an undefeated record.​
FREIGHT FRENZY
FIRST Tech Challenge teams are tasked with creating a robot that solves an annual competition challenge. The render to the right is my team's solution to the 2021-2022 Freight Frenzy challenge.
The primary objective of this year’s game was to collect balls and cubes from a pile on the field and score them in tiered towers as fast as possible. Our robot solved this challenge by implementing a unique 5 ft long pitch adjustable extension system that could deliver scoring elements in under a second. I led both the design and programming of this season's robot.
Results:
Indiana State Champion, 2022 Maryland Tech Invitational Winner, 2022 Chicago Robotics Invitational Winner​
ULTIMATE GOAL
Overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, our team designed and built a competitive robot for the 2020 - 2021 Ultimate Goal season. This season even saw the team take home a world record score.
The primary objective of this year’s game was to collect foam rings off the floor and launch them into a tower goal. Our robot solved this challenge by implementing a 6k RPM flywheel in combination with a rapid firing mechanism to launch a set of three rings in under half a second. I was responsible for the design of this robot's firing/staging mechanism as well as its body panels and intake.
Results:
2021 IN State Winning Alliance and Inspire Award Winner, 2021 Chicago Robotics Invitational Finalist Alliance
