I am currently graduating from the University of Arizona this spring with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. Before Arizona, I grew up in Washington, where I earned my associate's degree alongside my high school diploma through the state's Running Start program.

Egypt Expedition

For four years I was part of ORF 4450, an FRC robotics team. I joined as a freshman when the roster was small. Four of us became the dedicated core that season, and by the time I graduated the team had grown to nearly fifty members. In my third year, one of our mentors connected us with a mother in Egypt whose son attended an STEM school in Cairo doing lego based robotics, and we set out to raise the funds to bring metal based robotics there. Over the next 10 months we raised more than $60,000 through local community outreach, and in the summer before my senior year we took seventeen students to Cairo with several FTC kits, plus a custom curriculum and culminating game I co-designed as one of the team's most senior members. The following season, the team also made it to the FRC World Championships in Houston to compete for the Impact Award.

Other Experiences

During the last two years I spent on the team I served as Safety Captain, which put me in charge of all shop, robot, and event safety during the time I held the position. Additionally, in my final year I lead the robot build team into the FRC World Championship.

My experience in FRC shaped me as a person, engineer, problem solver, team mate, and leader. I knew that I wanted to pursue a Computer Science degree before joining, however, after leaving high school I knew more than ever I wanted to pursue a career that offered a similar technical yet challenging field.