Education

Henry M. Gunn High School
Palo Alto, California  |  August 2016 - June 2020
  • GPA: 4.40/3.89 (weighted/unweighted)
  • Eight AP Courses/Seven Honors Courses
  • SAT 1490/1600 (98th percentile)

Foothill College 
Los Altos Hills, California | September 2019 - December 2019
  • Dual Enrollment: Fundamentals of Finance Course, 5.0 units
  • Final Grade: A-
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Council on International Education Exchange 
Cape Town, South Africa | June 2018 - July 2018​
  • "Leadership Through Mandela's Example"
  • Merit Based Scholarship​
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National Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2018

Work Experience

Robotics for All
Founder, President and CEO | Palo Alto, California | April 2017 - Present
  • 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
  • 500+ students taught at ten locations in four states
  • $30,000+ fundraised
    • Funders include Lockheed Martin, Weekend MaxMara, NoStarch Press Foundation, The City of Palo Alto's Think Fund, Mathworks, Google (matching donations), and over 30 independent donors
  • 36 active volunteers
  • Invited Speaker at Several Events
    • March 14th, 2019: BEAM Entrepreneurship Conference, SAP Center, Palo Alto, CA
    • October 19th, 2019: Jugend Hackt Youth Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany; Expenses Paid Trip to Germany
    • January 17th, 2020 (planned): TEDxGunnHighSchool, Palo Alto, CA

Dansummit
Camp Director and Online English Tutor | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | October 2017 - Present
  • Summer 2018: selected among over 60 tutors to teach at an English Immersion Camp for two weeks in Zhejiang Province, China.
  • Summer 2019: camp director at the English Immersion Camp for four weeks in Lin'an, Hangzhou, China.  
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Kidizens
Assistant Birthday Party Coordinator | Los Altos, California | October 2015 - Present
  • Work at birthday parties on weekends. 

Palo Alto Unified School District
Teacher's Assistant | Palo Alto, California | January 2019 - June 2019
  • Worked for Yanan Vrudny, Chinese Teacher
  • Developed Curriculum, Graded Class Materials
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University of Heidelberg, Germany, October 2019
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Mariano Castro Elementary School, November 2017
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Zhejiang Province, China, July 2018

Political and Community Outreach Experience

Councilman Greg Tanaka
Lead Legislative Aide | Palo Alto, California | March 2017 - Present
  • Wrote legislative analyses, budget comparisons, and emails to constituents.
  • Ran office hours and mentored new interns.
  • Currently working on a protected bike lanes project. ​
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Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo
Student Advisor | Palo Alto, California | November 2018 - Present
  • Made a policy recommendation for a bike share program. 

Palo Alto Orchards Neighborhood Block Party
Organizer | Palo Alto, California | September 2015 - Present
  • Annual organizer of my neighborhood block party. 

Shounak Dharap for School Board
Student Advisor and Campaigner | Palo Alto, California | August 2018 - November 2018
  • Participated in various campaign activities to help Mr. Dharap win the election. 
  • Moderated a school board debate. 

Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
Election Clerk | Palo Alto, California | June 5, 2018 and March 3, 2020 (planned)

​Palo Alto Youth Council
Member | Palo Alto, California | September 2017 - March 2018
  • ​Initiated a meet-and-greet between council members and teens. 
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Councilman Tanaka and I at Bike Palo Alto, September 2018
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Palo Alto Polling Station, June 2018
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With Congresswoman Eshoo, April 2019

Volunteer Experience

Lifetime Community Service Hours as of December 31st, 2020: 2,163
Robotics for All
Founder and President | Palo Alto, California | April 2017 - Present
See work experience.
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YMCA
Phone-Banker | Palo Alto, California | January 2017 - Present

Council on International Education Exchange 
Global Navigator Scholar | Cape Town, South Africa | June 2018 - July 2018

Reading Partners
Reading Tutor | Mountain View, California | June 2018 - July 2018
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Maitland Cottage, Cape Town, South Africa, July 2018

Robotics and Engineering Experience

Botball
Builder and Documentation Leader | Palo Alto, California | Spring 2015 - 2018
  • 1st place at the 2018 Northern California Regionals Competition

Wizbots
Camp Counselor | Palo Alto, California | July 2017
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NASA Ames Research Center, April 2018

Gunn High School Activities

Chinese Culture Club
Treasurer and Club Member | August 2017 - Present
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Gunn Business Club, DECA
Competitor | August 2018 - May 2019
  • Business Growth Plan Top 10, Silicon Valley Regional Competition, January 2019

Speech and Debate Team
Varsity Member | September 2016 - May 2019
  • ​Researched many topics from education policy to US-China relations. 
  • Selected to compete at the state qualifier tournament, March 2018.

Awards & Test Scores
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DECA Regional Conference, Burlingame, California, January 2019
AP (Advanced Placement) Tests 
  • Scored a 5, the top score, on all AP tests.
    • Chinese Language and Culture (May 2018)
    • Physics 1 (May 2019)
    • Statistics (May 2019)
    • United States History (May 2019)

​President's Community Service Award (Gold)
  • ​Two Time Recipient (2018 and 2019)
  • Received for over 250 community service hours in one year.

​​SAT Tests
  • SAT I (August 2018)
    • 1490/1600 (98th percentile)
    • 700/800 on the Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing Section (97th percentile)
    • 790/800 on the Mathematics Section (99th percentile)
  • SAT II (June & October 2019)
    • 800/800 Mathematics II (78th percentile)
    • 710/800 United States History (67th percentile)
    • 700/800 Physics (52nd percentile)

Language and Computer Skills

Languages
  • English: Native Proficiency
  • Mandarin Chinese: Professional Working Proficiency (5/5 on the AP Chinese Test, 9 years of study)
  • German: Basic Conversational Skills
Computer Skills​
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Google Apps (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, G-Suite)
  • Autodesk Software

Interests and Hobbies

Cooking
  • Cook annual Thanksgiving dinner
Cycling
  • Bike Advocate
  • Regularly do 15+ mile bike rides
  • Biked from Palo Alto to San Francisco twice, a total of 60 miles each trip
Ernie Reyes West Coast Martial Arts
  • ​Black Belt Candidate, Spring 2020
Photography
  • ​See the photography tab of this website.