About Me
Bio
Hi! My name is Debbie. I am a student at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH. I spend my summers with my family in San Jose, California.
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I have loved robotics ever since I was 8, and have been part of the FIRST Community, a non-profit organisation that empowers students to get started in robotics. As the current Team Captain and previous Mechanical Lead of two years on my robotics team, I have gotten to spend time with really amazing people and build cool robots!
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I have always loved robotics and mechanical engineering, and it is my goal to share my passion with my community!
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I have two cats and one dog, and I love rock climbing.
Experience
Robotics Instructor in Local Community
- Introduced robotics to over 1000 people through presentations and workshops
- Curated and piloted robotics curriculum for three schools in rural China
- Coached over 20 FLL teams by helping them set up the foundational skills needed for competitions
- Helped more than 10 rookie FTC teams get ready for competition
- Ran over 30 workshops to teach robotics and programming to over 300 students
FIRST Tech Challenge
- Team Captain 2023-24, Mechanical Lead 2021-23
- Dean's List Award Winner (20/150,000 internationally)
- 2023 World Championships Finalist Alliance
- 2023 World Championships Division Inspire Award 3rd Place
- Qualified for World Championships 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 (top 2% worldwide)
- New Hampshire State Champion 2022-2023
- Winning Alliance, NH Regional Championships, 2021-2022
- New Hampshire State Champion 2020
- 1st Place Inspire Award, NH Regional Championships, 2020-2021
- 1st Place Robot, NH Regional Championships, 2020-2021
- Winning Alliance, CA Regional Championships, 2019-2020
- 2nd Place Inspire Award, CA Regional Championships, 2019-2020
- Ranked 9th in division, World Championships, 2018-2019
- 1st Place Control Award, World Championships, 2018-2019
FIRST Lego League
- Champion's Award
- Top Robot Performance