Calvin Drake
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Summary
• Excellent engineering and programming skills.
• Knowledge of C++, LabVIEW, and Java programming languages.
• Experience with integrating the work of many people into one product.
• Tested presentation ability.
• Fast learner - as demonstrated by intensive school courses.
Education
Penfield High School, Penfield, NY 2007-Present
I have enrolled in many advanced courses: Geometry Honors, Algebra 2/Trig Honors, Pre-Calc Honors, English 9th and 10th Honors, AP Language and Composition, Earth Science Honors, Biology Honors, and Chemistry Honors. I have taken several engineering courses: Design and Drawing for Production, Principles of Engineering, and Digital Electronics. I have achieved high honor roll status every semester of every year.
Center for Talented Youth 2007-2009
CTY is a program from Johns Hopkins University that offers college-level courses to students who score highly on the SAT test by their eighth grade year. An entire course is rigorously taught over a period of three weeks while the students stay on-site at a participating college.
Skidmore College – Cryptology (2009).
Skidmore College – Probability and Game Theory (2008).
Moravian College – Computer Science: Introduction to Programming (2007).
Extracurricular Activities
Penfield High School FIRST Robotics Team – Junior Year 2009-Present
• Currently in my third year on the PHS FIRST Robotics team (www.penfieldrobotics.com), developing code for a robot that can score soccer balls into goals and pull itself up at least 21 inches above the floor on a steel tower.
• Leader of the programming subteam, making sure all our tasks are completed and that each student's work integrates with the rest of the code.
• Responsible for reporting our week's progress to other subteams at integration meetings, as well as tracking robot changes to make sure we can properly code for the electronics setup.
Penfield High School FIRST Robotics Team – Sophomore Year 2008-2009
• Leader of the programming subteam. I programmed the entire upper mechanism of the robot, which had two conveyor-belt powered chutes through which balls were moved and directed by a central gate. I integrated sensors and jam-checks into the code to prevent motors from burning out. A series of presets allowed easy control of the robot for specific actions such as collecting and firing balls.
• Assisted the strategy coordinators during competitions and acted as the secondary drive team coach, directing the drivers of the robot during matches.
• One of our team’s three presenters for the Chairman's Award, which is FIRST’s highest award, recognizing a team which is a role model for other teams. Teams competing for the Chairman’s Award may have up to three members give the judges a five-minute presentation followed by a five-minute question-and-answer session. We won this award at the Chesapeake regional competition.
Penfield High School FIRST Robotics Team – Freshman Year 2007-2008
• Member of the electrical subteam, helping to wire up the motors, speed controllers, CPU, and other sensors and parts. I helped make sure the sensors were in place for measuring our robot’s arm and gripper positions, so that they could automatically activate and move to prevent robot damage.
• Assisted the strategy coordinators during competition by documenting other teams’ performances during their matches.
Science Olympiad 2006-2007
• Competed in an event in which teams had to build a trebuchet that could accurately launch small objects large distances. I was one of two students who built and operated the trebuchet, and we won third place in this event at our regional competition.
2007-2008
Work Experience
Office Cleaner 2009-present
• Responsible for all office cleaning and maintenance tasks, scheduling and tracking completion of tasks. Office is cleaned weekly