Meet Our Team Members!
Dhruva - Team Captain and CAD Lead
Hi, I’m Dhruva Arun, a 9th Grader at Montgomery Blair High School. I have been involved with the FIRST program for 8 years. I enjoy designing assemblies and functional 3D prints in CAD. I am also an algorithm Python programmer. I joined FTC to take my engineering skills to the next level and develop my public speaking, time-management, task coordination skills, and leadership skills. Darren - Build Team Lead Hi, my name Darren Chen, and I am a student in 9th grade at Poolesville High School. I like to play volleyball and design and build things. I joined FTC because I want to increase my experience in design and fabrication and use my past experience. I have previously been in FLL for 2 years. Saanvi - Programming and Outreach Member
Hey! My name is Saanvi Gadila and I’m a 9th grader at Thomas Wootton High School. I play volleyball and I love to sing, workout, cook/bake, dance, and paint. I joined FTC because I like programming, robotics, and working with others. This is my second year in FTC and I had 3 years of experience in FLL. |
Shriyan - Programming/Software Lead Hello, my name is Shriyan Reyya and I am a 9th grader at Montgomery Blair High School. I enjoy competitive swimming, violin, and math. I love programming in Java and Python, both for outside of and for FTC. I joined FTC to learn and apply what I know in programming and robotics. I have done 2 years of FLL and one year of FTC before this. Aryan - Outreach Lead and Build Team Member Hello, My name is Aryan Agarwal and I go to Montgomery Blair High School as a 9th grader. I love to play all sports such as basketball, cricket, badminton, football, biking, hiking, rock climbing, and more. I joined FTC because I love robotics, programming, 3D printing, and innovating. I have done 3 years of FLL before I joined FTC last year. Teju - Outreach and Programming Member
Hi, my name is Teju Vijay and I am a 9th grader at Montgomery Blair High School. Outside of FTC, I am a second-degree blackbelt in karate, I enjoy doing art, spending time with family/friends, and telling puns. I joined FTC because I enjoy programming and robotics. This is my second year in FTC and with the Helix Hackers, but before this, I have done 3 years of FLL. |
Arjun - Software Developer Hi, my name is Arjun Samavedam and I am an 8th grader attending Robert Frost middle school. I enjoy playing tennis, doing math, as well as some friendly table tennis. I joined FTC as I like to code and build the robot, experimenting with various variables. I did 1 year of FLL before joining this FTC team. Shray - Outreach Member and Build Team Member Hi, my name is Shray Bhandari and I go to Winston Churchill High School as a 9th grader. I love to play all sports including tennis, swimming, golf, basketball, and more. I joined FTC because I like robotics and 3D printing. I have done FLL for 3 years before FTC. This is my second year of FTC. |