My Engineering Journey

2019 – 2026
'19
Grade 5-7
Lego Competition + Hockey Dedication Award

▸ Entered first LEGO Robotics competition in Grade 5 ▸ Learned basic programming and robot design Won Dedication Award in minor hockey ▸ Recognized for strong work ethic and commitment

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'22
Grade 8
Science Award + First RC Car

Won the grade 8 Science Award ▸ Recognized for creativity and problem-solving in class Designed and built a Rube Goldberg machine ▸ Used marbles, levers, pulleys, and timing triggers ▸ Focused on chain reactions and energy transfer Built my first DIY RC car ▸ Used cardboard, motors, and soldering ▸ Sparked long-term interest in electronics and engineering

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Daniel presenting at Canadian Youth Champions
'24
Grade 10
Canadian Youth Champions (CYC)

▸ Participated in the Canadian Youth Champions (CYC) program ▸ Led a team in developing a full business plan from ideation to execution ▸ Focused on research, strategy, and presentation skills ▸ Gained experience in leadership, teamwork, and creative problem solving

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VEX Robotics
'25
Grade 11
Rising Star Award + VEX

▸ Lead mechanic and driver for the Caution Tape Robotics competition team ▸ Built and maintained a competitive robot for VEX Robotics ▸ Helped the team qualify and compete at the provincial level ▸ Won the Rising Star Award for technical ability and contribution to the team ▸ Demonstrated innovation, responsibility, and strong engineering fundamentals

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Robotics Club President
'26
Grade 12
Waterloo EV + VEX Worlds + Robotics Club

▸ Lead engineer on an EV go-kart built from scratch for the Waterloo EV Challenge ▸ Won 4 awards at the May race, including the Toyota Fabrication Award and Top Rookie Team ▸ VEX 839Z: regional champions, Excellence Award at provincials, quarterfinals at Worlds ▸ Founded the school Robotics Club and taught the workshops myself ▸ DECA competitor: case analysis, timed role-plays, presenting to judges

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'26
February
1st Place at the YRDSB Astronomy Fair

▸ Designed Frostbite-3000, a rover mission to the tiger-stripe plumes on Enceladus ▸ Triple-bogie suspension, RTG power, and an arm-fed onboard lab for ice and plume samples ▸ Team lead; owned mobility and navigation plus planetary protection research ▸ Built the physical rover model out of VEX parts, working arm included ▸ Scored 45.6 / 48 and placed 1st at the board's first-ever astronomy fair

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'26
Summer
Two Wins + First Paid Engineering Work

▸ 1st place at the TMLS Agentic Hackathon with Scoop, a 7-agent AI pipeline built for FGF Brands ▸ 1st place in Blueprint.io's Summer Build Contest with Rally Rover, an RC pickleball launcher ▸ Taught robotics and programming to Grades 3 to 9 at Megamind Learning Centre ▸ Started building SEO and QA automations for a digital marketing agency

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MAC Formula Electric race car
'26
Fall
McMaster Engineering + Formula Electric

▸ Started Engineering I (Co-op) at McMaster, aiming for Mechatronics ▸ Joined MAC Formula Electric on the Powertrain Electrical sub-team ▸ On the organizing team for P2P Hacks, a cross-faculty AI hackathon

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