Before university

Robotics club

In my second year of high school, I joined our school’s robotics club. We competed in a competition called FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge), where each season, the task is to build a robot to perform specific tasks and compete in tournaments against other teams. In my third year, I became the head of engineering and the team leader of the club and stayed in this role until I graduated.

This involved many responsibilities from directing the design and construction of the robot from the mechanical standpoint to communicating with the school administration to arrange funds and resources. Firstly, I pick up many technical skills from using CAD, 3D-printing and learned to think as an engineer. Secondly, I learned how to work in a team environment and gained leadership skills. 
This long-term activity influenced me as a designed. I placed focus on making our robot, something build to be functional, look sleek and pleasant to the eye, not just bunch of metal parts put together. In the future, I would be interested to continue working in the area of robotics, because I believe it is a very promising field with a lot of potential for growth.

3D modelling

In my free time, I used Autodesk Fusion 360 to work on personal projects for 3D printing. An example of that is the modular dinner plate holder which I designed for my grandparent’s cabinet to improve the way they store their plates. I uploaded some of my designs on thingiverse.com, where around 2000 users downloaded the files to 3D-print them for themselves. Creating household items such as these served well to help me dip my feet in the world of design.