Kavyan Patel

Projects

Personal Website (Sole Programmer)

Wanting to create a common space to display my projects, academic succsess and my favorite pictures from my life, I created my personal website. kavyanpatel.com utilizes HTML, CSS and Javascript. It is updated regularly and showcases my favorite projects, an updated resume, a contact form, and pictures which showcasse some of my most favorite recent memories. Code for kavyanpatel.com can be found here at: https://github.com/K-Pat/k-pat.github.io.

Roaming In Space (Sole Programmer)

In the interest of refreshing and expanding my skillset, I recently took on a project. Creating a 2D video game using python. I ended up using Pygame, a python wrapper for Simple DirectMedia Layer. The game, Roaming in Space, is a current work in progress and features a menu screen, a pause menu, scorekeeping, object-oriented programming, event handling, and state checking. Code for Roaming in Space is located on my GitHub at: PygameProject.

5776A (Team Captain and Programming Lead)

I have 4 years of experience in competitive robotics. I was on my team's programming subteam. During that time, with the help of online documentation and my older team members, I gained a very strong understanding of C++. I was the team captain and the sole programmer in my final year. I utilized electronics such as motors, potentiometers, optical shaft encoders, and pneumatics. Over the course of the yearlong season, I developed autonomous and driver-assisted code for the team's robot. I implemented 2D motion profiling using PID feedback loops which read values from 4 integrated motor encoders and the average heading value from 2 inertial sensors combined to provide relative and absolute autonomous movements. I implemented a state machine system to manage all 5 subsystems. The code for the robot can be found here: 5776A_2021-2022.

Experience

Safari Kids

Coding Summer Intern (June 2022 - September 2022)

• Designed and taught software, and hardware-related topics to middle schoolers, including robotics, claymation, web-design, 3D printing and python.

Dougherty Valley High School Robotics

President (2021 - 2022)

• Managed Logistics for four teams while gathering logistics for the addition of a fifth team
  • Registering and planning transport to tournaments
  • Supervising recruiting process for new members and the curriculum development for the organization's novice program
  • Managed day-to-day affairs and policy upkeep
• Led the planning and setup for one of the biggest tournamens in Norcal with 50 teams in attendance
• In charge of planning and logistics for an out-of-state trip to the VEX World Championships, where DVHS Robotics had its most successful run in 12 years, qualifying for a round-robin among the top 20 teams in the world

Team Captain and Lead Programmer (2020 - 2022)

• Led the Design and Programming of VRC Team 5776A's competition robot and assisted in the building process for two years.

Treasurer (2020-2021)

• Managed $35,000 in funds with the creation of a yearly budget and managed club reimbursments

Public Relations Officer (2019-2020)

• Raised funds through sponsorships, including a $7,500 sponsorship from Autodesk
• Led the planning and organization of a robotics summer camp for middle schoolers, through which the organization raised $28,000

About

I'm currently an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelors In Computer Science at the University of California Santa Cruz's Honors Program (California Scholars Program). I'm a sociable and hard-working individual with the ability to learn new things quickly and contribute my skills to a team effort. I have many years of experience with programming languages, such as Python, C++, SQL, and Java, including frameworks such as Django and Flask. As well as scripting languages HTML and Javascript. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my friends and family

Resume

Favorite Picures Pre 2023

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Bridge to Mchenry Library

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Main Campus Road at night

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Beach Blanket at Capitola

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Cowell College at Night

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Computer Science Lecture Hall

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Had to take a phone call

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My favorite spot on campus :)

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Friends back home :)

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Gains

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Graduate in style

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Kresge College during Halloween

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New Friends at Quarry Plaza

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Science Hill at Night

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Selife at Capitola

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Sunsets at East Field

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Swag

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Too much Studying

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Going Back Home :)

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Walking back from Rachel Carson

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Walking to Rachel Carson

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Division Champs!!

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Worlds Team!

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Contact

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