David Racovan

Experience

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  Carmel CyberPatriot

  Sept 2020 - now

  I am the president of Carmel CyberPatriot, a club at Carmel High school that competes in the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. I am responsible for leading our 6 teams in competition, training new members, and accomplishing assorted administrative tasks. I am the captain of our A team, one that has consistently ranked first place in Indiana and has qualified for the national finals.

  • President

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Member

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2022
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  TechHOUNDS

  Sept 2020 - now

  I currently serve as the Programming & Electrical Lead on the FRC 868 TechHOUNDS robotics team, where I head the P/E division in designing the electrical boards for our robots, wiring them, and programming them to utilize them to their fullest extent. I am currently working on a "swerve" robot, where four wheels on the corners can spin independently, allowing for the decoupling of translation from rotation. Along with the mathematical vector algorithms required to accomplish translation at the same time as rotation, I am spearheading the development of the following features: - Trajectory generation and path following - Dynamic path planning using fiducial markers (AprilTags) - Utilizing advanced controls like PID control, feed-forward models, and state-space controlAdditionally, I am responsible for teaching both new and existing members the ins and outs of the tasks that our division accomplishes. I am in the process of creating both beginner and advanced curricula that take students through the basics of how to wire and program an FRC robot, up to how to autonomously follow paths and write idiomatic, clean code to simplify workflows and facilitate debugging. Show less

  • Programming/Electrical Lead

    May 2022 - now

  • Drive Team + Pit Crew

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Programming/Electrical Group Leader

    Sept 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Programming/Electrical Member

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021
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  Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Lifeguard
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  Rare Bird, Inc.

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Software Engineering/System Administration Intern