The People

Meet The Team

Get to know the students, mentors, and leaders behind 506 Pandara.

Leadership

JS

Julian Szymkowiak-Larsen

Captain

Leads team strategy, alliance selection, and event-day operations.

AP

Akash Pai

Lead Software

Architects the robot's control systems, autonomous routines, and vision pipeline. Also serves as President of the PHUHS Robotics Club.

CP

Connor Pang

Lead Hardware

Owns the drivetrain, mechanisms, and electrical systems on the robot. Also serves as Vice President of the PHUHS Robotics Club.

HN

Henry Nyguen

Lead CAD

Designs and models every mechanism before it's machined and assembled.

SC

Samuel Crockett

Lead Outreach

Runs our community STEM events and sponsor relationships.

Hardware

PM

Pranav Manthena

Hardware

Builds and maintains mechanisms alongside the hardware team.

AG

Andrew Grozin

Hardware

Assembles and maintains the robot's drivetrain and mechanisms.

GG

Gavin Guerrieri

Hardware

Builds and iterates on the robot's mechanisms on the shop floor.

CAD

CL

Chris Liu

CAD & Hardware

Models mechanisms in CAD, then helps bring them to life on the robot.

AA

Adriana Anastasova

CAD

Designs and models robot mechanisms ahead of fabrication.

OB

Omar Beltran

CAD

Designs and models robot subsystems in CAD.

Software

DV

Destin Vo

CAD & Software

Splits time between CAD modeling and the robot's control software.

SN

Sriram Nannapaneni

Software

Writes and tests code for the robot's control systems.

Portfolio & Outreach

SD

Stella Dye

Portfolio & Software

Documents the team's engineering process and contributes to the codebase.

EL

Erica Lily

Portfolio & Outreach

Tells the team's story through the engineering portfolio and community events.

506Pandara

Building tomorrow, together.

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Contact

  • 506pandaraftc@gmail.com
  • Palm Harbor, Florida
  • FIRST® Tech Challenge Team 506
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