Engineer * Innovate * Dominate
Team Captain (Drive Team)
Hello, my name is Dhruv Shah. I am 15 years old and attend William B Travis High School in 9th grade. I enjoy learning new things about technology and exploring innovative engineering designs. I always enjoyed robotics and participated in opportunities at my school. My hobbies include football, tennis, and music. I have learned so much through FTC and am thrilled to be part of our team.
Vice Captain (Drive Team) | Hardware Lead
Hello, my name is Harsh Desai. I am 15 years old and go to Stephen F Austin High School in the 9th grade. Some hobbies I have are playing tennis and designing mechanical devices. I have always had a passion for robotics since I always thought it was cool to build robots and compete against other teams. Building while collaborating with your team is an amazing process. I also enjoy navigating design challenges and making our robot better with each iteration.
Programming Lead
Hello, my name is Kavin Sankaran. I am 15 years old and go to William B Travis High School in 9th grade. Some hobbies that I enjoy doing are playing soccer and coding autonomous navigation algorithms. Having to build, code, and design brings immense challenges, but creating high-precision robotic software makes it an incredible experience.
Design/CAD Co-Lead
Hi, my name is Kayan Patel, and I am a 15-year-old sophomore at Stephen F. Austin High School. I am a Life rank Boy Scout working toward my Eagle Scout rank. This is my third year in FIRST Tech Challenge, currently serving as Head Designer. Through FTC, I have gained hands-on engineering experience, strengthened CAD modeling skills, and learned the power of teamwork while designing our competition robots.
Programming | Mentorship Lead
Hi, my name is Aarvi Thota. I'm 12 years old and in 7th grade at Sartartia Middle School. My hobbies include violin, volleyball, biking, reading, and digital design on Canva. In the past, I competed in Destination Imagination and Science Fair. I am active in Girls Who Code and love sharing STEM enthusiasm across our community.
Outreach Lead
Hello, my name is Sanjana Ganglani. I'm 12 years old and in 7th grade at Sartartia Middle School. My hobbies include playing viola, volleyball, and reading. In previous years, my Destination Imagination team ranked top 10 at Global Finals. I'm eager to continue expanding our outreach, coding, and engineering through FTC.
Design/CAD Co-Lead
Build | CAD
Build | CAD
Guiding and mentoring our team to success
Engineering & Technical Coach
Mentoring students in custom mechanical fabrication, CNC machining, drivetrain physics, and strategic engineering design throughout each FIRST Tech Challenge season.
Outreach & Operations Coach
Leading our community outreach strategy, sponsor partnerships, tournament logistics, and fostering leadership skills across the entire team.