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The Middle Schooler's Six Steps To Success
Author

Published September 11, 2021

Have you ever wished to have the wisdom of your elders? Have you ever wondered how to set yourself up for success instead of failure? If yes to either of these questions, The Middle Schooler's Six Steps to Success is just the book for you!

Available on Amazon in softcover, hardcover, and Kindle!

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NY/NJ Regional KIPR Botball Robotics Competition 
Captain

September 2021 - June 2022​

  • Engineered functions in ANSI C which conducted analyses of input data from microelectronic hardware technology.

  • Deployed motors, servos, IR sensors, and RGB computer vision cameras for autonomous environment adaptation.

  • Executed 84 hours of program runtime and in-lab hardware-software integration with the KIPR Wombat controller.

  • Simulated robot performance using KIPR Virtual Botball IDE throughout the 2-week competition prep period.

  • Led our 4-person squad to placement in the 2022 KIPR Botball NY/NJ Regional Robotics Championship.

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Vigilant-Fiesta
Full-Stack Developer

September 2022

  • Built a web application with 3 teammates which allows other developers to upload and scan their code repositories for

    unintentionally-exposed secret keys/passwords (vulnerabilities) using RegEx identification and entropy calculation.

  • Implemented front-end user interface, employing HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap.

  • Constructed the back-end database, writing in SQL and leveraging phpMyAdmin.

  • Finished 5th out of 50 teams from across the tri-state area in the under-36 hour hackathon (HopHacks 2022).

  • Devpost: devpost.com/software/vigilant-fiesta | Github: github.com/markfaust123/vigilant-fiesta

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Sleep Brain-Wave Detection
Team Lead

September 2022

Competed in Johns Hopkins' premiere medical hackathon sponsored by Major League Hacking, presenting a viable product to panelists searching for specific solutions in the medical field. My particular team competed as part of the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Track, as we sought to find a better way to record accurate sleep brainwave data for both clinical and consumer applications.

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Devpost: www.devpost.com/software/sleeping-sorting-hat

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BCIS Workshop Series
Organizer

September 2022

Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) may not be as complicated as you think. In fact, it is something you can DIY, and we can teach you how!

At the EMG workshop, you will learn to build one of the simplest BCIs: the electromyogram (EMG), which picks up signals sent from the brain to the muscle, commonly used to control neuroprosthetic limbs. Content covered will include:

  • basic physiology of how nerves control muscles,

  • simple analog/digital signal processing,

  • and some light electrical engineering.

No background required, but it is recommended that you have the following software installed on your laptop in advance:

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Left to right: Alexander Tinana, Daniel Wang, Grace Huang, Me

Personal Desktop Computers
Designer and Builder

June 2018 - Present

I've been building custom personal desktop computers since the 8th grade when I built my very own. I do it because I consider it cool work, and I have a lot of fun putting the parts together. It's also great hands-on experience working with computer hardware, but that's just a plus. 

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Rooftop Camper Carrier
Chief Welder

July 2021

​Designed and welded 700 lb. multipurpose contraption:

  • loader/unloader for our 400 lb. mobile rooftop camper using air springs and conveyor belt alignment track

  • exterior trailer module and bike rack storage

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