ARY VARSHNEY

A highly regarded middle school SO coach at Wilmette Middle School for 2

years, assisting in the advencement of the team’s state ranking from 12th to 7th

place, with multiple individual medals earned in the coached events. Primarily focused on coaching engineering events.

• Lead Drone Racing division to success in both JV and Varsity chapters.
• Lead extensive research efforts to modernize all equipment from 2018 standard to 2025 standard.
• Managed a large group of people by splitting up tasks into smaller groups.
• Built high performance spec-racing drones, selecting parts for optimal performance.
• Diagnosed and repaired drones during competitions while on the clock.
• Managed inventory and budget for the entire organization.
• Hosted large drone racing events, coordinating the setup of large scale racecourses, timesheets, and keeping events on schedule.

• An active member of Science Olympiad (SO) since 2019. Current Engineering Event Specialist at New Trier Science Olympiad.
• Created an electric car to go from one point to another with a high degree of accuracy and speed (EV) - medaled nationally.
• Created a set of high-efficiency wind turbine blades - medaled both statewide and nationally (WP).
• Created a rubber band helicopter to fly for long durations - medaled statewide.
• Created an air cannon to hit targets with high accuracy (AT) - medaled statewide.

• Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
• Worked and managed multiple 3D printers, utilizing industry-specific software such as Fusion360 and Bambu Studio
• Assembled industrial equipment such as Injection Molding machines

• Taught a 15 hour, 1 week long masterclass for grades 2-6 on Engineering Design through aviation. Focused on the process of taking ideas, developing into viable proposals, and eventually creating polished final products. Spent time writing curriculum, planning & managing classtime, and developing projects that kept in mind the safety concerns of elementary-grade students using tools such as exacto-knives and hot glue guns. By class completion, all students independently created flying remote-controlled planes of their own design with little or no assistance.