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Work History
Education
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Zachary Newkirk

Rockwall

Summary

Self-driven, passionate programmer, familiar with robotics programming, with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and flexibility. Can effectively work unsupervised to meet tight deadlines, and quickly learn new skills.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Programming Lead

Black Hawk Robotics
Rockwall
12.2021 - 05.2025
  • Mentored new student programmers in the FRC code ecosystem and Java.
  • Integrated third-party libraries like AdvantageKit, a logging framework, and PathPlanner, a motion profiler for autonomous navigation.
  • Worked with several other programmers to achieve a common goal.
  • Spearheaded AI computer vision to implement object detection and tracking.
  • Led the development and use of an autonomous routine framework.

Education

High School Diploma -

Rockwall-Heath High School
Rockwall, TX
05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Engineering

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Skills

  • Software development
  • Java programming
  • AI implementation
  • Computer vision
  • Team collaboration
  • Project management
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Problem analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Continuous improvement
  • Python programming
  • Self-Directed

Accomplishments

  • FRC world's division autonomous award (2023)
  • Robotics team MVP of the year (2023)
  • National Hispanic Recognition Award
  • AP Scholar with Distinction

Personal Projects

  • Custom path planner and motion profiler for autonomous navigation
  • LiDAR SLAM implementation using ROS2
  • RC car using an Arduino Nano
  • Physics simulations using Python

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Programming Lead

Black Hawk Robotics
12.2021 - 05.2025

High School Diploma -

Rockwall-Heath High School

Bachelor of Science - Engineering

Texas A&M University

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