Geffen Academy senior and VEX Team 1629X captain, Derek, brings strong leadership in building and programming with top-tier achievements—including two California State qualifications, a 2025 World Championship qualification, and a world top-30 skills ranking. Beyond robotics, his open-source projects have been downloaded over 300,000 times globally.

• Geffen Academy Senior
• VEX V5RC Team 1629X Captain, Builder, Programmer
• 2x California State Qualifying (2024, 2025)
• 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship Qualifying Team
• 2025 California State Championship 2nd Place Skills
• Ranked 29th in the world for skills
• 300,000+ downloads on open source projects