Ryan Li Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Founded a non-profit LLC that does design, build, marketing, and sales of custom 3D design artifacts, undergoing rigorous testing of more than 15 versions of items to find a secure and easy-to-use design. Conducted user research to discover and implement changes in design. Currently collaborates with the American Contract Bridge League to design and market bridge accessories to players, donating profits to non-profit Bridge4Youth that teaches Bridge to Seattle youth. Always looking to expand to more fields and products!

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Varsity Head of CAD (Junior), Varsity Captain (Senior)- Led a talented team of new 3D modelers to document and simulate every part of the robot- Often acted as interim group captain, overseeing all tasks while establishing a safe, enjoyable, and productive atmosphere- Communicated needs of the CAD department with the Hardware department, integrating 3D designed components with ready-made ones- Collaborated with members of the software and hardware groups after CAD work had finished- Often conducted outreach with the Middle School Robotics Teams to teach CAD design and Programming

Kirkland, Washington, United States

- Co-founded a programming club to manage and develop new features in EPS web applications. - Most prominently contributed to maintaining EPSchedule, a schedule display website used by all students. - Developed many additional features including lunch sync and display by collaborating with peers.- Collaborated with the graduating past maintainer to update the website, learn its intricacies, and confirm a transfer of club leadership. - Grew club membership from two students to more than ten, utilizing engaging activities to sustain interest. - Planned and launched the first Hackathon in EPS history by coordinating with Hack@EPS members, the Hack Club organization, and school faculty, resulting in the doubling our membership.

Assisted teachers in lectures and work time with R programming and mathematical expertise, teaching 2 trimesters of Calculus and 1 of Data Science 1.- Volunteered and approved to teach by demonstrating my expertise in programming and mathematics- Lectured about concepts in adaptable and innovative ways to tailor education to each student, guiding them to make their own discoveries- Led the class through activities on days where teachers were not present

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Researching in Generative 3D Modeling for an independent study- Writing a literature review with recommendations for Generative AI usage- Read many papers and explained them in simple terms- Connected with Microsoft researchers about research results

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Worked in three different programming and CAD related projects with diverse clients and goals- Designed several iterations of hardware components that housed electronics in a clean, safe, andconvenient way- Led efforts to integrate strategies and creations of both Software and Hardware teams for convenient storage, manufacturing, and a clean appearance- Found and cleaned valuable data to train a Large Language Model- Troubleshooted many issues that involved user access, interfacing a web application and a trained LLM

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Explored methods to allow image storage in a database and for approved images to be put on display in televisions around campus- Developed an authentication system for EPS Microsoft accounts by integrating Microsoft Azure and Django- Created a storage system for uploaded media and account information by utilizing PostgreSQL- Coordinated and motivated a team of passionate individuals to plan and contribute to this project

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Debated mainly in Public Forum where competitors have to debate both sides of a NSDA-chosen topic- Participated in the 2023 National Speech and Debate Tournament- Regularly taught new debaters on key skills in speaking and research- Researched many topics in depth to prepare arguments, including the use of interviews

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Founded a free tutoring program that aimed to teach four different subjects (CAD, Precalculus, Python, and Data Science) to Middle School and High School students who may not be able to access similar resources.- Personally tutored in CAD, Precalculus, and Python- Set manageable and safe deadlines for each milestone and class session- Acted as manager of the program, scheduling regular meetings with each volunteer to monitor progress- Led by example, publishing personal schedules and teaching materials to inspire others - Created and managed Google Classrooms and Teams Meetings- Troubleshooted all technical issues during sessions

Seattle, Washington, United States

Developed a Bluetooth Classic alternative to the Wi-Fi connection XDTK project created by Google, which attempts to connect an Android device to a Unity game, having the former act as a controller.- Experimented with Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy in finding a robust solution.- Designed a packet/stream reading system that avoids packet loss or broken packets.- Learned about various programming solutions from mentors to enhance application capabilities.- Created detailed documentation and diagrams indicating steps taken, errors reached, and intuitions about next steps.

Kirkland, Washington, United States

2021-22 First Place Award, 2023-24 Third Place Award / Audience's Choice AwardCompeted in the Hunt the Wumpus game development competition in the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons- Programmed the enemy attacks and aiming/shooting controls within a 2D manic shooter game and 3D First-person shooter game- Created most assets and effects used in the game with the Unity Editor and Blender- Collaborated with passionate and skilled team members, co-leading planning and milestone creation to keep the team informed on deadlines

Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Communicated with ”jam” tutorial writers and website developers to create an easily accessible database for high schooler-made lesson plans- Enhanced user experience by implementing website navigation and search with Node.js and its libraries- Integrated tutorials written by Hack Club members into the website’s formatting- Designed and assembled a ”jam” to teach Hack Club members how to use TinkerCAD

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Activities and Societies: Hack@EPS Co-Founder Entrepreneurship & Economics Club Co-Founder Debate Team Robotics Team Head of CAD Research.

Logic, 10

Activities and Societies: Logic: Principles of ReasoningSpatial Test Battery (STB): Grand Honors

Public Forum Debate, 10