Meet The Team
Tycho Bogdanowitsch
Co-Captain | Senior
​Tycho is a senior in the Engineering Academy. He has been involved with the robotics team since freshman year. In his free time, he enjoys playing and watching soccer. He is interested in pursuing mechanical engineering as his major in college.
Emanuel
Bueno
Freshman
Enmanuel Bueno is a freshman in the Academy for Engineering and Design Technology. He is a first-year participant of the FTC Robotics group. His interests include playing video games, drawing and going on adventures. He joined this group for his interest in engineering and problem-solving.
Esther
Cho
Feshman
Esther Cho is a freshman in the Academy for Engineering and Design Technology. She chose to join the Titanium Knights because she saw the previous year’s robots at a picnic for incoming freshmen and wanted to be a part of making them. In her free time, she enjoys playing the flute, reading fiction, and watching Star Wars and Marvel movies.
Gabe
Fuchs
Senior
Gabe Fuchs is a senior in the engineering academy. He has performed engineering research for the four years at Bergen Academies and has been a member of the school robotics team since 2018. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer, swimming, and hanging out with friends. He wants to pursue environmental engineering as a future occupation.
Jeffery
Gao
Freshman
Jeffrey Gao is a freshman in the Academy of Business and Finance at the Bergen County Academies. He loves anything related to STEM as well as anything related to business and finance. He likes to read and program in his free time and enjoys traveling and hanging out with his friends. Jeffrey has a strong desire to learn and keeps trying until mastery is reached.
Parth
Kabaria
Freshman
This is Parth Kabaria's first year with FTC robotics. He got into robotics at a very young age after watching Battle Bots and has always wanted to make his own robot to do something as exciting as competing against another. He is currently pursuing engineering, and he loves the concept of combining electronics with mechanical engineering to create moving and responsive projects. He likes to play computer games such as Minecraft, as well as exploring new skills in his free time. He is now looking forward to contributing to the next big project in FTC robotics.
Yash
Kavadia
Freshman
His name is Yash Kavadia, and he is a science academy freshman. He likes to play sports such as soccer and basketball, and he likes to play chess. Also, he loves to build and program robots. In his free time, he watches tv, plays video games, and hangouts with his friends. He chose to do robotics 5 years through EV3 robotics, VEX EDR robotics, and now REV robotics. He wants to pursue a career encompassing robotics and medicine, which he is trying to get a better hold of starting with being a part of this robotics team.
Jueun Kwon
Co-Captain | Senior
Jueun Kwon is an engineering senior attending the Bergen County Academies. She is the Co-captain of Team A. She mentors and leads team members in the build and design process. She is also involved with Battlebots and is an active member of FTC, demonstrating her talent and dedication to engineering and robotics.
Anthony
Li
Sophomore
Anthony Li is a sophomore in the Academy for Computer Science and Technology. He serves as a Programmer on the Titanium Knights Team A. His interests include app and web development, machine learning, video production, and skiing. He joined FTC as a way to gain hands-on experience designing, building, and programming a robot, all while learning teamwork, leadership, and public speaking skills.
Nick
Nh
Co-Captain | Senior
A senior in the Academy for Engineering and Design Technology, Nick has been on the robotics team since his freshman year. He specializes in CAD Designing and building the robot. In his free time, he performs Chinese lion dance, runs on the track team, and listens to The Weeknd. `
Amelia
Sikora
Freshman
This is Amelia’s first year on the robotics team. She joined because she wants to get involved in the opportunities Bergen Academies has to offer, and she likes designing, building, and hands-on activities. She also has a competitive side. In her free time, she plays on the volleyball team, skis, and enjoys skateboarding, playing the ukulele, and doodling. Her favorite subjects at school are engineering and French. She hopes to learn the basics of robotics this year, make friends on the team, and continue robotics through the rest of high school.
Riley
Sobel
Freshman
Riley is so excited to be on a robotics team! She enjoys playing sports and is on the volleyball team for Bergen Tech. She is also a Girl Scout. Her hobbies include playing outside with her dogs, drawing, and listening to music. Riley also likes to read, and her favorite book series is Harry Potter. While doing robotics, Riley wants to gain experience in building and operating robots.
Sahil
Voona
Freshman
Sahil Voona is a freshman in the Academy of Business and Finance at BCA. Sahil likes to partake in various sports, such as soccer, basketball, and swimming. Sahil is passionate about the community and participates in several community services. Sahil is very passionate about robotics, through experience in middle school. He has also taken various courses, such as MRL Xploration and Intro to robotics at BCA, to help him in robotics. He was part of many competitions, which encompass ideas about STEM. Therefore, with experience and a driven force to learn, Sahil has chosen to do robotics and thoroughly enjoys to do so.
Max
Zhang
Co-Captain | Senior
Max is a senior in AEDT at BCA. He has been on the team since 2016 and helped with build and design teams. He helped build the pneumatic system in his first year and the intake system in his second year. His interests include Minecraft and Boy Scouts.