Kaan Azaklioglu
Student engineer. Software, CAD, and hardware. Programming Lead and Driver on FRC Team 1771.
// Education
CHARGE North engineering program, Suwanee, Georgia
// Robotics
FRC Team 1771, North Gwinnett Robotics
- + Wrote most of the robot code and drove the robot at every competition.
- + Peachtree District Champions as captain of the winning alliance.
- + Won the Gwinnett District Event and the Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org.
- + Alliance captain in the Milstein Division at the FIRST Championship in Houston.
- + 51-13-0 across the official season, ranked second in the Peachtree District.
FRC Team 1771, North Gwinnett Robotics
- + Planned autonomous routines with alliance partners before every match.
- + Won all three district events, including the Peachtree District Championship.
- + Curie Division Champions at the FIRST Championship, then played on Einstein.
- + 65-6-0 across the official season, ranked first in the Peachtree District.
// Selected projects
- Cup Pong Accessory Arduino, C++, OLED, 3D printing
Scorekeeping accessory built end to end, from the circuit to the printed enclosure.
- HomeworkPlanner Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres
Splits assignments into daily targets. Live at survive.school on a server I run myself.
- Stock Trading Bot Python, Alpaca API, Postgres
Runs two strategies on a paper account with risk limits, a regime gate, and its own dashboard.
- CyberStock Next.js, Pixi.js, Monaco
A programming game where robots are driven by real Python, Java, C++, or block code.
- Wall of Colleges Sign CAD, laser cutting, woodworking
Large fabrication job for the school that reset how I plan a build.
- Personal Portfolio Website Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind
This site. Self hosted, content driven, built and deployed by me.
19 builds in total, written up at kaanazaklioglu.com/projects
// Activities and honors
- AP Scholar with Distinction 2026
College Board award for scoring 3 or higher on five or more AP exams, with an average of at least 3.5.
- National Honor Society 2026
Member. Selected on scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
- CHARGE North engineering program 2024 to present
Four year engineering pathway at North Gwinnett, covering CAD, fabrication, and design.
// Skills
- Languages
- Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Design and CAD
- Onshape, 3D printing, laser cutting, woodworking
- Electronics
- Arduino, microcontrollers, sensors, OLED displays, wiring
- Tools
- Git, GitHub, VS Code, Linux basics