The People Behind the Machines

About AVR

Team 2468A is a passionate group of student engineers, programmers, and designers united by a love of robotics and competition. We learn, we build, and we win together.

1st Place

Nationals 2025

Competition Awards

Team Members

Mentors

The Squad

Team Members

Trey Harris

Team Lead

Hi, I am Trey Harris. I am one of the leads and the primary AVR pilot on this amazing team. I have been on the team four years, but this year I organized our team presentation, flight practices, and advised the design processes of our vehicles as part of my leadership duties. Outside of robotics, I am an avid cyclist with Westlake's cycling team and a cello player in our school's orchestra.

Cal Crockett

Programming Lead

Howdy, my name is Cal Crockett and I am the software lead. Last year, I worked heavily with YOLO vision models and learned about machine learning and data science. This year, I am excited to explore autonomy and VLAs. Outside of robotics, I am a rock-climbing classical guitarist who also plays cello in Orchestra.

Alex Schueppert

RVR Pilot

Hi, my name is Alex Schueppert! I am the team's RVR Pilot and I spent a lot of time working with the RVR's hardware and software. As this is my second year on the team, I have spent a lot of time learning everything and fell in love with drones. This led me to make a drone real estate company. Other than that I enjoy playing cello and camping.

Ollie Ficklin

Field Manager

My name is Ollie Ficklin and I am a sophomore and second-year member of the team. During the season I was in charge of the vast majority of tasks dealing with our practice field. I was constantly building, upgrading, and receiving feedback about the field. During the competition I will fly the Dexi-5 drone. In my free time I love running and playing with my cats.

Ella Berman

Designer

Hi, my name is Ella. I joined AVR last year and specialize in SolidWorks and 3D design. This year I've been in the process of learning the SolidWorks software and designing graphics for the slide show. I like to paint and make music in my free time, along with cooking and making new culinary discoveries.

Brody Fish

Designer

Hi! Im Brody. I am this teams premier Sphero pilot. I also work on our teams graphic design and fundraising. Outside of AVR, I play the cello for the Westlake High School Philharmonic Orchestra.

Nikhil Bhagwanjee

Designer

Hello, my name is Nikhil Bhagwanjee. I am a second year member of the team and a Sophomore at Westlake. Last year, I helped to CAD the valence and was one of our Sphero Pilots. This coming season, I am thrilled to participate in the team, and meet new people. Beyond the AVR doors I enjoy playing chess, and am a Halo gamer.

Arnav Jindal

Designer

I am Arnav, and I am a 3D modeler for our team. This is my first year on this team and I am excited to improve my CAD skills and learn many more skills. I have previous experience with the westlake robotics program through FTC, which is what I did last year. Outside of robotics, I am an avid photographer, an aviation and history enthusiast, and enjoy skiing and snowboarding.

Evan Schacht

Designer

Hi, my name is Evan Schacht and I am a new member to AVR. I work on the CAD team and I was recruited by Adi. I am interested in building designs for the seed part of the competition, I am excited to learn more about CAD, and I hope to be on this team all 4 years of high school. Some things I enjoy out of school are climbing, game design and biking.

Ansh Farcy

Designer

Hi, my name is Ansh Farcy. I am one of the freshmen and a Designers on the team. I am interested in improving my CAD skills as well as increasing my knowledge in drones and engineering. I am excited to learn more about CAD, and plan to continue working on this team through all four of years of high school. Outside of school I do Taekwondo and Scouting. I also enjoy biking, camping, making art, photography, coding, game design, robotics, building, and engineering.

Ishaan Gokhale

Designer

Hi, my name is Ishaan Gokhale, I am a Freshman, and this is my first year of Robotics. I am part of the CAD team, I tried to do the Pi Shield, though I learned a lot, I also work on the Seed holder mechanism. I also enjoy Tae Kwon Do, playing Piano for fun, and are a part of Latin Certamen.

Perry Waters

Programmer

Hi, I am Perry Waters, a sophomore at Westlake. Last year, I took AP Computer Science with Trey and Cal, and they recruited me as a programmer for this year’s team. I enjoy learning about robotics and contributing to the start-up energy of this amazing team while specializing in programming, wiring, and testing the spheros to run autonomously. For recreation, I enjoy playing tennis, piano, and chess.

Dev Bhaarath

Programmer

Hi, I am Dev Bhaarath. I am one of the freshmen and a AVR coder on the team. This year I have started to learn about all the drones software used and have been working on coding for spheros. In my spare time I play tennis, build things, and go on campouts.

Adi Pangam

Programmer

Hi, my name is Adi and I am a member of the Westlake AVR robotics team. In this past year I have learned a lot as a member about the competition and the program. I also learned many new concepts regarding coding, engineering, and how to pilot a Sphero. I hope to stay with this team until graduation and to learn new concepts throughout my time on this team. In my free time I enjoy playing sports like golf and tennis, as well as participating in other activities like playing viola.

The Guides

Our Mentors

Bo Crockett

Mentor

Bo Crockett is a founding principal of Reach Architects in Austin, Texas. A passionate maker and designer, he thrives on turning ideas into bespoke design details; from modern residences to boutique restaurants and bridges. He studied architecture and served as a design critic at Yale University. Bo brings his love of creative problem-solving and hands-on design to mentoring the robotics team, inspiring students to build, innovate, and explore multiple solutions with the same joy he finds in architecture.

Glen Harris

Mentor

I am a computer engineer working as a microprocessor logic designer for Arm. I am passionate about the value of education and experiential learning. I’ve served as a mentor for Team 2468A for three years, initially in a support role absorbing as much as possible from our former mentors and then transitioning to a co-leadership role. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with family, mountain biking, experiencing live music, lifelong learning, adventure travel, and making friends through work that matters.

Amrita Thakur

Mentor

Amrita Thakur is a product executive and former software engineer who has built and scaled products across education technology, enterprise SaaS, retail, and AI-driven platforms. A Stanford University graduate, she transitioned from engineering to product leadership and has held leadership roles at Teachscape, D2L, Walmart, and Coursera, where she has led platform and GenAI initiatives serving global learners and enterprises. Her expertise lies in building scalable platforms, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and creating products that deliver lasting business and user value. Based in Austin, Texas, she is passionate about mission-driven organizations and leveraging technology as a force for meaningful impact.

Micheal Delaney

Mentor

Michael Delaney is a CPU Design Engineer at Arm, where he works on advanced processor architecture and hardware design, building on previous roles in CPU design and verification. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Vanderbilt University and has conducted semiconductor research focused on radiation effects in advanced FinFET technologies. His background spans semiconductor engineering, academic research, teaching, and hardware innovation, with experience ranging from processor development to published research and engineering education.