Veda Sharma

Yogini Yodheya: Founded and taught a self-defense and empowerment program for underserved girls (9-14); ran 110+ sessions combining physical defense, threat-awareness, and confidence-building, and trained 10+ volunteer instructors to scale and sustain the program - grassroots social impact at scale.

Zombie Reaper (WRO): Sole designer of a solar-powered autonomous weed-harvesting robot; integrated six subsystems and coded autonomous navigation and obstacle detection, ranking Top 5 Regionally and 38th Nationally - full-stack hardware-software robotics with an environmental application.

FIRST Robotics (Cromwell High School): Engineered a competition robot with a 5-member team; CAD-modeled and 3D-printed 15+ custom parts to spec - collaborative, deadline-driven mechanical design.

Dhwani Gavel Club (Toastmasters): President & VP; led 90+ of 250+ meetings, mentored 25+ members, and forged cross-cultural ties with clubs in Pakistan, Malaysia, and Korea - sustained communication leadership.

Student Government (Head Girl, Prefect, Council): Elected Head Girl for a 300+ student body; led 10+ council initiatives serving 70+ peers - whole-school leadership and organizational credibility.

Model UN (Founding Chapter): Founded her school's first MUN chapter and coached members to competition recognition - initiative and mentorship.

Music Production: Self-taught producer; wrote, composed, and produced 2 original songs across multiple DAWs (1K+ views) - a creative, technical dimension to the profile.

Atria University STEM Scholar: Built an electric skateboard from scratch and programmed autonomous drone flight - early fabrication instinct.

Binary Brawl 1.0: Organized the venue's first fully student-run hackathon (60+ participants, 12+ teams, 5+ sponsors) - CS community-building and event operations.

NCC Rifle Shooting: Selected cadet; placed 2nd of 70 in .22 rifle at national camp - discipline and focus.