Christopher Baron

Phone: (781) 382-4663

Email: baronc@purdue.edu
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Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Expected May 2026
Lexington High School, Lexington, MA June 2022

Work and Relevant Experience

FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Nov 2017 - May 2022
- Founded a robotics team called the Attic Fanatics
- Served as the captain and head of design and build for 5 years.
- State Qualifiers (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- State Champions (2020)
- Developed problem-solving and teamwork skills
- Developed outreach and networking skills

- STEM Tutoring
- Starting over Covid, we established and volunteered free
tutoring to assist struggling elementary and middle schoolers
- Continued until May 2022, shifting to more STEM-focused
topics such as Coding/CAD

Wendy’s Fast Food July 2022 - Aug 2022

- Worked as an employee at Wendy’s Fast food over the summer of 2022
- Learned Employee-Customer relation skills

Leadership, Awards, and Extracurricular Activities

Baseball Apr 2009 - Oct 2021
- Lexington High School Varsity
League of Legends Club Co-founder Sep 2018 - June 2022
- Co-founded the League of Legends club at Lexington High School
- Helped to organize and run weekly in-house tournaments and events
Academic Awards
- National Honors Society (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- AP Scholar with Distinction Award (2022)
- AP Scholar Award (2021)

Relevant Skills and Interests

Skills: Assisted in a Machine Shop (Manual and CNC Milling Machine, Laythe, Vertical and Horizontal
Bandsaw, Sand Blaster, MasterCAM, G-Code), CAD (Solidworks, Fusion360), Coding (beginner-intermediate
for Python, MATLAB, Java, C++)
Interests: (Collegiate) E-Sports, Rocketry, Ultimate Frisbee, Bouldering, Movies, and TV