Marcelo Deras

About Me

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Experience

Trainer on Executive Board, Cornell Maker Club– Ithaca, NY

Mar 2025 - Ongoing

    • Lead trainees through a 40 minute explanation of the lab safety protocols and location of usable items in our Electrical lab and Mechanical lab. After trainings the trainees get access to our labs
      Communicate in weekly meetings to discuss future plans for trainings, future plans for organization of the labs, and general updates for progress that has been made since the last meeting
      Answer questions and guide makers through the labs and assist with usage of lab equipment (i.e., 3D printers, soldering equipment, power supplies, etc.)
  • Front of House Support, Donation Intaker, and Processor of Furniture, Ithaca Reuse Center -- Ithaca, NY

    Sep 2024 – Ongoing

    • Organize electronics, furniture, automotive parts, gardening supplies, and household items in the store.
      Intake approximately 300 donations a workday of reusable items.
      Process, inspect, price, and display furniture and household items for sale.
  • Lead Computer Aided Design Technician, Ace Robotics 72 FTC Team 21503 Trumbull, CT

    Sep 2022- Feb 2024

    • Earned a Connecticut State Scoring Record (2023) the FTC State Tournament win (2023), and World Tournament Qualification (2023).
      Designed the final robot with lift, intake, and drive systems in Onshape, including a linear slide, claw, Mecanum wheels, and a hexagonal piece scooping mechanism.
      Expanded team membership threefold (2024) and collaborated with programmers to refine encoder measurements for autonomous movement.
  • Projects

    ESkateboard

    Electric Skateboard

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    FTC Robot

    First Tech Challenge Robot

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    Self-Balancing Robot

    Self Balancing Robot

    Created a self balancing robot utilizing an Arduino Uno, L298N Driver Module, an MPU6050, and 3D printed parts from OnShape.