Archbishop Riordan · Co-founder and team captain · 2022-01 to 2025-06
Founding Armor Robotics 9143
From a school club to a recognised varsity sport with a $45,000 annual budget, across three seasons.
Grew the programme from a school club to a competitive team and then to a recognised co-ed non-athletic varsity sport, working with administration on recognition, recruiting, and parent volunteer coordination. Membership ranged from roughly 15 to 50 students across three seasons.
Discipline Breakdown
What This Was, per Discipline
Fundraising, sponsorship tiers, grant writing, budgeting, and the business plan and entrepreneurship submission behind a $45,000 annual programme.
Recruiting, onboarding, and running build season planning for a team that ranged from 15 to 50 students.
The full operating document set: handbook, EDI plan, branding guide, accounting and inventory sheets, agendas, and minutes.
Secured a $45,000 annual base budget from the school in the second and third years, an increase driven by competition results, supplemented by sponsorships, grants, individual donations, and a crowdfunding campaign. Submitted grant applications to the Bayer Fund, REV Robotics, Intuitive, BAE Systems, and the YMCA Youth Empowerment Fund, among others.
Authored or co-authored the team business plan, sponsorship programme, handbook, EDI plan, branding guide, accounting and inventory sheets, and the 2023 Entrepreneurship Award submission, which was presented in a judged interview at CalGames.