About · Alex Radu2026

ABOUT

builder · student · robotics

Personal Goals

2026
Grow Quizzr users204/200 users
100% complete
Attend hackathons1/2
50% complete
Publish technical tutorials3/10
30% complete
Ship new full-stack projects5/7
71% complete

Hi, I'm Alex Radu, a high school student from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey with a passion for building real software. From full-stack web apps to robotics competition tools, I enjoy creating things that work, ship, and make a difference. Outside of coding I design and 3D print custom parts and compete on my school's debate team.

locationWoodcliff Lake, NJ
educationPascack Hills HS
class of2028

Changelog from my journey

My personal timeline of growth, learning, and milestones in the world of technology, creativity, and self-discovery. A reflection of my journey, highlighting key moments, achievements, and lessons learned along the way.

2024

Getting started with robotics and web development.

  • Joined Pascack Pi-oneers FIRST Robotics Team 1676 as InfoTech Member & Web Developer
  • Built and maintained real-time scouting applications used during competitions
  • Contributed to a community website for a local food pantry
  • Started competitive debate at Pascack Hills High School

2025

Shipping products and leading teams.

  • Took on Scouting Co-Lead & InfoTech Lead for FRC Team 1676, building internal and public-facing apps
  • Built and launched Quizzr.org, a quiz platform with 131 organic users, Semifinalist at Student HackPad 2025
  • Built and launched Karaokly (karaokly.com), a karaoke app with concurrent session management
  • Developed FRC Tree, a networking platform for FIRST Robotics teams using TypeScript and SQL
  • Worked as Summer Technology Assistant at Pascack Valley Regional HSD, imaged and deployed 800+ computers
  • Mentored a middle school robotics team to state finals qualification at FLL Bergen Brickfest

2026

Continuing to build and contribute.

  • Continuing as Scouting Co-Lead & InfoTech Lead for FRC Team 1676 — helped the team qualify for the FIRST Robotics World Championship
  • Founded and lead PHHS Hack Club, secured official nonprofit status
  • Hack Club Stardance x NASA Ambassador and Tagless YSWS Program Organizer
  • Computational Oncology Summer Intern at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, building Nextflow/HPC pipelines
  • Attended HackMIT's Blueprint Learnathon and Hackathon, built Mappetite AI
  • Building this portfolio at alexradu.co