O V E R C L O C K
Alec Liu
Overclock Robotics Alumni
Worlds Qualifier Captain Secretary Lead Programmer
Key Achievements
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10
Competition Awards
ACROSS 2 YEARS
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2
Years Active
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2
Worlds Appearances
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1
Worlds Championship
- CREATE AWARD WINNER
Career Summary
Alec Liu served as Lead Programmer during his debut 2025 robotics season. At the VEX Robotics World Championship, he earned the Create Award while also securing Tournament Champion and Robot Skills Champion titles during the season. His technical achievements include a Design Award and 2 Innovate Awards. Liu's competition record features 8 total awards across design, innovation, and performance categories, including both the Create and Sportsmanship Awards at regional events. Through his programming leadership, he helped guide his team to qualify for and compete at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship.
Leadership & Project Experience
Captain & Secretary - VEX Robotics Team 16699X
2025-2026: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
Led a team of 6 students to qualify for the World Championship
Managed project timelines, resource allocation, and strategic planning for 2+ competitions
Coordinates inter-team communication and maintains team culture
Manages conflict resolution and maintains team morale during challenges
Leads strategic planning sessions and long-term goal setting
Coordinates competitive strategy development and performance analysis
Coordinates with mentors and advisors on team development strategies
Lead Programmer - VEX Robotics Team 16699Y
2024-2025: High Stakes
Led programming team to achieve earning World Championship Create Award recognition
Leads development of all robot code and autonomous routines
Delegates programming tasks and oversees version control
Works closely with build and drive teams to optimize performance
Diagnoses and resolves software bugs and logic errors
Teaches programming skills to newer members
Architected scalable code frameworks for multi-robot systems
Career Achievements
2026 Season
VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back • Team 16699X • Captain & Secretary
Tournament Champions
Tournament Champions
Winning alliance teams demonstrating superior strategic selection, collaboration, robot reliability, and clutch elimination performance.
Tier 3 Performance Award
Innovate Award
Innovate Award
Breakthrough thinking and creative problem-solving with well-documented novel approaches to robot design or strategy.
Tier 2 Judge Award
2025 Season
High Stakes • Team 16699Y • Lead Programmer
Create Award
Create Award
Excellence in software engineering, sophisticated autonomous routines, and innovative programming solutions with sensor integration.
Tier 4 Judge Award (World Championship)
Tournament Champions
Tournament Champions
Winning alliance teams demonstrating superior strategic selection, collaboration, robot reliability, and clutch elimination performance.
Tier 3 Performance Award
Robot Skills Champion
Robot Skills Champion
Best combined autonomous and driver skills score demonstrating programming mastery, precision driving, and pressure performance.
Tier 3 Robot Skills Award
Design Award
Design Award
Recognizes exceptional engineering documentation, design process analysis, and systematic methodology from concept to implementation.
Tier 3 Judge Award
2x Innovate Award
2x Innovate Award
Breakthrough thinking and creative problem-solving with well-documented novel approaches to robot design or strategy.
Tier 2 Judge Award
Create Award
Create Award
Excellence in software engineering, sophisticated autonomous routines, and innovative programming solutions with sensor integration.
Tier 2 Judge Award
Technical Skills & Competencies

Leadership & Management

Team Leadership Strategic Planning Project Management Conflict Resolution Mentoring Decision Making

Documentation & Organization

Engineering Notebook Technical Writing Design Documentation Meeting Management File Organization Progress Tracking

Advanced Programming

Advanced C++ VEXcode Pro V5 Autonomous Programming PID Control Code Architecture Programming Leadership

Core Robotics

Problem Solving Engineering Design Process Teamwork Critical Thinking Innovation Communication

Competition Excellence

World Championship Elite Competition Programming Excellence Championship Performance Robot Skills Performance Optimization
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