[Music]
[Applause]
my entire goal was to protect my
sister’s to me a brother is a person who
is there for you when you need them
someone who will help you when you’ve
fallen down a person who will stand up
for you
when no one else will a brother isn’t
just family but a protector I am lucky
enough to be blessed with two
exceptional sisters that I would do
anything for after a daily dose
pestering of course the problem is I
can’t always be there for them both
Charlotte and Kendra have went into
fields where they are serving protecting
and helping members of our community
Charlotte is currently an outreach
service specialist within the medical
industry and Candra was a deputy sheriff
until she got promoted as the director
of pretrial diversion both my sisters do
remarkable work within their industries
but they know how to give a little
brother a heart attack
Kandra came home one day and she told me
a story she said the most terrifying
thing about my job is entering a hostile
situation and not knowing where the
suspect is located she was able to
depict the scene in a remarkable way she
said the house was absolutely massive
the door was wide open and the suspect
was nowhere to be seen after her and her
partner performed a search and seize she
felt relieved
due to the fact this is the first one
she’s ever performed this situation
worried me after she told me this my
imagination and curiosity started
running wild I wanted to do something
actually I just wanted to do anything I
could to help her in these situations so
of course my mind instantly went to in
Vanina Drone because let’s be real what
16 year old wouldn’t want to build a
drone the problem is I had little to no
engineering experience at that time the
best part is I wanted to do the
unimaginable which was a design build
and prototype of drone they could go
into any situation to determine where a
hostile threat is based solely on the
blueprints as a 16 year old though this
concept seems absolutely ambitious
outrageous and impossible to any one
stretch of imagination so I needed to
learn and I needed to learn fast
for me the first step in this process is
getting my hands on a $20 drone all the
way to checking out every
within the library I felt like I had
copious amounts of materials at home but
I still needed something more so I
started to reach out to teachers who
pointed me to others until I got what I
call my big break my big break is a
group of people called tech on tap they
told me I could go to the brewery and
present my concept let me take a step
back here and say as a 16 year old
trying to convince my parents to take me
to a brewery so I could present a
concept was impossible by itself but
somehow I did so I went to this
presentation and I seized the
opportunity I presented all my knowledge
three weeks worth of drone material to
this group they gave me crazy looks but
everyone in that room offered me some
type of support ranging from a pat on
the back to business card all the way to
calling in personal favors within the
industry this single presentation
encouraged me to further pursue the
impossible and protect my sisters
immediately after this I utilized all
the connections that I obtained and I
wanted to perfect my design in my mind
the sketches need to be absolutely
perfect before I could even think about
worrying hardware the problem is I liked
funding needed to get the drone off the
ground so cancer came home to me luckily
one day and said hey Ryan you want to
try to get a presentation with the
Fraternal Order of Police
I gave her an incredulous look as she
left the room leaving me dumbfounded she
yelled fYI the presentations next week I
immediately had a heart attack because
my drone the guardian angel was a sketch
somewhere in my room I was able to
locate the sketches within the abyss and
I converted them into a PowerPoint but
of course once I actually ride to the
FOP Lodge I wouldn’t have a projector to
use so I still had a wing to
presentation I still Steve’s the
opportunity and I took the stage I
presented my concept and the same
incredulous look that I gave my sister
officers gave me but they had faith in
me and they fully funded the project
that night I was so overwhelmed excited
ready to do anything to actually touch
the hardware but I knew I needed to take
a step back and learn everything
anything about drones this is what I did
for roughly three months once I felt
comfortable with all the material I
finally touch the phones and ordered the
hardware
it was an exciting part the drone or the
guardian angel was designed to go into
the building autonomously and determine
where a hostile situation is located the
officers will upload the building
schematics into the CPU and it will
process the information it will signal
to officers that it is ready based on
the color of lights underneath the arms
once it is ready the officer will take
the drone and put it into position the
drone will begin the predetermined path
based on the building schematics and the
blueprints to determine where hostile is
located it will navigate through the
building based on the building
schematics and turbulence being produced
by the propellers as it’s doing this it
is sending video live back to any
officer and constantly saving power the
best part is it has multiple
redundancies to make sure that it can
get its mission done like having two
CPUs and three propellers can be lost
during the flight this is the technology
that I built designed and prototypes to
protect my sisters and other officers
within the force currently it is being
perfected and modified but it is getting
closer and closer every day to being in
the hands across officers and ground the
entire country at the same time I was
also competing in the International
Science and Engineering Fair where 14
million students compete for only 1,800
positions across the entire world
leading up to this point
I earned Awards ranging from Yale
University Notre Dame every branch of
the military and even scholarships to my
dream universities however the most
important thing I found on this journey
was my burning passion to succeed
through innovation in creation after
this competition I felt like I was never
going to be able to achieve anything
like this again because I couldn’t even
fathom what college was actually going
to bring to me once I entered college
roughly two months after the competition
I became what I like to call the new kid
on the block once again as a freshman I
wanted to do anything I wanted to be
involved with the University the first
thing I did on campus was a competition
called Startup Weekend the Dean sent out
a massive email to all the students
asking us to compete in the 72 hour
Groo
we competition so I seize the
opportunity and I formed a team at that
event
me and my partners were able to develop
the full business concept and a model to
get this in the hands of officers we
presented in front of a panel of judges
and we took home first place at this
competition this theme repeated at the
preceding Startup Weekend
viscom and ate our challenge now I do
have to say that all of these
competitions have been a true
accomplishment but for me the true honor
has been taking a single idea and
turning it into reality for my sisters
on this journey I learned that age does
not define success because all it took
for me was a spark of curiosity spinning
in to innovation thank you
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
my entire goal was to protect my
sister’s to me a brother is a person who
is there for you when you need them
someone who will help you when you’ve
fallen down a person who will stand up
for you
when no one else will a brother isn’t
just family but a protector I am lucky
enough to be blessed with two
exceptional sisters that I would do
anything for after a daily dose
pestering of course the problem is I
can’t always be there for them both
Charlotte and Kendra have went into
fields where they are serving protecting
and helping members of our community
Charlotte is currently an outreach
service specialist within the medical
industry and Candra was a deputy sheriff
until she got promoted as the director
of pretrial diversion both my sisters do
remarkable work within their industries
but they know how to give a little
brother a heart attack
Kandra came home one day and she told me
a story she said the most terrifying
thing about my job is entering a hostile
situation and not knowing where the
suspect is located she was able to
depict the scene in a remarkable way she
said the house was absolutely massive
the door was wide open and the suspect
was nowhere to be seen after her and her
partner performed a search and seize she
felt relieved
due to the fact this is the first one
she’s ever performed this situation
worried me after she told me this my
imagination and curiosity started
running wild I wanted to do something
actually I just wanted to do anything I
could to help her in these situations so
of course my mind instantly went to in
Vanina Drone because let’s be real what
16 year old wouldn’t want to build a
drone the problem is I had little to no
engineering experience at that time the
best part is I wanted to do the
unimaginable which was a design build
and prototype of drone they could go
into any situation to determine where a
hostile threat is based solely on the
blueprints as a 16 year old though this
concept seems absolutely ambitious
outrageous and impossible to any one
stretch of imagination so I needed to
learn and I needed to learn fast
for me the first step in this process is
getting my hands on a $20 drone all the
way to checking out every
within the library I felt like I had
copious amounts of materials at home but
I still needed something more so I
started to reach out to teachers who
pointed me to others until I got what I
call my big break my big break is a
group of people called tech on tap they
told me I could go to the brewery and
present my concept let me take a step
back here and say as a 16 year old
trying to convince my parents to take me
to a brewery so I could present a
concept was impossible by itself but
somehow I did so I went to this
presentation and I seized the
opportunity I presented all my knowledge
three weeks worth of drone material to
this group they gave me crazy looks but
everyone in that room offered me some
type of support ranging from a pat on
the back to business card all the way to
calling in personal favors within the
industry this single presentation
encouraged me to further pursue the
impossible and protect my sisters
immediately after this I utilized all
the connections that I obtained and I
wanted to perfect my design in my mind
the sketches need to be absolutely
perfect before I could even think about
worrying hardware the problem is I liked
funding needed to get the drone off the
ground so cancer came home to me luckily
one day and said hey Ryan you want to
try to get a presentation with the
Fraternal Order of Police
I gave her an incredulous look as she
left the room leaving me dumbfounded she
yelled fYI the presentations next week I
immediately had a heart attack because
my drone the guardian angel was a sketch
somewhere in my room I was able to
locate the sketches within the abyss and
I converted them into a PowerPoint but
of course once I actually ride to the
FOP Lodge I wouldn’t have a projector to
use so I still had a wing to
presentation I still Steve’s the
opportunity and I took the stage I
presented my concept and the same
incredulous look that I gave my sister
officers gave me but they had faith in
me and they fully funded the project
that night I was so overwhelmed excited
ready to do anything to actually touch
the hardware but I knew I needed to take
a step back and learn everything
anything about drones this is what I did
for roughly three months once I felt
comfortable with all the material I
finally touch the phones and ordered the
hardware
it was an exciting part the drone or the
guardian angel was designed to go into
the building autonomously and determine
where a hostile situation is located the
officers will upload the building
schematics into the CPU and it will
process the information it will signal
to officers that it is ready based on
the color of lights underneath the arms
once it is ready the officer will take
the drone and put it into position the
drone will begin the predetermined path
based on the building schematics and the
blueprints to determine where hostile is
located it will navigate through the
building based on the building
schematics and turbulence being produced
by the propellers as it’s doing this it
is sending video live back to any
officer and constantly saving power the
best part is it has multiple
redundancies to make sure that it can
get its mission done like having two
CPUs and three propellers can be lost
during the flight this is the technology
that I built designed and prototypes to
protect my sisters and other officers
within the force currently it is being
perfected and modified but it is getting
closer and closer every day to being in
the hands across officers and ground the
entire country at the same time I was
also competing in the International
Science and Engineering Fair where 14
million students compete for only 1,800
positions across the entire world
leading up to this point
I earned Awards ranging from Yale
University Notre Dame every branch of
the military and even scholarships to my
dream universities however the most
important thing I found on this journey
was my burning passion to succeed
through innovation in creation after
this competition I felt like I was never
going to be able to achieve anything
like this again because I couldn’t even
fathom what college was actually going
to bring to me once I entered college
roughly two months after the competition
I became what I like to call the new kid
on the block once again as a freshman I
wanted to do anything I wanted to be
involved with the University the first
thing I did on campus was a competition
called Startup Weekend the Dean sent out
a massive email to all the students
asking us to compete in the 72 hour
Groo
we competition so I seize the
opportunity and I formed a team at that
event
me and my partners were able to develop
the full business concept and a model to
get this in the hands of officers we
presented in front of a panel of judges
and we took home first place at this
competition this theme repeated at the
preceding Startup Weekend
viscom and ate our challenge now I do
have to say that all of these
competitions have been a true
accomplishment but for me the true honor
has been taking a single idea and
turning it into reality for my sisters
on this journey I learned that age does
not define success because all it took
for me was a spark of curiosity spinning
in to innovation thank you
[Applause]
[Music]
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