Joel Grayson

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Projects

  • buseroo-logoBuseroo.com2021–23
    kiosk and website for students to find closest bus to any address.
  • homework-checker-logoHomework Checker2021–22
    Chrome extension helping 2,000 students manage homework.
  • focus-logoFocus2022
    Chrome extension helping 1,000 people write distraction-free.
  • focus-logoEdit Time2024
    App with 4,000 installs that changes file date created and modified properties
  • lirongart-logoLirongArt.com2020
    online gallery showcasing my mom’s paintings.
  • Venderoo2023
    built a vending machine that sold snacks in school hallway.
  • YouTube channel2018–now
    father-and-son comedy, project records, and claymation.

Climate Change

  • solar panelBrought 493 kW solar installation to Riverdale, enough to power 50 households.2021–2024
    Collected rooftop measurements, created solar models in HelioScope, gathered quotes from several installers, researched legal and financial aspects, and presented to administration and Board of Trustees.
  • Students for Electric Buses Logo
    Inner Logo Piece
    Spinning Outer logo Piece
    Founded Students for Electric Buses to electrify school bus fleets.    2021–2024
  • Gave a TEDx talk on combating climate change.2024
  • Worked on connecting NYC street vendors to the electrical grid.2023–24
  • En-ROADS Ambassador (climate educator).2022–now

Activities

  • Manhattan Community Board 1 member: Environmental and Youth & Ed Committees.2023–24
  • Researched novel compound for organic solar cells at NYU's Molecular Design Institute.2023
  • Grade representative for five years in student government.2019–now
  • Violin: recitals (e.g., Praeludium & Allegro, Spring) and compositions.2011–now
  • Interned for the Stone House Group (energy efficiency consultants).2021

Education

  • Stanford University2024–28
  • Riverdale Country School2017–24
    Honors: Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, Spanish I–VII, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics II
    GPA: 3.94 (out of 4.0), SAT: 1560

Technical Skills

Full-Stack Web Development: Next.js/React, TypeScript, SQL, Docker, Express, PHP, Node

App Development: Swift, SwiftUI, Java, React Native, Supabase

Embedded Systems: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, Python, C++