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Nandan Pericherla

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Nandan Pericherla

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@NandanPericherla

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About

I'm a high school student at Granada High School who builds real things — from hackathon-winning hardware devices to AI health tools to jailbroken iPads.

I'm passionate about solving real problems with hardware, software, and whatever it takes. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'm always looking for the next thing to build, break, or figure out. Class of 2028.

0 Projects built
0 Hackathon wins
0 Hours on iPad hack
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Experience

Present

Boy Scouts of America

Senior Patrol Leader · Life Rank

Leading a patrol of scouts as Senior Patrol Leader, achieving Life Rank — one step from Eagle. Developed leadership, planning, and teamwork skills through outdoor expeditions and community service.

2024 – Present

Hackathon Circuit

Lead Developer & Builder

Competing and winning at Bay Area hackathons — building IoT devices, AI health tools, and hardware prototypes under pressure.

2021 – Present

Independent Projects

Self-taught Developer

From Lego robotics to ESP32 IoT systems — 9 projects spanning hardware, software, and everything in between.

Selected Works

🏆 1st Place — SF Hackathon
EcoAware 3D-printed sensor device
Oct 2025

EcoAware

Adaptive home automation system with temperature, noise, and motion sensing. Built a custom 3D-printed enclosure housing the sensor array, plus the full ESP32 prototype with breadboard and relay module.

ArduinoHardwareC++IoT3D Printing
iPad disabled screen
Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

iPad Password Recovery

Recovered all childhood data from a fully disabled iPad through 50+ hours of research and hardware hacking. Built a $10 Raspberry Pi Pico brute-force tool instead of paying $200 for a commercial one. Watched it run for 17 hours. Unlocked while eating dinner.

ArduinoRaspberry PiHardware HackingC++
TempSensor hackathon team

TempSensor

ESP32 IoT + OpenAI energy cost predictions

🏆 Win
Thera AI splash screen

Thera AI

AI mental health chatbot

Thera AI splash screen

DIY Security Camera

Home webcam streaming system

🏆 Win
Diagnosis AI interface

Diagnosis AI

Google Vision AI medical diagnosis

PhoneControl

Phone-to-PC wireless game controller

NFC Wi-Fi card

NFC Wi-Fi

Tap-to-connect guest Wi-Fi card

Lego Machines

Autonomous door lock & opener

Skills

Arduino C++ Hardware ESP32 / IoT Raspberry Pi 3D Printing HTML5 CSS JavaScript Bootstrap Swift Python AI/ML Google Vision AI OpenAI API UI/UX Design Linux Networking Robotics NFC

Let's build
something
together

Open to collaborations, internships & interesting ideas.