JahaanPardhanani
Continuous learner. Technology leader. Musician & producer. Visual artist.
Afreshmanbuildinglikehe'sbeendoingthisforadecade—becausehehas.
Ambitious high-school freshman with 9+ years of software development across Python, Java, machine learning, deep learning, and full-stack web. Software Lead for Sage Hill's FRC team. Classically trained pianist, vocalist, guitarist, and emerging producer with 30+ live performances and a Level 9 MTAC Certificate of Merit (State Honors).
Software,robotics,andmachineintelligence.
Nine years writing code. Two years training neural networks. One season leading the software for a competition robot. The work is detailed below.
Leads a six-person software team owning the full competition stack — autonomous routines, motor control, sensor integration, endgame sequences. Competed at the 2026 CA District Los Angeles Event and Mission Viejo Event.
Mind in Motion — a motorized wheelchair system with remote control and a safety kill-switch. Recognized for participation and outstanding achievement in engineering.
End-to-end neural network engineering — CNNs, RNNs, transformers, transfer learning, and computer vision pipelines built and trained from scratch.
Foundations of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, with hands-on regression, classification, clustering, and NLP work in Python and R.
Modern stack from HTML/CSS/JavaScript through React, Node.js, and Express, plus deployment and authentication patterns.
Self-taught HTML/CSS/JavaScript and published coding tutorials on YouTube covering Python, Scratch, and Roblox Studio.
Adecadeatthepiano.Agrowingcatalog.Thirty-plusstages.
Classical-piano grammar feeding rock-band instincts feeding studio production. The same hands that voice a Chopin nocturne route an Aux send through a Serum patch.
Music advocate. Make Music Day Orange performer. Recipient of a U.S. House of Representatives Certificate of Congressional Recognition, presented by Rep. Young Kim.
MTAC Certificate of Merit — Level 9
Studying classical piano since 2017. Levels 4 (2020), 6 (2022), 8 (2023) all with State Honors. Level 9 (2025) — Excellent in Technique and Repertoire, 97% theory (92/95), State Honors.
Sage Hill Vocal Ensemble & The Six Cs
Member of the select six-voice ensemble. Performed in Choir by Candlelight (Dec 2025) and Becoming (Mar 2026, Kazu Fukuda Black Box Theater) under Kavita Baliga.
Congressional Recognition
U.S. House of Representatives Certificate of Congressional Recognition presented by Rep. Young Kim for music advocacy and Make Music Day Orange (June 2024).
Live performance — 30+ shows
Lead guitarist and vocalist with The Young Timers. Tustin Tiller Days, Orange Street Festival, St. Norbert Festival, Rock & Brews, Stone Stock, Make Music Day, and community talent showcases.
Songwriting & Composition
First original Tirefall composed at age seven on notation pad and GarageBand. Active catalog includes Archaic Symphony (EDM). Combines classical harmony, rock, Bollywood, and EDM influences.
Production credentials
Music Production in Logic Pro — Complete Course. Xfer Serum Sound Design (Jan 2026). The Next Level at Beat Drop, Ableton Certified Training Center (May 2020). Songwriting 101 (April 2025).
Alongrecordofrecognizedexcellence.
A continuous stretch of academic, civic, and athletic recognition — alongside the leadership work behind it.
- President's Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence (5th, 6th, 7th grade)
- White House congratulatory letter (8th grade, 2025)
- High Academic Honor Roll — 8th grade
- Continuous Honor Roll, 1st grade through present
- Principal's Award (3rd grade); Student of the Quarter (twice, 7th grade)
- Teacher's Choice Award (6th & 7th grade)
- Computer Achievement Certificate (4th & 8th grade)
- Three-time school Spelling Bee champion at Oakridge
- Orange County Spelling Bee representative — 2022, 2023, 2024
- Scripps Great American Spelling Bee champion (6th grade)
- Orange County Academic Pentathlon participant (6th grade)
- MTAC Outstanding Achievement in Piano — 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Certificate of Merit — Level 9 with State Honors (2025)
- Congressional Recognition — Rep. Young Kim (2024)
- Yousician Guitar Levels 1–4 (2021)
- Ableton certification — Beat Drop (2020)
- USTA Junior Team Tennis Championship (Spring 2025, OC 14U Novice)
- Sage Hill tennis team
- Citizenship Honor Roll — 2nd through 8th grade
Continuous member 5th–8th grade at Oakridge Private School. Led sound-tech initiatives. Vice-President campaign in 8th grade.
Authored, edited, and produced the monthly school highlight news at Oakridge.
Teaching coding fundamentals to younger students since 2020.
Performed at Sunrise Senior Living, Independence Day cultural events, and other community gatherings.
WhatIwanttobuild.
Iwanttofoundatechnologycompany.Notbecauseitsoundsimpressive,butbecausethewayIlearn—recursively,throughmaking—isbestexpressedbyshippingthingspeopleuse.
Iwanttostudycomputerscienceandengineeringatauniversitywheretheairisdensewithpeopledoingthesame.Iwanttokeepgrowingasamusician—performing,composing,producing—becausethedisciplineofmusicsharpensthedisciplineofcode,andviceversa.
Ultimately,Iwanttobeawell-roundedleader—someonewhocanholdaroomwithaguitaratsundown,shipacompetitionrobotbymidnight,and,inbetween,trainthenextsetofkidstodothesame.