Leland High School
Expected June 2027San Jose, California · GPA 3.8 / 4.0
- Honorable Mention, National Spanish Exam.
- Above grade-level CAASPP and NWEA scores in state testing.
Résumé
Abhishal Kochhal
Leland High School, class of 2027. 3D printing, mechanical design and robotics.
Abhishal M. Kochhal
San Jose, CA · amkochhal@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/abhishal
Profile
High-school senior with extensive hands-on experience in 3D printing, printer mechanics, motion systems and materials. Designed, built and rebuilt a CoreXY printer to machine-tool practice, tested it against eight preset criteria, and wrote a book and a research paper about it.
Education
Experience
Freelance 3D Printing Specialist
Feb 2022 – presentMRCAT-51 Drone Parts (eBay, Etsy) · San Jose, CA
- Designs and sells custom 3D-printed drone parts and high-end printer components.
- Manages online sales on eBay and Etsy, with positive customer feedback.
Design Lead, Loading Subsystem
Jun 2023 – Apr 2025Leland FRC Robotics Team 604 · San Jose, CA
- Designed and built robots with the team for regional and national competitions.
- Designed subsystems in laser-cut sheet metal and CNC-milled parts.
- Used CAD and 3D printing for rapid prototyping.
Intern, Computer Technology
Aug 2024 – 2025St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church · San Jose, CA · part-time
- Digitized and organized the organization's records, and did web development on its site.
Team Member
Sep 2020 – Jan 2023Bret Harte FLL Robotics Team · San Jose, CA
- Designed and built competition robots; used CAD and 3D printing for prototyping.
Project
Boaz: a CoreXY 3D printer, built twice
Oct 2023 – 2026Own design · project page
- Designed a CoreXY printer on a 20×40 extrusion frame, with a triple-belted Z axis in sheet metal and standoffs and a three-point kinematic bed.
- Rebuilt it to machine-tool practice: dowel pins in reamed holes with pressed-idler runout under 0.001 in, rails aligned by dial indicator against granite, and a cast tooling-plate bed.
- Met seven of eight criteria fixed before the build. Bed mesh envelope fell from 1.6 mm to 0.2 mm; a Speed Benchy printed in 16 minutes; about 100 consecutive plates ran with no first-layer intervention. Y-axis acceleration fell short of its target.
- Ran a ten-day, 1,000-part PETG contract at about 50 parts a day, holding 0.2 mm functional tolerance on threaded parts.
- Received $150 of electronics from Duet3D in sponsorship of the project.
Publications and presentations
- Building Boaz: An Engineering Guide to the Effective DIY 3D Printer. Book, 29 chapters, 2026. Available on Amazon.
- “Boaz: A DIY 3D Printer, Built Twice.” Accepted exhibit with poster and live demonstration, Maker Faire Rocklin 2026, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA, October 2026.
- “Machine-Tool Construction Practice Applied to a DIY Filament 3D Printer: Design, Failure Analysis, and Rebuild of ‘Boaz’.” Research paper, 13 pages. Preprint, September 2026; submitted for review to the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC ’27).
- “Boaz: A DIY Printer Built Like a Machine Tool.” Feature article, with a conference poster and slide deck, 2026.
Achievements
- Multiple awards in regional and national robotics competitions, including FRC.
- Recognized for innovation in robotics design.
- Competitive performance leading up to the world championships (5th place).
- Duet3D sponsorship for the Boaz CoreXY project.