About Us

Feel free to click on any of our profiles to learn more about us!
For any organization specific inquiries, contact us at: team@cerealcodes.org

Team Members

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Jesse Choe

Favorite: Honey Bunches of Oats

Jesse is the founder and president of CerealCodes. He is a high school senior at TJHSST and a USACO Platinum Division competitor interested in competitive programming, natural language processing, computer vision, marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship. Jesse created CerealCodes due to his passion for sharing his coding problems with his online Discord communities and competitions like USACO. Outside academics, he enjoys playing and watching soccer, playing GeoGuessr, watching superhero movies, stock trading, and hanging out with friends at the mall. As the founder of CerealCodes, Jesse hopes to see it continue to grow and create new opportunities for students worldwide. He is excited to spread competitive programming and computer science to the world with high-quality events and competitions.
 Founder 
 President 
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Mythreya Dharani

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Mythreya is the vice president of CerealCodes, and has been programming competitively for two years. He is in the USACO Gold Division and is an AIME qualifier. Outside of CerealCodes, he enjoys conducting research and playing soccer. He is excited to help create high quality experiences like contests for students from all backgrounds.
 Vice President 
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Eric Hsu

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Eric is a USACO Finalist who decided to join CerealCodes to contribute high-quality problems and encourage students to compete in programming competitions. He is excited to help organize a fun and enjoyable contest for the competitive programming community!
 Head/Organizer 
 Problemsetter 
 Artist 
 Web Dev 
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Jerry Yao

Favorite: Granola

Jerry is the head of web development at CerealCodes. He is a USACO Gold division competitor and ISEF qualifier who joined CerealCodes to create a fun and enriching experience. Besides competitive coding, Jerry has a diverse range of interests. He takes pleasure in creating websites, swimming, playing the piano, and embarking on research projects. His passion and enthusiasm drive him to create high-quality, unforgettable experiences for students worldwide.
 Head/Organizer 
 Web Dev 
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Michael Liu

Favorite: Cheerios

Michael is the backend development lead and a founding member. He is a USACO Platinum division competitor and a two-time gold medalist in the ACSL International Finals. Outside of programming, he enjoys activities such as tennis and piano. He is very excited to help develop a fun and enjoyable contest for all.
 Head/Organizer 
 Web Dev 
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Tina Wang

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Tina is a USA EGOI Team Gold Medalist and the head for frontend development at CerealCodes. She is currently a senior at Marquette High School and joined CerealCodes in order to give back to the competitive coding community and to combine her passions for web development and serving others. Besides competitive programming and web development, she also enjoys designing and drawing, doing math, playing the flute, gaming, and talking with the people she loves. She is always on the lookout for new, enriching opportunities, and she is committed to seeing the competitive programming community grow and provide opportunities for students across the world.
 Head/Organizer 
 Web Dev 
 Artist 
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Aidan Lee

Favorite: Cheerios

Aidan is a junior at TJHSST and the head of outreach and logistics of CerealCodes. He is in the USACO Silver division and is an AIME Qualifier. More importantly he has experience in managing organizations such as the OIMC (Online International Math Contest). Outside of CerealCodes, he enjoys fencing and listening to music.
 Head/Organizer 
 Outreach 
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Allen Wu

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Allen is a USACO Finalist from Newport High School who joined CerealCodes to help create more opportunities for students to learn and grow. He hopes to help the community expand with his problems!
 Head/Organizer 
 Problemsetter 
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Justin Huang

Favorite: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Justin is a senior who enjoys writing programs to make his life easier and (sometimes) competitive programming. Outside of computer science, he enjoys reading books and manga, cross country running, and listening to music. Sometimes, he likes making things for his friends!
 Web Dev 
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Patrick Deng

Favorite: Cheerios

Patrick is a USACO Finalist and a junior who is interested in competitive programming and has done various programming contests such as USACO and Codeforces, competing in the USACO Platinum division. He is also interested in writing competitive programming problems, and hopes to help organize a fun and enjoyable contest for the competitive programming community!
 Problemsetter 
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Siddhant Sood

Favorite: Froot Loops

Siddhant is an outreach coordinator for CerealCodes and a senior at TJHSST. He has a passion for cloud computing, constraint programming, and academic research. His interest in competitive programming has grown over the past two years and he currently competes in the USACO Gold Division. Beyond his academic pursuits, Siddhant enjoys playing lacrosse, exploring the great outdoors, and listening to music. He is committed to creating an impactful and enriching experience for his fellow programmers at CerealCodes.
 Outreach 
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Thomas Liu

Favorite: Coco Puffs

Thomas is a USACO Finalist who wanted to join CerealCodes in order to have a platform for problem setting. He is excited to share his problems with you and hopes to help organize a fun and enjoyable contest for the competitive programming community!
 Problemsetter 
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Larry Xing

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Larry is a dedicated USACO Finalist who decided to join CerealCodes to contribute high-quality problems and encourage students to compete in programming competitions. He is excited to make interesting and high quality problems for everyone to enjoy.
 Problemsetter 
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Alex Liang

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Alex is a USACO Finalist who joined CerealCodes to help the community through problem writing. He is excited to contribute high quality and fun problems.
 Problemsetter 
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Dustin Miao

Favorite: Rice Krispies

Dustin is a problemsetter for CerealCodes who competes in USACO's Platinum division and writes contests for CPI and TeamsCode. Outside of competitive programming, he enjoys playing cello and running cross country.
 Problemsetter 
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Aarya Vijayaraghavan

Favorite: Ancient Grains

Aarya is a senior at TJHSST who joined CerealCodes to bring communities together to compete in fun and challenging competitions. He is passionate about competitive programming, web/app development, machine learning, and collaborating in teams. He has experience in team management and collaborating with professional development teams. Outside academics, Aarya enjoys walking outside, listening to music, and working out. Aarya hopes to use this experience to raise our digital awareness and promote the growth of our organization to create new opportunities for students to express their passions across the world.
 Web Dev 
 Outreach Coordinator 
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Ian Zhang

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Ian Zhang is a USACO Platinum Division Competitor and a freshman at Duke University who enjoys writing problems and participating in math and programming contests. Outside of coding, he loves playing piano and cello and has participated in the NJ All-State Orchestra. He also enjoys playing tennis for his school team.
 Problemsetter 
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Nicholas Tarsis

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Nicholas is a USACO Platinum division competitor and a freshman at Stanford University who is passionate about creating unique and challenging experiences in math and programming contests. In addition to his interest in competitive programming, he has an array of other hobbies. He enjoys playing chess, participating in gym activities where he has achieved a maximum bench press of 265, and taking on challenging programming tasks. His passion, dedication, and zest drive him to excel academically, and he looks forward to bringing this same energy and enthusiasm to contribute positively to the CerealCodes community and beyond.
 Problemsetter 
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Daniel Kim

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Daniel is a junior at Lynbrook High School and a USACO Platinum division competitor who joined CerealCodes to help create problems for others to solve and meet new people on the team. Outside of coding, he enjoys doing math, talking to friends, and playing piano. He hopes that you will enjoy the problems he creates!
 Problemsetter 
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Ryan Chou

Favorite: Cheerios

Ryan has been actively making websites and participating in programming contests such as USACO. Outside of web development and competitive programming, he enjoys drinking boba and playing volleyball.
 Web Dev 
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Zechariah Frierson

Favorite: Vanilla Almond Clusters

Zechariah is a high school senior who loves to program and solve problems. Outside of coding he likes to play soccer, swim, and play the violin. He is excited to develop a place for everyone to learn and have fun!
 Web Dev 
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Nikita Gorshkov

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Nikita is a senior and an avid programmer who enjoys web development and competitive programming. In his free time, he enjoys playing the guitar, swimming, and coding. He is excited to help create a fun platform for everyone to enjoy!
 Web Dev 
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Kelin Zhu

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Kelin Zhu is a USACO Platinum contestant and USAMO Bronze medalist. His math competition problems have been enjoyed by over a thousand students since 2021, and he wishes to carry his creativity into problem-setting for CerealCodes. He is excited to explore new opportunities to engage in the competitive programming community as a CerealCodes team member.
 Problemsetter 
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Tyler Bordeaux

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Tyler is a junior who enjoys web and app development, and is working his way through USACO guide. Outside of programming, he runs track and cross country, and plays Spikeball and pickleball with friends and family.
 Web Developer 
 Outreach Coordinator 
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Raghav Sriram

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Raghav is a senior at TJHSST and an outreach coordinator for CerealCodes. His interests lie in robotics and automation. He has experience mentoring and helping students pursue their interests in robotics and computer science internationally. Outside of CerealCodes and academic pursuits, he enjoys practicing MMA, performing magic tricks, and watching movies. He is determined to make the CerealCodes experience accessible to as many students as possible.
 Outreach Coordinator 
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Eric Yachbes

Favorite: Honey Bunches of Oats

Eric Yachbes is a USACO Platinum division competitor and a rising freshman at Cornell University who enjoys writing and solving challenging competitive programming problems. He has created problems for various school-run competitions in the past and is excited to write unique problems for CerealCodes.
 Problemsetter 
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Timothy Gao

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Timothy was a co-founder and co-head of problem development at CerealCodes and is a freshman at UC Berkeley. He loves competitive programming. Previously the head of problem-setting, he is thrilled to combine his passion for CP and expertise in algorithms to make a contest with challenging, fun, and thought-provoking questions.
 Problemsetter 
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Ariel Shehter

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Ariel Shehter was a co-head of problem development at CerealCodes and is a freshman at UC Berkeley. He is in the USACO Gold division who is an aspiring poet. He is excited to help develop some interesting problems for all participants to enjoy!
 Problemsetter 
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Mark Ma

Favorite: Cocoa Puffs

Mark was a co-head of problem development at CerealCodes. He is a USACO Platinum division competitor and a junior who has written problems for unofficial programming contests and tested and wrote problems for official Codeforces rounds, including Codeforces Round #887. Outside of CerealCodes, he enjoys playing GeoGuessr with his friends and studying GeoGuessr metas.
 Head/Organizer 
 Problemsetter 
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Guoguo Gong

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Guoguo is a freshman at Basis Independent McLean and a USACO Platinum division competitor who decides to join CerealCodes to help create more interesting problems that focuses more on the thought process instead of the implementation of the code itself. Outside of programming, he enjoys maths and hanging out with his friends.
 Problemsetter 
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Gautham Ramachandran

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Currently, Gautham is a junior at Chantilly High School and is deeply involved in the field of technology and coding. He joined Cereal Codes, driven by his intense passion for programming, with a goal to encourage young minds. In the competitive coding community, his role as a problem writer and web developer is crucial, blending his talent for solving problems with his ambition to spark the interest of youth in technology. Beyond his work at Cereal Codes, Gautham is focused on creating AI bots for patient intake in medical practices, demonstrating his dedication to applying technology for essential and meaningful purposes.
 Problemsetter 
 Web Developer 

Former Members

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Stanley Zhao

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Stanley was the head of frontend development and is a freshman at MIT. He is passionate about web development, cybersecurity, and competitive programming. He is also a web developer at CPI. Outside of web development, he enjoys playing volleyball.
 Web Dev 
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Omkar Bajaj

Favorite: Mystery Cereal

Omkar was a backend developer and is a freshman at the UT Austin Turing Scholars Program who is passionate about web development, competitive programming, and artificial intelligence. He has worked on projects and applications in several fields, including medical tech, NLP and more. He's also a big sports enthusiast up to date with the latest news of many sports.
 Web Dev