User:Rizzo

Name: Mike Rizzo A.K.A: Rizzo

I started on my High Schools FIRST robotics team, Team 104 - Team Universal, after talking to one of my Physics teachers about clubs to join. I went to an open house night a few days later and watched the robot in action; I was hooked and have been involved in robotics ever since. My only regret is that fact that I didn't learn about the Robotics team until the end of my Freshman year and had missed all of the events for that year. Thanks Mr. Nagy

When I first joined the team I really didn't know what I could do to help build a robot. I couldn't decide what area I wanted to focus in so I figured why not try them all. When I started I really didn't know anything about power tools, electronic wiring, pneumatics and metal/wood working among other things. In my years on the team and as a mentor I have learned and gained so much and not just about the workings of a robot but the workings of a team working with constraints, deadlines, budgets, and working in very high pressure situations.

I now spend my time With Team 1640 SAB-BOT-AGE and I am now working side by side with as a mentor with people I used to call mentor and even though I am no longer a "student" there is still a lot they can teach me. I have still yet to find my area of expertise for robotics but I have a pretty good general knowledge of all of it.

Robotics Skill Sets:

• BrainStorming
• Mechanical
• Fund Raising
• Team/Public Relations
• Video Recording
• SPIRIT!!!
• Duct Tape
• Wire Ties
• Not Sleeping
• Coffee!!

FIRST Team History

• Started With FIRST at end of season 1999 on team 104 - Team Universal
• First season involved with the game was 2000 - Co-opertition FIRST
• Continued with team 104 until Graduation in 2002
• Returned as a Team Member and Mentor from 2002 until 2007

• Discovered that a Previous Team 104 teacher, Paul Sabatino stated a FIRST team at his new High school in Downingtown
• Started as a Team Member and mentor for Team 1640 Sab-Bot-Age in 2007

FIRST Volunteer History - FIRST Volunteer since 2003

• 2003 - Stack Attack
  • Philadelphia Regional - crowd control / scoring table
• 2004 - FIRST Frenzy Raising The Bar
  • Philadelphia Regional - scoring table / real time scoring
• 2005 - Triple Play
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2006 - Aim High
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2007 - Rack 'N' Roll
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2008 - FIRST Overdrive
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2009 - LUNACY™
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2009 - Off Season
  • PARC XII - Head Referee
  • Monty Madness - Referee Assistant
  • Bridgewater Battle - Referee
  • Ramp Riot - Referee
• 2010 - Breakaway
  • Finger Lakes Regional - Referee
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
• 2010 - Off Season
  • PARC XIII - Head Referee
  • Monty Madness - Referee
  • Bridgewater Battle - Referee
  • IRI - Referee
  • Big Apple Breakaway - Head Referee
  • Duel on the Delaware - Referee
• 2011 - LogoMotion
  • Finger Lakes Regional - Referee
  • Philadelphia Regional - Referee
  • St. Louis, Championship - Referee (Galileo)
• 2011 - Off Season
  • IRI - Referee
• 2011 - VEX
  • Penn State Abington VEX - Judge
• 2011 - FLL
  • Franklin Penn FLL Qualifying Event - MC
• 2012 - Rebound Rumble
  • Hatboro-Horsham High School - Referee
  • Springside - Chestnut Hill - EMCEE
  • Lenape Seneca High School - Head Ref
  • MAR FRC Region Championship - Referee
  • FIRST Championship - Head Ref, Archimedes
• 2012 - Off Season
  • IRI - Referee
  • GirlPOWER - Referee
  • Duel on the Delaware - Referee
  • FLL Tune-Up - EMCEE
  • RAMP RIOT - Referee
  • DAR FLL QE - EMCEE
• 2013 - Ultimate Ascent
  • Hatboro-Horsham - Referee
  • Springside - Chestnut Hill - EMCEE
  • Lenape Seneca High School - Head Ref
  • Bridgewater-Raritan - EMCEE
  • MAR FRC Region Championship - Referee
  • FIRST Championship - Referee, Galileo
• 2013 - Off Season
  • IRI - Referee
  • GirlPOWER - EMCEE
  • Duel on the Delaware - Referee
  • FLL Tune-Up - EMCEE
  • RAMP RIOT - EMCEE / GA
  • DAR FLL QE - EMCEE

UP-Coming Events

• 2014 - Aerial Assist
  • Hatboro-Horsham - EMCEE
  • Springside - Chestnut Hill - EMCEE
  • Lenape Seneca High School - Head Ref
  • Bridgewater-Raritan - Referee
  • MAR FRC Region Championship - Head Referee
  • FIRST Championship - Referee, ?

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