User:Rizzo
From DEW Robotics
Name: Mike Rizzo A.K.A: Rizzo
I started on my High Schools FIRST robotics team 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.
- FIRST Team History
- Started With FIRST in 1999 on team 104 - Team Universal
- Continued with that team 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 2002, have helped at ever Philadelphia regional since
- 2003 - crowd control
- 2004 - scoring table
- 2005 - scoring table / real time scoring
- 2006 to current - Referee
- Have also Recently volunteered at several off season events
- PARC XII(2009) - Head Referee
- Monty Madness(2009) - Referee Assistant
- Bridgewater(2009) Battle - Referee