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I was a student on Team 1640 from 2007 (Rack 'n Roll) until I graduated from Downingtown East in 2009 and became mentor, commuting weekly from Penn State Main (Schreyer Honors College) during the 2010 build season.

Years as a Student

I was the captain-manager of FRC Team 1640 for the 2008 (Overdrive) and 2009 (Lunacy) seasons, until I handed off the position to Carly McKown before graduating from Downingtown High School East Campus in June of 2009. I took the position after Head Mentor Emeritus and Team Founder Paul Sabatino went on medical sabbatical. In that time, I served as the team's representative and student liaison, chief media-creator(now a separate department), paperwork-doer, question-answerer, scheduler and organizer, finance officer (also separate department now), etc. I was also the first student member of the Steering Committee as captain and the Design Team in my capacity as lead mechanical student.

In the 2009 season, I became the first student member of the design team (largely thanks to Clem McKown's mass emails), a position we have begun to expand for other students in the 2010 season. This experience enhanced my ability to serve the team's lead mechanical student and pit crew leader (the latter of which was fortunately a largely obsolete job in 2009).

In the winter of 2008, Clem McKown, Foster Schucker, and I started organizing pre-kickoff classes for many FRC subjects, several of which I taught. I also serve as an occasional VEX junior mentor and very occasional teacher of the Enabling Mentors VEX programming sessions.

As the team's representative in 2008, I also had the wonderful opportunity to help start a JFLL club at Sugartown Elementary School in the nearby Great Valley School District.

By a series of flukes of attendance, I also became the main robot operator (second driver) in the 2007-2009 seasons and the chief welder in 2009. By deliberate stubbornness, I also joined the pit crew in 2007, learning more and more until eventually leading the crew in the 2008 post-season.

Years as a Mentor

The 2010 (Breakaway) is my first season as an FRC mentor. I commute weekly between Downingtown and State College. When at DEC, I teach, supervise, and coordinate mechanical design, prototyping, welding, fabrication, and assembly.

Experience

I'm currently at Penn State - University Park, where I'm a Schreyer Honors College Scholar (<2% of all PSU undergraduates) and mechanical engineering major with minors in engineering mechanics and military studies (AFROTC). I plan on enlisting in the U.S. Air Force during the summer and fall of 2010. I will serve as a structural engineering technician in the 201st RED HORSE (Rapid Deploying Expeditionary Engineers) Squadron of the 193rd Special Operations Wing in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.


FRC Team 1640