Members

Teachers

These are the teachers that have helped with the robotics club these past few years. They teach the kids how to work as a team and show them responsibility. Mr. Rooney (left) is a physics teacher at Timken and has been with the robotics club for 4 years as well as Mr. Small (center) who teaches an Engineering class. Mr. Miller (right) joined the Robotics club 2 years ago and is in charge of programming the robot; he also teaches Video Game Programming at Timken. The robotics club wouldn't be able to function without the help and support of our teachers.




Adult Mentors



Jim Isom has provided the team with professional quality videos as well as coming in on weekends to help out with the progress of the robot. His contributions to the team have enabled us to make top quality presentations to our community.

Ron Boyd has helped with the mechanical aspects of the robot design. He has 20 years of machinist experience and has a degree in Computer Engineering Technology A.A.S. from Stark State College of Technology and is on their robotics team for 2007 and 2008.



Rusty Adams is a mechanical engineer at Good Year. He has a B.S.,M.S., and a PhD from The University of Texas at Arlington. This is Rusty's second year on team 1386 and he has become a major participant in the mechanics portion of the build season.




Greg Stehulak is an engineer at The Timken Company.He has a degree in mechanical engineering at Ohio State University. This is his fifth year in First Robotics and his first on team 1386. He's helped us with the design of the wheels and drive system.



Vern Sproat is an electrical engineer. He's an assistant professor at Stark State College of Technology. Vern has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University. This is his fourth year in First Robotics and second on team 1386. Vern is a valued member of the electronics portion of our team.




Fred Connelly is a Chemist at Star Bronze. Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from North Dakota State University with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He works on mechanical parts of the robot. This is his second year on the team.



Cameron Kennedy has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. He works at the Timken Company as a Mechanical Engineer. He has been working on the mechanical portions of the robot. This is his first year in FIRST robotics and on this team.




Tim Seeley is an engineer at Lockheed Martin. He has a Computer Engineering degree at the University of Akron. He helps with our electronics and sensors. This is his first year with our team.



James Copus has a Bachelors and Masters degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State. He works at Lockheed Martin as a software engineer on fighter trainers. He helps with the electronics and software, this is his first year in FIRST Robotics.




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College Mentors



Steve Sedlock is a sophomore at The University of Akron. He was on the very first 1386 Trobots team. He has been a mentor for two years now and has been a large part of the design and arm construction. When he's not with the team he's a Senator on Associated Student Government at Akron U. He's also an R.A. for his dorm at Akron.




Nathan Aukerman is a Freshman at The University of Akron. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and is a 2007 graduate from Wooster High School. While at Robotics he works on the arm construction. In his spare time he builds Baja racing cars, cross country, and paint ball.



Christina Ramirez is a sophomore at Stark State College of Technology. She is majoring in Web Design and took post secondary classes at Timken. She graduated from Timken in 2007 and also created last year's website for the Trobots. She now mentors students to create the website you see before you. In her spare time she mentors other high school students in a Christian Organization called Younglife and occasionally plays video games.




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Students


Field Construction

Name: Sarah McClure
Grade: 8
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Lehman Middle School
Past Team Contributions: Greetings, Team Spirit
Other Activities: Twirling



Name: Chris King
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Scouting, Game Field
Other Activities: Band, Art



Name: Aaron Kistner
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Plaques, Human Player Trainer 2 Yrs. Ago, Design
Other Activities: Stunt Actor



Name: Emily Vaughn
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Thank You letters
Other Activities: Younglife



Name: Kayla Shaw
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Drill Holes, Thank You Letters, Attendance, Presentations
Other Activities: Journalism, Younglife



Name: Dustin Metz
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Competition Scout
Other Activities: xxxxx



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Chasis and Arm Build & Design

Name: Ty Swegheimer
Grade: 11
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Robot Work, Field Construction, Mascot, Controller Design
Other Activities: Culinary, Soccer, Drama, Poetry, Younglife



Name: Mike Adams
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Jackson High School
Past Team Contributions: Arm Design, Ramp Design/Construction, Pneumatics, Driver, Team Co-Captain
Other Activities: Band, Former NASA Intern



Name: Brandon Kennedy
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 3rd
School: McKinley High School
Past Team Contributions: Chasis Design, Drive System, Control Design, Driver, Team Captain
Other Activities: Plays with Firebird, Habitat for Humanity, Hunting, Paintball, Airsoft, Younglife



Name: Steve Haidet
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: Jackson High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Cross Country, Habitat



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Electronics

Name: Christopher Anspach
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: McKinley High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Play & Design Video Games



Name: Dan Slutz
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 1st
School: Fairless High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Drawing, Video Games



Name: Yuchen Lia
Grade: 9
Year on Team: 1st
School: Hoover High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Band, Swimming, Ski Club, Reading Comics



Name: Steven Cain
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 1st
School: Home Schooled
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Reading Manuals



Name: Will Phelps
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: Louisville High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: xxxxx



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Web Design

Name: Scott Connelly
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 2nd
School: GlenOak High School
Past Team Contributions: Field Construction, Lift and Ramp Construction, Human Player
Other Activities: Basketball, Video Games, Reading



Name: Matt Hamilton
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: Canton South
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Academic Challenge



Name: Jacob Waller
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: Sandy Valley High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Video Games, Works at McDonald's, Reading



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Odds & Ends

Mike Miller does the Inventor drawings of our Robot.

Name: Mike Miller
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Canton South
Past Team Contributions: Inventor Drawings of Robot
Other Activities: Cross Country, Track, Playing Video Games



Name: Brent Davis
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 1st
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Art Club




Brent Davis helps out with whatever needs to be done.

Tyler Campanelli helps out with whatever needs to be done.

Name: Tyler Campanelli
Grade: 9
Year on Team: 1st
School: GlenOak High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Playing Video Games



Name: Mike Weaver
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 2nd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Competition Scout
Other Activities: xxxxx




Mike Weaver takes video of the team and is a scout at the competition.

Kristoffer Grimsley helps out with whatever needs to be done.

Name: Kristoffer Grimsley
Grade: 10
Year on Team: 1st
School: McKinley High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Newspaper staff



Name: Kayleigh Canter
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 3rd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: xxxxx




Kayleigh Canter is the teams Safety Captain.

Emily Pedigo helps out with whatever needs to be done.

Name: Emily Pedigo
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 1st
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Band, Art Club, Younglife



Name: Tim Oyster
Grade: 12
Year on Team: 3rd
School: Timken High School
Past Team Contributions: Chasis Build, T-Shirts
Other Activities: Band, Art Club, Soccer, Younglife




Tim Oyster helps out with sponsor research, and electronics

Kyle Isom helps out with whatever needs to be done.

Name: Kyle Isom
Grade: 8
Year on Team: 2nd
School: N/A
Past Team Contributions: xxxxx
Other Activities: Playing Guitar



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