"Widen your horizons" - A cheesy pun
I am currently an Engineering and Computer Science teacher. I graduated from San Jose State University with a masters in teaching. Additionally, I'm a computer engineer with experience in embedded systems and robotics. I worked one some cool things like drones (Iris Automation), graphic cards (NVIDIA), and classroom robotics (VEX Robotics).
I've been involed in competitive robotics since high school, starting with FIRST Robotics Team 1675 in Milwaukee, WI. After graduating high school, I went to Iowa State University and co-founded FRC 3928. I mentored 3928 for three years before taking a break to focus on graduating and moved my efforts over to FTAing for FTC. After graduation I moved to Texas and mentored FRC 1296 for two years as well as volunteering at VEX events. After a move to California in 2018, I met and joined my local team, FRC 253. I've also volunteered at FTC events and VEX Worlds.
I've added a lot to the robotics community - go look at my bylines for some examples.
In 2019, I fell in love with competing in Power Racing Series where competitors build and race electric go-karts. I share about my first build, "Lemon Aid," in the projects section. I also help out the Battlebots team, Seems Reasonable with the robots Tantrum and Blip.
Besides the engineering stuff, I have a very cute dog who accompanies me on backpacking and camping trips. I also enjoy creative pursuits such as painting, quilting and playing the harp.