The first thing anyone learns about me is that, I build robots. For my very first Web Search I was trying to find the M.I.T. 2.007 Robot Design Class. A Class where students at the beginning of the class got a kit of parts and they had to build a robot out of it to play a game. What I found was the M.I.T. 6.270, the Autonomous Lego Robot Contest. A January class at M.I.T. where teams get a kit of Lego and a custom Lego Controller. This changed my life forever.

I bought their kit, and then found the Seattle Robotics Society. I went to work for, and left Advanced Digital Information Corp. Then I became a mentor for high school robot teams in 2003.

Since 2003 I’ve been a mentor for a F.I.R.S.T. team. From 2003 to 2012 I was a mentor for Bellevue High School, FRC team 949. From 2013 to 2015 I was at Woodinville High School, FRC team 4542. Since 2016 I’ve been on Cedarcrest High School, FRC team 4089, FTC teams 7759, 7760, and 13648.

I’ve been a volunteer for F.I.R.S.T. since 2008. I’ve volunteered at over 150 events.