Index INA Decoma Hitachi - Inspire the Next FIRST

Team
Coaches/Engineers

  • Chuck Gosdzinski
  • Cheri Drukas
  • Matthias Kapp
  • Joe Moon
  • Cathleen Rutsey
  • Mike Tyner
  • Dave Bowden

  • Sharing their time, knowledge, and expertise, the engineers and coaches have jumped in feet first. Engineers work side-by-side with the students in all subgroups. An asset to the team, the engineers act as both role models and a link to the world of engineering and technology.

    Build Team

  • Phil Chun
  • John Stanichuk
  • Thaddeus Steyskal
  • Sarah Hopkins
  • Brittany Voshol
  • Trent Sutherland
  • Kevin Sirianni
  • Ashley Sims
  • Erika Black
  • James Hartrick
  • Chris Woelk
  • Chad Gardner

  • The build team designs, fabricates, and assembles the robot. They are also responsible for working with the programming team to ensure the packaging is available for the electronics. The team tests their ideas down the halls of Dondero HS!

    Chairmans Team

  • Trent Sutherland
  • Erika Black
  • Ashley Sims
  • Natalie Sirianni

  • The Chairman’s team is responsible for collecting all of the things we’ve done to spread the message of FIRST and compile it into a Chairman’s Award Submission. They will also be presenting to the judges at the Detroit Regional.

    Programming Team

  • Brittany Voshol
  • David McDonald
  • Thaddeus Steyskal

  • The programming team wires the electronics of the robot, writes the programming, and does the debugging. They are responsible for both autonomous and driver controls. Interfacing with the build team, they come up with the best solutions for our robot.

    Inventor Team

  • Chad Gardner
  • Sarah Hopkins

  • These students model the robot and all of its components. We work in AutoDesk Inventor Professional 8. They spend hours at the computer to ensure all of our modeling is accurate.

    Animation Team

  • Missy Davis

  • The animation team works 3DS Max to give life to the message of FIRST.

    Website Team

  • Thad Steyskal
  • Andrew Flem
  • Jerry Gibbons

  • You’re viewing the work of the website team! The team builds the Oaktown Crewz website and maintains it.