Mentors, Advisors and Volunteers

Dedicated mentors, advisors, and volunteers are our team's most essential asset. Not only do they share their knowledge and expertise with the team, but also their valuable time and energy, which together comprises the backbone of our team.

	Name: Mr. Ted Shinta Job: Teaches Woodshop, Electronics and Drafting at Monta Vista High School Education: BSME Past experience: Educator, Machinist Team Involvement: 10 years
	Name: Mr. Mauri Laitinen Job: MVRT Advisor / Software Developer Education: BA English Past experience: Director SW Development, Autodesk Team Involvement: 5 years
	Name: Mr. Steve Bronstein Job: Business Owner - Technology Consultant Past experience: Steve has over 20 years of experience in designing, planning and implementing complex office automation systems. Team Involvement: 11 years
	Name: Mr. Jaiom Sambyal Job: Engineer Education: MSME from UCSB Past experience: 25 years of engineering experience Team Involvement: 10 years
	Name: Mr. Steve Rock Job: Stanford Professor Education: SB, SM MIT PhD Stanford Past experience: Mr. Rock ran a Robotics Lab at Stanford Team Involvement: Since the team started (12 years)
	Name: Mr. Paul Taylor Job: Mechanical Engineer Education: PhD Past experience: 21 years Team Involvement: 3 years
	Name: Patrick Wang Job: UC Berkeley Student Team Involvement: 10 years
	Name: Jon Pannell Job: De Anza Student Past experience: 3 years on the team and 4 years as an advisor
	Name: Jerad Ellenberger Job: Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin Team Involvement: 1 year
	Name: Mr. Dilip Kikla Job: Data Management Evangelist at IBM Education: BS Computer Engineering Past experience: Software consultant Team Involvement: 3 years