The Mentors
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Faculty Mentor, Jason Wolfsen
is an Autism Spectrum Disorder Teacher at Grosse Pointe North High School, working with students ages 16-26 years of age. He is a family oriented professional who is passionate about helping others and working with kids. If he could have a super power he would like to be able know what people are thinking to better assist them. He joined the Gearheads in 2016 with the aim to help the team reach their full potential as a unit and individuals. Controls Mentor, Mike Rogers is retiree from the GM research and development labs as a research technician. He works in electronics and instrumentation. This year, he hopes to help our controls group with the code and the hardwiring on the robot. He is also a '75 graduate of Grosse Pointe North. Controls Mentor, Jack Howes is a retiree from General Motors. He works with fabrication, design, controls and build. He is always ready with a helping hand in the shop, from constructing practice field elements, to assisting with engineering robot structures. Fabrication Mentor, Dr. Jeff Santrock PhD is a chemist employed by General Motors. He joined the team as a mentor in 2011, the same year his son joined. Mr. Santrock has been one of our most involved mentors, present at every competition always helping the team to build better 'bots. Media and Technology Mentor, Eric Kam is an engineer working as Product Marketing and Community Manager for ESI, a computer simulation and engineering software company. He works with a variety of industries applying virtual reality simulation software for engineering and design validation. He is the Social Media and content marketing lead. He travels lots. Parent Mentor, Dr. Eileen Reickert MD In her day job she is a physician, by night and weekends she is a mentor extraordinaire. She is motivated to keep all the team members involved. She's been actively involved with FIRST since 2012. Previously she was the coach of the FTC team #7045 the Blown Fuses. She lives by the mantra and can be heard muttering, "We learn more from our mistakes.” Parent Mentor, Dr. Craig Reickert MD is a surgeon who gives his valuable time off to assisting the team in the shop. He helps with build and fabrication. His and Eileens sons have all been Gearheads as well as "Blown Fuses" the FTC team from Parcells Middle School. Parent Mentor, Gregg Huskin Works in consulting and claims management for the healthcare and pharmaceuticals industry. He has been instrumental in building our practice field elements and working with the build team in constructing the robot. Parent Mentor, Matthew Rigotti is a project manager at Hella Electronics. He leads development teams that design and launch new products. What he would like to impart the Gearheads is an appreciation that everything they do can either add or detract value from the team. |
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