Meet our fabulous mentors! They teach and guide us throughout the build season and our lives.

Linda Barbian
Where did you go to school?
Masters: UW-Madison Doctorate: ATT Still University
What is your company and Job title?
Clinical Audiologist
What is your role on the team?
Website Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Quilting, Reading, Cooking


David Boyd
Where did you go to school?
BS in Chemical Engineering: Madison MBA: Marquette
What is your company and Job title?
Stantec Consulting-Senior Engineer
What is your role on the team?
In progress
What are your hobbies?
Golf and Puzzles.


Lawrence Bunting
Where did you go to school?
I got a master of science and music technology at Indiana University
What is your company and Job title?
Retired
What is your role on the team?
Programming Mentor
Any hobbies or additional skills?
I have four years of engineering experience and I taught at the college level for 27 years.


Scott Clark
Where did you go to school?
Waukesha Engineering Prepatory Academy
What is your company and Job title?
Student at UW Waukesha
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical Mentor
Any hobbies or additional skills?
I can work on cars, robots and bikes. I also am a gamer.


Wendy Copeland
Where did you go to school?
Carroll University
What is your company and Job title?
Marketing Director at the Waukesha Business Improvement District
What is your role on the team?
Website Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Photography, Aviation, Ham Radio, FLL Coach
Anything else you would like to say?
I like helping students having fun and learning.


Brian Dickinson
Where did you go to school?
Tulane and University of Hawaii for mechanical engineering
What is your company and job title?
Toshiba International Corporation, Technical Support and Parts Engineer.
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies?
Reading and Video Games.


Curtis Doane
Where did you go to school?
GMI (currently called Kettering University)
What is your company and job title?
HK Systems, Manager of Control Technologies
What is your role on the team?
Controls and programming sub-teams mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Woodworking, camping and photography


Brian Farrell
Where did you go to school?
UW- Milwaukee
What is your company and job title?
Rockwell Automation, Team member
What is your role on the team?
Programming and controls mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
I enjoy spending time with my family.
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
I really enjoy working with the students, watching them learn and develop real life skills.


Alan Gilgenbach
Where did you go to school?
Milwaukee School of Engineering
What is your company and job title?
Honeywell, Quality Engineer Manager
What is your role on the team?
Programming mentor
Do you have any other hobbies?
Web programming, Gardening, Management Theory


Ron Hahn

Where did you go to school?
MSOE
What is your company and job title?
MetalTek, Model maker
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Fishing, Boy Scouts
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
Robotics is great!


Ross Hoggatt
Where did you go to school?
I got 2 masters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; one in mechanical engineering, and one in manufacturing systems of engineering.
What is your company and Job title?
Lead systems designer at GE Health-care
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical mentor
What are your hobbies?
I like ultimate Frisbee and running.
Anything else you would like to say?
I’m excited to be involved in helping the next generation of engineers.


Michelle Krauska
Where did you go to school?
Master’s: UW- La Crosse
Bachelor’s: Butler University
What is your company and job title?
Montessori School of Waukesha, Assistant Director
What is your role on the team?
Fundraising Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Health Education, Languages, and Knitting
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
I’m honored to work with such a great group of students and mentors.


Paul McCoy
Where did you go to school?
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL
What is your company and job title?
Homemaker (Electrical Engineer/Electrical Compatibility Engineer)
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical sub-team mentor and FIRST volunteer (VIMS)
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Model rocketing and modeling
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
Where was FIRST when I was in high school? This is a great program and I am proud to be a part of it.


Steve Reske
Where did you go to school?
MSOE
What is your company and Job title?
Student
What is your role on the team?
Controls Team Mentor/ Alumni
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Video Games


Rob Rogowski

Where did you go to school?
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
What is your company and Job title?
Student at Milwaukee School of Engineering
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Studying.


Dennis Skurulsky
Where did you go to school?
UW Platteville
What is your company and job title?
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy Coordinator
What is your role on the team?
Field Coach/Lead Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Fishing
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
This experience is the most rewarding thing I have ever done with high school students.


Mark Spoerk
Where did you go to school?
Undergrad and Master’s: UW-Stout
What is your company and job title?
School District of Waukesha, Teacher
What is your role on the team?
Lead Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Hunting, Fishing, Camping


Robin Taylor
Where did you go to school?
College of Advanced Technology in London, England
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical Mentor
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Home Brewer, Golf, Racquetball
Do you have anything else you would like to say?
Robots and soccer rock!


Lenny Wegner
Where did you go to school?
Waukesha WCTC
What is your company and Job title?
R.J. Zeman Tool & MFG. Co.; Plant Maintenance Manager
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical support
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Woodworking, sketching, spending time with family
Do you have anything else you’d like to say?
I enjoy teaching kids and learning from them in return.


Jeff Pahl
Where did you do to school?
Rose-Hulman, IN
What is your company and Job title?
Benchmark Electric; Senior Test System Development Engineer
What is your role on the team?
Mechanical support
Do you have any other hobbies or additional skills?
Woodworking, and being a parent

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