The POBots
Team 353
EXECUTIVE BOARD + MENTORS
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 8
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Designing and building the elevator on Murray
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A CNC machine, because it is useful and efficient in various situations
Ian Shinsky
President
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 5
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Full Stack Development (Spring)
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Programming Autonomous Routines
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A ruler, because I'm precise and accurate, I like to involve numerical calculations in my decision making
Kevin Tang
Treasurer of Fundraising
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 8
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Designing and manufacturing the intake on Murray
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- Bandsaw, because it's the biggest and coolest
Conner Kass
Head of Mechanical
Grade: 10
Number of Years in FIRST: 4
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Helping work on the intake for our robot Murray
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A bandsaw because ill cut anything down that stops me from being the best
Brandon Schubert
Head of Pit & Safety
Grade: 11
Number of Years in FIRST: 3
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Aeronautical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Helping wiring and making extensions for the ultrasonic sensors we used last year
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A wire, because I am sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but I am always helpful
Binti Singh
Head of Electrical
Grade: 10
Number of Years in FIRST: 6
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Medicine and Oncology
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Working on and presenting the FIRST Impact Award
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A clamp because I am good at holding things together and maintaining unity
Saanvi Sharma
Head of Community Service and Awards
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 8
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Working on the production and assembly of both of Murray's intake systems
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A milling machine, as I am a perfectionist and strive to make little mistakes with my actions
Adam Greenberg
Head of Project Management and Quality Control
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 4
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Chemical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Driving our Charged Up robot, Murray, at competitions after countless hours practicing in the shop
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A level, because my leadership brings stability and balance to the team, allowing tasks to be done correctly and efficiently
Syon Khatter
Vice President of Design and Manufacturing
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 4
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Electrical Engineering & Business
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- The electrical board on our past 2 robots
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A bandsaw
Aarav Singh
Treasurer of Accounts
Grade: 10
Number of Years in FIRST: 2
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Being operator at all 3 competitions last year
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A CNC machine, because I like to make things precise
Jack Koppelman
Head of Mechanical
Grade: 10
Number of Years in FIRST: 8
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Full Stack Web Development
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Helping in the pit at competitions
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A drill, because a lot can be done with a drill with creativity
Ethan Stern
Head of Pit & Safety
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 3
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Computer Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Our new custom dashboard, Elastic
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A RoboRIO, because I think very fast and do a lot of communication with the drive team
Nadav Marcus-Neuman
Head of Programming
Grade: 11
Number of Years in FIRST: 3
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Computer Science
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- The node probability dashboard
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A hammer because I absolutely nail it
Jacob Birger
Head of Analytics
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 8
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Building the electrical board and making quick fixes during competition
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A screwdriver because I am always working and reliable
Josh Pudell
Head of Project Management and Quality Control
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 4
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Computer Science
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Being responsible for designing all social media posts in the last year
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A bandsaw, because although I may be loud and fun, I am able to lock in and complete tough tasks
Michael Iryami
Vice President of Business and Administration
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 9
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Computer Science
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- The 2022 Chairman's Award Essay
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A Milling machine, because I try to be precise and accurate as much as possible.
Safal Kamath
Secretary
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 3
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Mechanical Engineering
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Organizing the pit at all competitions we attended
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A non ratcheting 3/8" wrench because while I'm not everyone's first pick, I'm just as valuable
Charlie Getz
Head of Mechanical
Grade: 11
Number of Years in FIRST: 3
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Biology
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- The electrical board on Murray
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A multimeter, because I can do many things along the same lines
Austin Peterson
Head of Electrical
Grade: 10
Number of Years in FIRST: 5
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Biomedical Engineering/Medicine
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Presenting for the FIRST Impact Award
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A Dial Caliper, because I preform tasks with precision and always strive be accurate in what I do
Jonathan Philip
Head of Community Service and Awards
Grade: 12
Number of Years in FIRST: 2
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Medicine and Law
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Creating systems for Project Management & Quality Control last year
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A clamp, they hold things together and preserves structure and order
Samantha Melville
Head of Project Management and Quality Control
Grade: 11
Number of Years in FIRST: 6
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What topic of study are you most interested in?
- Neuroscience
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What is your favorite contribution you have made to the team?
- Presenting the FIRST Impact Award
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If you were a shop tool, what would you be and why?
- A hammer, because I nail it
Parshwa Shah
Head of Public Relations and Spirit
2023-2024 Exec Board (will be updated soon for 24-25)
Our Wonderful Mentors!
Philip Caputo
Head Advisor