Branches
Our team is organized efficiently into several divisions that collaborate to achieve one common goal. We have
teachers and mentors who help us throughout the build season, while students work in these groups:
Robot Operations, Programming, Public Relations,
Auxiliary Construction, Website, and Animation.
All of these branches, though they each have their own managers, are overseen by Team Leaders.
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Teachers
Mr. George Giltner Mr. Dave Smith Mr. Mark Haltom Mrs. Laura Erli Mentors Mr. Nathan Altman Mr. Gennadiy Barlan Mr. Paul Blankenbaker Mr. Bruce Bowman Mr. Keith Broerman Mr. Bill Chattin Mr. John Chivington Mr. Greg Ellis Mr. Spencer Erli Mr. Patrick Grau Mr. Larry Hutson Mr. Todd Jeffers Mr. John Lentz Mr. Michael Mitchell Mr. Carlo Nepomuceno Mr. Charles Nepomuceno Mr. Norman Noe II Mr. Steven O'Keefe Mr. Ken Pesyna Mr. Vincent Schneider Mr. Timothy Schumm Mr. Rusty Skoog Mr. Jim Streeter Mr. Scott Thompson Mr. Lalit K. Verma Mr. Roger Welter Mrs. Linda Wilmes |
The TechHOUNDS wouldn't exist without its skilled teachers and mentors. These individuals - parents of students on the team, corporate employees, engineers, volunteers, and teachers - devote their time and energy to helping students in every aspect of the team. |
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This position consists of one student and one teacher who manage the affairs of TechHOUNDS;
they allow for smooth communication within the team and are the head organizers.
Student Lead: Ryan Wilmes Faculty Lead: Mr. George Giltner |
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This group builds the robot itself after a period of intense brainstorming and design.
Student Lead: Norman Noe |
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The backbone of the TechHOUNDS itself, Public Relations handles fundraising, team photographs,
locker signs, travel arrangements, food provision, and much more. Most notably, this group communicates
to sponsors and organizations in our community through presentations and other media.
Student Lead: Aghilah Nadaraj |
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This division builds the playing field on which the robot's capabilities are tested.
It also designs a custom crate for safe transportation of the robot, along with the components of our pit.
Student Lead: Akash Shankar | 
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The Webmasters are in charge of overseeing the construction and updating of the website.
They serve as an important role on the team by providing the communication link to the general public.
The website team recently built this website from scratch.
Student Lead: Saiuth Malpeddi |
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Our animation team is in charge of brainstorming, modeling, and rendering a 3d animation in response to
a prompt given every year by Autodesk. These animations are presented during Regional and Championship competitions.
Once this project is completed, it will be featured on the TechHOUNDS website, under the
Animation page.
Student Lead: Andrew Thompson | 
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The programming team writes the code to maneuver the robot and its appendages around the playing field by remote control.
Student Lead: Alex Lentz and Matthew Jeffers |