Mentors

Lead Mentor

Dave Campbell

Rookie Season: 1996

Background:

  • B.S. Electro Mechanical Engineering Degree

    • Miami University

  • Engineering Instructor

    • Founder of FRC Team 1038 - Lakota Robotics

      • 2003-2010

    • Founder of FRC Team 144 - The R.O.C.K.

      • 2011-2019

    • Founder of FRC Team 325 - Respawn Robotics

      • 2020-Present

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Mechanical Design

  • Electrical Systems

  • Fabrication

  • Design Principles

  • Finance & Purchasing

Raymond Frank

Rookie Season: 2011

Background:

  • Student 2011-2012

    • Human Player, Robot Driver

    • Lead Programmer

    • Team CEO

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology & Management

    • University of Cincinnati

  • Mechanical Engineer / CAD Designer/ Researcher

  • Engineering Instructor

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Drive Coach

  • 3D Modeling

  • Mechanical Design

  • Fabrication

  • Electrical Systems

  • Programming

  • Finance & Purchasing

  • Design Principles

Industry Mentors

Dan Kinne

Rookie Year: 2011

Area of Mentorship:

  • Mechanical Design

  • Machining

Background:

  • P&G Engineer / Machinist

Jason Wolf

Rookie Year: 2016

Area of Mentorship:

  • Mechanical Design

Background:

  • Clippard Mechanical Engineer

Franco Oliverio

Rookie Year: 2018

Area of Mentorship:

  • Machining

Background:

  • GE Machinist

Alumni Mentors

Ben Denoma

Rookie Year: 2015

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Programming

  • Electrical Wiring

  • CAD Design

Background:

  • Student 2015 - 2017

    • Driver, Operator

    • Lead Programmer

    • Team CTO

  • College Student

    • University of Cincinnati

      • Mechanical Engineering Tech.

Austin Diesel

Rookie Year: 2016

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Fabrication

  • Prototyping

  • CAD Design

Background:

  • Student 2016 - 2017

    • Human Player

    • Mechanical Team

    • Team CEO

  • Mechanical Technician at Festo

  • College Student

    • Miami University

      • Mechanical Engineering Tech.

Nick Poulos

Rookie Year: 2016

Areas of Mentorship:

  • CAD Design

  • Prototyping

  • Fabrication

Background:

  • Student 2016 - 2017

    • Mechanical Designer

    • Pit Crew

    • Team COO

  • College Student

    • University of Cincinnati

      • Mechanical Engineering Tech.

Matthew Sparks

Rookie Season: 2016

Background:

  • Student 2016 - 2017

    • Machinist

  • College Student

    • Cincinnati State

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Fabrication

  • Prototyping

Luke Franklin

Rookie Season: 2018

Background:

  • Student 2018 - 2019

    • Machinist

  • Mechanical Technician at Alliance Robotics

Areas of Mentorship:

  • Fabrication

  • Prototyping

Dillon Lape

Rookie Season: 2016

Background:

  • Student 2016 - 2017

    • Machinist

  • College Student

    • University of Cincinnati