We would like to dedicate this page to thank our mentors and sponsors for the resources they have provided us to thrive in any given situation. Without the donation from our sponsors, we wouldn’t have the means to carry out the projects that we undertake. We would like to thank our mentors for giving us guidance in times deemed necessary and teaching us lessons beyond our curriculum, which prepares us for the real world. Once again, thank you to our mentors and sponsors!
Sponsors
Mentors
Mr. Robert Steele
Mr. Steele is a software engineer who specializes in real-time robotics application and has over 25 years of experience developing applications for NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Department of Defense. He has a Masters of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science, Bachelors of Science (B.S.) degree in Mathematics/Computer Science. He obtained the Space Station Freedom Award of Merit in September 29, 1993. |
Ms. Michelle Easter
Ms. Easter is a high fashion turned mechatronics engineer, who currently works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She studied general education at Princeton and has a Bachelors degree in Mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. In 2016, Ms. Easter was in charge of designing a rotational mechanism that reflects radio frequency signals into a receiver. Ms. Easter is also the founder to Mind Makers, a non profit organization that strives to bring engineering to unconventional communities. |
Mr. Sean Lin
Mr. Lin is an engineer who is currently works on a telescope observation project with Giant Magellan Telescope Organization . He is part of Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis of mechanical structure and helps design the complex mechanisms and cryogenic dewars with the associated thermal control and analysis. He was involved with the Palomar 48 inch telescope maintenance design task which is one of the triplets used in KECK I, an observatory. |
Mr. Bill Chapman
Mr. Chapman teaches Computer Science, Engineering Design and Development, and the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program at Arcadia High School. He has a Masters of Information Systems and Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science from California State University in Los Angeles in Natural Science. |
Mr. John Finn
Mr. Finn is currently an Assistant Principal for Arcadia High School. His is in charge of the Instructional Leadership and Student Services and Assessment. Some of his responsibilities includes Careers and Technology, Social Science, Discipline, Senior Awards, School Safety, and The Western Association of School and Colleges (WASC). Mr. Jim Detwiler
Mr. Detwiler works for Fiedler Group Architecture located in Pasadena, California. He is an architectural project manager who specializes in retail construction. He has a masters in business and an associates in computer science. |
Ms. Debbie Young
Ms. Young currently works as the manager of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at Arcadia High school for over 20 years. Some of her responsibilities include overseeing the flow of grant money, running programs that allow students to expand and explore their interests, ensuring that grant money is spent according, complying with state laws, and checking teacher credentials and placing them in jobs accordingly. With the Engineering Design and Development course specifically, she ensure that there is enough money to fund the program and provide necessary equipment. |