team NEMESIS: Members
Alumni
2008 FIRST Robotics Alumni
Mark Panes
Catholic University
Chief Executive Officer - Marco motivated the team and kept us on track and focused. He was our Drive Team Captain and led us to victory.
Michael Arak
Lehigh University – Integrated Business & Engineering Program with an MBA
Chief Financial Officer - Mike organized and managed our operating expenses, fund raising & travel financials, and was the Competition Operations Manager for the inaugural FIRST Robotics team. As the CFO, Mike represented the team during presentations and demonstrations.
Rida Alvi
Director of Engineering – Rida did it all from building the robot to programming. She was a wonder woman and dedicated many hours to the success of the team.
Rob Hyams
Rutgers University – Business
Director of Marketing and Communications and the Head of the Scout team. Rob gave presentations for the team. During the 2008 NJ Regional, Rob and his team took the spotlight as they chose our Alliance partners, which were undefeated until the Final round.
Alexandra Wolfe
Carnegie Mellon University – Bachelors of Computer Science and Fine Arts ( BCSA)
Art Director – Alex designed our logo and worked on the Build Team and Marketing Team, creating banners and presentations.
Kristen Hum
Johns Hopkins University – Environmental Engineering
Build Team – Kristen worked on the Build Team and Marketing Team, creating banners and presentations.
Kristen was awarded a SWE - Society of Women in Engineering Scholarship.
Randall Collins
US Marine Corps
Build Team – Randall was the king of muscle and powertools.
2009 Alumni
Steven Rutsky
Drexel University – Engineering
Lord of the Pit – Steve led the Build Team and kept the robot in competition order. Always ready for a demonstration and presentation, Steve was an original member of the team and spent many hours, days, weeks “on the job.”
Emily Bihl
Johns Hopkins University – English
Art Director, Marketing and Communications – Emily designed our artwork and presentations and was the “Go to” person for Marketing and Communications collateral.
