Miles

Miles is a 10th-grader at Burr & Burton Academy. He does many things, including Cross-Country and Science Olympiad.

Liam

Liam joins us from the Dorset School.

Ben

Ben is a freshman at BBA.

Zach

Zach is in 11th grade at Burr & Burton Academy. He lives in Danby, Vermont, and enjoys hanging out with his friends. He likes Math and Science, and he plays basketball in the winter.

Dhruv (the Younger)

Dhruv is in 11th grade, Science Olympiad, Robotics, and Football at Burr & Burton Academy.

Glen

Glen is a student at Burr & Burton Academy.

Patty Rutins – Team Coach

Patty Rutins grew up in 4-H with horses, but recently she moved to robotics instead. Her excuse is that Aleks, her son, is a member. She earned a degree in Music and became a computer programmer, is currently a Senior Web Developer at The Orvis Company, Inc., and enjoys exploring all kinds of technology.

David Lindenberg – Team Coach

What I Do: Team Coach

David Lindenberg is a first year FIRST Robotics parent and first year robotics coach. He is a special educator and has always had an interest in playing around with technology. He believes one of the best ways of learning is by making mistakes while trying new things; he also believes no matter how you learn, you should have fun doing it.

Mike Cole – Founding Mentor

Mike is a 4-H Club Adult Counselor and lives in the Manchester area. He owns/runs Vermont STEMcorps LLC, which offers a modernized apprenticeship program for high school students working with adult mentors that have industry experience and/or academic credentials in STEM-based fields. Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Armen Vartanian – Mentor

Armen needs to write his bio and give us his photograph. 🙂

Meg Ruley – Mentor

Meg Ruley is a mentor of the Manchester Machine Makers. She loves technology and learning about robotics.

Aleks – Alumnus & Mentor

Aleks is a proponent of open source software.