The Team

Our members are highly dedicated and motivated students who seek to get the most out of their university experience. Throughout the year, each sub team puts thousands of hours into the development of the vehicle, and the members expand their knowledge far beyond what is achieved in the classroom. Team members gain valuable experience with practical applications of engineering theory, business, hands-on design, and manufacturing.

Board Members

Joel Saju

President

Rashed Khraisat

Vice-President

Noah Husby

Financing Treasurer

Rachel Naomi Tjakra

Purchasing Treasurer

Sophia Villacarlos

Secretary

Steven Keeler

Build Quality Assurance

Marvin Calo

Chassis Team Lead

Jay Steinberg

Powertrain Team Lead

Isaias Rivera 

Electrical Team Lead

David De La Fuente

Aero Team Lead

Arturo Villegas

Suspension Team Lead

Sophia Villacarlos

Business Team Lead

Dr. Mahesh Krishnamurthy

Faculty Advisor 

Active Members

Chassis:

Austin Hahn

Ethan Harman

Joel Saju

Manuel Rosenkranz

Marco Vega

Samuel Hsi

Steeven Keeler

Umer Faisal

Powertrain:

Alejandro Martinez

Alex Jin

Ashfaq Siddiqui

Ashraf Alkurdi

Carter Anderson

CJ Connors

Han Duong

King Ankobea-Ansah

Kyle Duke

Michael Guadarrama

Mohammed Ali Zia

Nicholas Kremin

Simon Hwang

Shazad Ahmed

Steven Sanchez

Electrical:

Aiden Verden

Alan Prymon

Axel Hernandez

Beomseok (John) Kim

Hazim Zain-Edin

Naftali Bojdak-Yates

Noah Husby

Olumosope Kayode

Aero:

Beomseok (John) Kim

Dave Tailor

Logan Garcia

Miguel Toro

Nathan Apanavicius 

Taehee Park

Suspension:

Beomseok (John) Kim

Ethan Harman

Gabriel Ramirez

Ilisaemeka Nzeribe

Kejsi Bishaj

Lukasz Borucinski

Muath Abdeljaber

Nathan Apanavicius

Nicolas Etchegaray

Olisaemeka Nzeribe

Rachel Naomi Tjakra

Sarah (Deana) Exline

Umer Faisal

Wolfang Ruegles

Business:

Emily Yeow

Ewan Evans

Hikari Nakasone

Li Wei Xiong

Our Alumni

Margaret Schuh

Suspension Member

2019 - 2020

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Mechanical Project Engineer - QuesTek

Daniel Lozada

Electrical Member

2018 - 2020

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Electrical Engineer - Northrop Grumman

Shahrukh Khan

Suspension Member

2018 - 2020

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Product Development Engineer - Ford

Thomas Spillman 

President

2016 - 2020

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Product Development Engineer - Ford

Michael Zapotoczny

Vehicle Engineering Team Lead

2016 - 2020

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Technical Program Manager - Tesla

Mike Findlay

Chassis Team Lead

2016-2020

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Project Engineer - ITW Automotive

Malek Sarhan  

Aero Member

2016 - 2020

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Product Development TRACK Rotation Engineer - GM

Qiyuan Zhou

President 

2017 - 2019

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Applications Engineer Development - Gamma Technologies

Paul Hoffman 

Aero Team Lead

2015 - 2019

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Design Engineer - SMP Engineering

Patrick Doherty

Electrical Team Lead

2015 - 2017

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Program Manager/Electrical Engineer - AllCell Technologies

Austin Gonzalez

President

2015  - 2017

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Platform Systems Engineer - Lockheed Martin

David Foehring

Chassis Team Lead

2013  - 2015

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 Mechanical Engineer - Northrop Grumman

Armand Barnils

Treasurer

2013 - 2014

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Plant Manager - GCP Applied Technologies

Nicolas Crivelli

Project Manager

2012 - 2014

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Design Engineer - Applied Composites

Stamen Tintikov

Vice President

2011 - 2014

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Development Engineer-KTM Sportmotorcycle

Frank La Marca

President

2011 - 2014

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System Engineer - LG Chem Power

Pavel Dutov

Electrical Team Lead

2010 - 2015

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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer - Tesla

Donald Ruffatto

Powertrain Member

2011 - 2012

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Robotics Mechanical Engineer - NASA JPL