Mentors

Our mentors hail from technical and nontechnical backgrounds, these mentors are crucial to the success of our team. However, they still allow us to work out problems independently and only offer assistance when requested or needed. 

TEAM MENTORS

Todd Alkire - Faculty Advisor (Pre-Engineering Teacher, North Canton Hoover High School)

Tim Fuller-Programming/Electrical;  Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox

Gina Elkins-Team Mom, Project Manager; Retired Engineer from Timken Co.

Phil Pfund-Mechanisms;  Engineering Professor @ Mount Union University

Victor Griswold-Programming/Electrical; Engineer @ Vertiv, Inc.

Marina Cernik Kettler- Mechanisms, Engineer @Marathon Petroleum

Chris Kettler-Electrical/CAD, Electrical Engineer @Powell Industries

Willis Elkins- Strategy, Drive Team Coach

Michael Dragomier - Programming/Controls; Electrical Engineer, Genie Company

Travis Ackerman - Project Manager;  Mathematics Teacher, Hoover High School

Mark Dickerhoof - Mechanical, CAD, Documentation, Former Engineer @ SpaceX

Tim Short - Mechanical, Engineer @ Tomtreyco