Palm Bay, Florida, United States of America

Lead Instructor:

Susan Phillips

MATE Summer Institute class of ‘01

Team Name:

Space Coast Titans – Brevard Community College ROV Team

Team Members:

Brad Bates, Teresa Ernest, Kyle Elliman, Billy Fried, Kristy Gray, Janice Harker, John Harvey, Victor Hernandez, Bobbie Jo Klasek, Joseph North, Christopher Phillips, Phillip Porhammer, Robert Putnam, Alberto Ramirez, Lee Storey, Jennifer Schneider, Brian Sellers.

Mentors:

Sinjin Smith and Mike Newton of Oceanic Applied Sciences and Environmental Solutions (OASES) Lab/Harris Corporation
Steve VanMeter and Michael Lane of National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center
Terry Fisher of Innovative Fabrication

What’s unique about our team:

As community college students, our team is made up of very diverse people, ranging from age sixteen to…(well, some won’t tell!)…all of whom have much to offer from robotics, mechanical and electronic engineering, video & photography, drafting and CAD, writing, communication, leadership and, of course, Playstation II skills! This has been beneficial as well as challenging. To make it work, we had to learn how to compromise and work together as a team. During our first meeting our lead instructor, Susan Phillips, gave us a handout entitled, “What makes a good team?” We have epitomized that handout and have learned to work together to capitalize on our diverse skills and resources. This, perhaps, is our greatest triumph! Another notable distinction is our team cheerleading squad. Our cheerleaders are beyond compare and set our team apart from the rest! We are a team with spirit and we are ready for competition!