Alex
Administrative Assistant
Tractor Key Holder
Year on the Team: 4th
Faculty & Department: Electrical Engineering
Team Nickname: Dependable
Interests and Hobbies: Movies, Long walks on the beach. You know, stuff that puts my mind at ease
Quote: “Our minds are as different as our faces: we are all traveling to one destination; –happiness; but few are going by the same road.” — Charles Caleb Colton
Former Roles: Electrical Team Member, Body & Ergonomics Team Member, Steering & Brakes Team Member, Vice Captain, Administrative Assistant, Electrical Team Leader
How did you hear about UMATT?: Calvin
Why did you join the team?: TBD
Best UMATT moment or memory:
“On the morning before leaving for competition our sleep deprived computer engineering team were working anxiously to build a new control board after the first two were fried (for, at the time, unknown reasons). At around 5 a.m., they connected our second to last board–one more board served as our final backup–to the tractor. We were about ready to start up the tractor again. The moment was tense; fingers were crossed, and all of UMATT HQ fell silent. We were all watching. Waiting. And then, a miraculous thing happened: We had successful actuator movement followed by many smiling faces–high fives were imminent. Unfortunately, the celebrations were short lived as we proceeded to load the tractor in the trailer and began our 16 hour journey to Peoria.”
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