Meet The Team
Name: Sanjana Raveendra Nath
Grade: 12
Department: Enterprise Captain
Future Career: Aerospace Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 4
Quote: “When in doubt look intelligent.”
Name: Ethan Mathew
Grade: 11
Department: Enterprise Captain
Future Career: AI Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 4
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”
Name: Aidan Mcraith
Grade: 12
Department: Mechanical Project Lead
Future Career: Mechanical Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 2
Name: Akshit Jain
Grade: 12
Department: Head of Strategy
Future Career: Rocket Control System Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 4
Quote: “All else fails, I was myself” – Count me out by Kendrick Lamar
Name: Renae Schlangen
Grade: 12
Department: Head of Mechanical
Future Career: Museum Curator
Years in KING TeC: 4
Quote: “Green is good unless it’s on bread.”
Name: Sam Holm
Grade: 12
Department: Head of Programming
Future Career: Hardware Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 3
Name: Isaac Abdi
Grade: 11
Department: Head of CAD, KTC Divison Captain
Future Career: Mechanical Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 3
Quote: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
Name: Jolene Nguyen
Grade: 11
Department: Head of Control Systems, Head of Community Engagement
Future Career: Pharmacologist, or trauma surgeon
Years in KING TeC: 2
Quote: “I really want a cool jacket”
Name: Rishi Hari
Grade: 11
Department: Head of Programming
Future Career: Computer science
Years in KING TeC: 2
Quote: “The answer is always there in KingTec”
Name: Emma Renken
Grade: 10
Department: Mechanical Project Lead
Future Career: Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 2
Quote: “Focus on the now instead of the future”
Mentors & Coaches
Name: Mike Lins
Role: Head Coach
Department: Captain, Head of Programming
Career:
Years in KING TeC: 7
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”
Name: Bill Jenkins
Role: Coach
Department: Captain, Head of Programming
Career:
Years in KING TeC: 8
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”
Name: Greg Greenlee
Role: Coach
Department: Captain, Head of Programming
Career:
Years in KING TeC: 8
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”
Name: Guhan Vaidynathan
Role: Coach
Department: KTC Division Coach
Career:
Years in KING TeC: 8
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”
Name: Marty Davis
Role: Coach
Department: Yes
Career: Middle School Teacher
Years in KING TeC: maybe..10
Quote: “I’m supportive mentor” & “Think two steps ahead”
Name: Andrew Banas
Role: Coach
Department: FTC Divison Coach
Career: Marketing Automation
Years in KING TeC: 7
Quote: “Never tell me the odds!”
Name: Dick Charts
Role: Coach
Department: FLL Division Captain
Career: Sr. Principal Engineer – Embedded Software
Years in KING TeC: 7
Quote: “Did the kids have fun? Then it’s perfect.”
Name: Mike Cirillo
Role: Coach
Department: FTC Division Coach, Mechanical, Electrical, Design
Career: Fluid power Instructor at Hennepin Technical College
Years in KING TeC: 10
Quote: “It is a cylinder NOT a piston!”
Name: Sarah Steffen
Role: Coach
Department: FLL Divison Coach
Career: Professional volunteer
Years in KING TeC: 4
Name: Cade Schanzenbach
Role: Mentor
Department: Strategy, Community Engagement
Career: Actuary
Years in KING TeC: 11
Quote: “No potato points.”
Name: Noah Apostol
Role: Mentor
Department: Mechanical
Career: Automotive Mechanic
Years in KING TeC: 5
Quote: “No that’s not how you use that.”
Name: Lucas Stein
Role: Mentor
Department: Programming
Career: Senior SAP Software Engineer
Years in KING TeC: 3
Quote: “Have you tried turning it off then on again?”
Name: Will Lins
Role: Mentor
Department: Operations, Business, Machining
Career: IT Support
Years in KING TeC: 11
Quote: “You are not getting a quote from me to use on the website”
Name: Ryan Erickson
Grade: 12
Department: Captain, Head of Programming
Career:
Years in KING TeC: 7
Quote: “This is a roborio snack. Run it during a match for a fun surprise.”