[Al Skierkiewicz]

I became involved when my son began covering the team via video for documenting their progress in 1996. I assisted with video editing, and as chaperone for students working with animations at one of the high schools. The next year I attended the first Motorola Midwest Regional in 1997, to watch the team perform. I still had not worked with the robot, just the video team. There was trouble with the robot during that event, and I was asked to come and lend a hand with an electrical problem. I have been working with electrical team ever since. That was my first meeting with Andy Baker and the Technocats, BTW. It was also the first time I met Baxter Bomb Squad and Beatty as I remember.