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I Met Dr. Joe in 1996. Is was the rookie year both Dr. Joe and myself. I was a driver for the then unknown and unexperienced team #1. They weren't the Juggernauts yet.

I had the privilage of scrimmaging Joe and his robot.....in fact both of his robots. Yes folks, they were building two robots way back then! They put a a whoomp on us in the scrimmage and throughout the season. They were doing things in 1996 that are common place today....i.e. creating websites, distributing flyers and impressing us all with vision and tenacity unmatched by most even today!

Though Dr. Joe and I haven't been as close as I have been with some of the other exceptional people from the Chief Delphi organization I still consider him one of the most remarkable people I have ever had the privilage to meet and compete against. We're both in our tenth year....all I have to say is thank you Joe. Thank you for steering my career, ambitions, and desires to be an exceptional designer, mentor, and person all around.

Thank You!