So, you're not an engineer! How do you help your team??

[Steve W]

Jonathan to become a lawyer you will have to learn to take your hands out of your pockets so that you can put them into others.

As a mentor ( I can't say adult because some say that I never grew up ) I provide cookies, donuts and snacks. Well that's part of it. I work for Bell Canada as a tech. I love the trouble shooting aspects of my job. I tend to be a project oriented person that gets bored of day to day routines. I also am a jack of all trades. This year I learned pneumatics, I help with design, I cut with the table saw (no comments from our team please), I put together and take apart and then put back together, I try to challenge the students and mentors, I also am a pain in the neck. I stir up trouble, play practical jokes (Hinkel, that washer is on backwards again) and try to inspire. I try to do all aspects of the robot if I can. I stay out of the way of programmers (they are already handicapped) and any aspect of paperwork.

I am also an embarrassment to the team. For some reason they don't like to be seen with me but I still wear the colours proudly. I try to promote FIRST and our team. I do some fund raising (still #1 chocolate bar salesman) and I try to be available to help were I can.

Most of all I attempt to remember that FIRST is about the students. I try to do whatever I can to help them to be the best that they can. I am also jealous that I never had this opportunity when I was in school. But then when I was in school we were learning about a device that filled many rooms and was the newest and latest invention. Known today as the computer.