Dream Team, the people

[Jason Morrella]

So "that's" the way it is in that office.

Funny how the guy who signs your paycheck just happened to make your list. How is that raise request going anyway? Should we assume you'll also be carrying his bags for him at the airport in Atlanta? Putting the boss on the list, but not the girlfriend - hope that strategy pays off for you.



(sorry, it was a big softball you threw up there, no way I was not going to take a swing)

Originally Posted by JVN

I'll just do the fun part (I've been giving it a lot of thought):

Copioli
Baker
Hibner
Mimlitch

Kanagasabapathy
Kressly

Beat that. (I made each of these choices for a specific reason, for instance... Paul is there for comic relief.)

-JV
PS - The only tough thing would be determining who would coach!

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Jason Morrella

Funny how the guy who signs your paycheck just happened to make your list.

He's one of the most brilliant mechanical engineers I know, and we work together every day. If I had a dream team, he'd definitely be on it, because I already know we can solve tough problems working together.

(And if I don't get the payraise after saying all that, there is no justice in the world.)

-JV

PS - If I wanted to be murdered sometime during week 3, I'd put my girlfriend on my team. (If I even survive that long.)

[Ricky Q.]

Originally Posted by JVN

PS - If I wanted to be murdered sometime during week 3, I'd put my girlfriend on my team. (If I even survive that long.)

I'd bet money on that.

And for me:

Baker
Copioli
Hibner
Patton

Karthik
Laurie Vertz from our team, she does amazing things.

Budget limit = $30K/year
15K - 2 FRC regionals and the Championship
5K - robot build materials and tools
8K - Travel for mentors and students (they give up enough already)
2k - marketing and fun stuff

If you don't like it, I'll buy you a Coke.

[Kevin Watson]

Originally Posted by st1nkm4n

Technical mentors: 3 clones of Kevin Watson + the REAL Kevin Watson

Non-technical mentors: I am also going to have to go with Kevin Watson clones here

Budget 30K?
20K = Robot
1K = Recruiting
1K = Travel expenses
.5K = website
6.5K = Food
1K = Mutual funds

[We don't really care a lot about PR]
We are also a pretty small team, about 9 people, so 1K = a lot of new people.

Facilities we have are fine, but 2 more comps.

Wow, thanks! As I consume inordinate amounts of Diet Pepsi while designing stuff, you'll need a separate line item just for Diet Pepsi. $4K should be enough for the six of me..., uh..., us..., whatever <grin>.

-Kevin

[Kevin Watson]

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

I love the Dream Alliance thread and it got me thinking. If you could build your own FIRST team from scratch, what would it look like? Mentors, facilities, budget allocation???...

Thinking even bigger, how about each NASA center build a 'bot and compete it at the national championships? A possible JPL team motto comes to mind: "Drivers? We ain't got no drivers. We don't need no stinking drivers!" <grin>.

-Kevin

[Chris_Elston]

I think this is an interesting thread.

I am also going to open a can of worms.... ;-)

Look at all the Indiana mentor names! Woweeeeeeee

I feel like part of one big family at IRI or any time we get together as Indiana teams. We just recently got together at the Indy State house not too long ago.

I hope we can rub some of that Indiana family loving off on our surrounding states.

What a great showing of mentors on this list from Indiana. I couldn't agree more.

[PatrickN]

Well if it was an all-Canadian dream team eh...

I'd go with
Technical:
Derek Bessette (Lead mentor of Niagara First, enough said)
Shawn Lim (Canada's most recent WFA finalist from team 188)
Todd Wilick (Originally from 1305 now mentoring NiagaraFirst, his last 5 regionals = 1 chairmans, 2 EI, 5 regional wins by my count plus a bunch of other awards)
Ian Mackenzie (Originally from 188, was one of the main forces behind the 2004 simswerve robot of 1114, which was probably the most advanced Canadian robot ever)

Non-technical:
Karthik K (Yup )
Mark Breadner (Probably the single most influential individual in terms of bringing FIRST to Canada)

I agree, this was the fun part. I have no idea about the budget...

[Mike Shaul]

Originally Posted by Kevin Watson

"Drivers? We ain't got no drivers. We don't need no stinking drivers!" <grin>

I would LOVE to see an all auto match!

[JackN]

I thought about this recently and this is what I chose

4 Engineers
Bill Beatty
Copiolis'
Andy Baker

2 Non-Engineering
Karthik (Just For Scouting/Strategy)
Amanda Morrison

Does that not sound like the most bizarre and funny group ever. It would make me laugh to see Karthik and Paul Copioli together. Also we would design some of the most ridiculous robots of all time. Swerve drive all day and all night baby. AndyMark for free, that would be sweet. The game strategy would be genius with Mr. Beatty and Karthik working together. Baker and Paul Copioli would be my field coach to help us secure victory.

My workshop area would be similar to that of the Beatty work area. Providing us with excellent tools and machinery.

13K Competitions (1 Regional, Championships, and IRI, Kettering Kickoff And the Ford Invitational)
8K Robot/Practice bot
5K Trailer and Tools
3K Travel
1K PR, LEGO, and VEX

That would be team 2158 Team Simtechnochickens FVC (all the team numbers added together plus mine)