Help! What title would you give this role?

[aphelps231]

Each year mentors of 1318 choose roles for competition (drive team, pit leads) in the latter half of build season. This year, a new role was created and I was assigned to it. No official name was given for this role, but a temporary name of "team inspector" was given. Here's the outline:

• systems checks
• check to make sure the correct battery is in the robot, charged and connected
• make the final (Go / No-Go) decision on whether or not the robot is ready – and be the last person in the pits to touch the robot before it leaves for a match
• robot triage after the match to determine if something is wrong, and then coming up with a response that can be executed in the time available
• keeping an eye on potential problems that might come up, and being ready when they do

I was told that I could come up with a better title, or keep "team inspector". I'd like to find a title that encompasses the entire role, two titles could also work ("team _____ and robot inspector", or something along those lines). "Pit lead" doesn't work, since that responsibility falls under our mechanical and electrical leads.

[Connor McBride]

On my team, we refer that person as the Pit boss. Hope this helps!

[George1902]

I would call this crucial role Quality Control.

[Mark Sheridan]

Originally Posted by George1902

I would call this crucial role Quality Control.

Ditto

We use this term. They are also regulatory compliance during the inspection process.

[evanperryg]

Pit monkey.

[Matt-T-FRC]

On our team we would call a person like that the "Crew Chief."

[MrForbes]

Flight Director....yeah, that's the part of Mission Control that you now have. Probably the most important job on the team.

Take it seriously!

[tindleroot]

In honor of the game I suggest it be called the "Siege Engineer".

[Kyle Heaton]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

In honor of the game I suggest it be called the "Siege Engineer".

I really like this one!

On our team, we have historically called this role the "Pit Boss" or "Pit Manager".

[ScottM]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

Flight Director....yeah, that's the part of Mission Control that you now have. Probably the most important job on the team.

Take it seriously!

and wear a white vest :-)

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by ScottM

and wear a white vest :-)

I don't recall Chris Kraft wearing a white vest.

[BMiller2559]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

I don't recall Chris Kraft wearing a white vest.

Unfortunately most people here probably don't recall Chris Kraft.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by BMiller2559

Unfortunately most people here probably don't recall Chris Kraft.

I was a very small child in his day.

Gene Kranz is the guy in the white vest. Or at least that's how he is portrayed in the movie, by Ed Harris.

[bdaroz]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

Gene Kranz is the guy in the white vest. Or at least that's how he is portrayed in the movie, by Ed Harris.

I remember seeing quite a few pictures of him in vests sitting in Mission Control over the years. A quick stroll thru Google Images shows many pictures of him in vests (not always white) when sitting at console.

[Woolly]

Originally Posted by aphelps231

• systems checks
• check to make sure the correct battery is in the robot, charged and connected
• make the final (Go / No-Go) decision on whether or not the robot is ready – and be the last person in the pits to touch the robot before it leaves for a match
• robot triage after the match to determine if something is wrong, and then coming up with a response that can be executed in the time available
• keeping an eye on potential problems that might come up, and being ready when they do

I'd call your position "Pit Coordinator" or "Maintenance Coordinator".