Hey guys, my name is John Bottenberg and I’m new here. New to the Seattle area anyway…
I recently took a job at good ol’ Microsoft and have had to uproot myself from the great state of Michigan. One of the many glorious things I’ve heard about the exotic land of the Pacific Northwest is that, much like the Great Lakes State, it has a thriving FRC community!
So yeah, at this point I just want to know more. I really like what FIRST and FRC have to offer. I was a programmer on Team 67 in high school and a mentor on Team 3322 in college. I guess I don’t think stopping now is exactly a good idea.
Are there any teams around the Redmond area that need mentorship? I have experience mentoring a team in programming, electrical, scouting, and that sort of stuff. As far as programming goes, I know a lot of the intricacies about using C++ or LabVIEW to program robots. However, I’m not exactly sure about joining a team just yet.
I also want to get involved with the volunteering aspect of FIRST - I know that moving to the district system can be tough because of the amount of work that needs to be done at each district.
And at the very least, I’m good for a great, intriguing discussion about FIRST in Michigan and across the globe.
Within 10 miles of the 98052 zip code, the following teams pop up:
US WA Bellevue - Titan Robotics Club 492
US WA Bellevue - NRG (Newport Robotics Group) 948
US WA Bellevue - Wolverine Robotics 949
US WA Sammamish - Top Gun 1294
US WA Bellevue - Saints Robotics 1899
US WA Bellevue - Robototes 2412
US WA Snohomish - Glacier Peak Sonic Squirrels 2930
US WA Sammamish - Spartabots 2976
US WA Kenmore - Viking Robotics 3268
US WA Bothell - CPR - Cedar Park Robotics 3663
US WA Seattle - Raiders FRC 3681
US WA Seattle - Iron Riders 4180
US WA Redmond - FIRST DRaFT 4559
US WA Mercer Island - L’ Equipe Robotique Jr1 20140218
There’s some really nice teams in the area. Good luck at Microsoft!
First and foremost there is a team that meets at the Microsoft campus, X-Bot FRC team 488. Yeah if you look it up it will say that they are in Seattle which is why that isn’t always the best way to find a team. The best way is to contact your FIRST Senior Mentor, who will be sending you a PM with his contact info shortly.
Happy to see my team show up on that list:) here is some easy contact directions to talk to WA FIRST. http://www.firstwa.org/AboutUs/ContactUs.aspx
Hope this takes you on the right path.
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! We would love to have you on our team.
We are the Sonic Squirrels from Glacier Peak High School out of Snohomish, WA. I’ve PMed you our contact information and we can’t wait to meet with you.
Sincerely,
Jin Hayashi
Team Advisor
The Sonic Squirrels, FRC 2930
Of course, your FSM will immediately introduce you to your Microsoft FIRST guru will send you a very long email about everything FIRST in PNW… we make a pretty decent team, Mr V!