2026-2027 TEAM LEADERSHIP
Sakthi Vijay
Team Captain
Mechanical Engineering '27
Evan Smith
Technical Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Ava Baak
Operations Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Malika Bowers
Out of House Manufacturing Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Kenny Huang
In House Manufacturing Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
DRIVETRAIN
Continuously Variable Transmission, Four Wheel Drive, Transfer Case, Front Box, Gearbox, Clutch, Halfshafts & Hubs
Malika Bowers
Drivetrain Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Benjamin Harmeling
Drivetrain Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Alice Chen
CVT
Mechanical Engineering '28
Katerina Silvestre
Transfer Case
Mechanical Engineering '28
Sienna Green
Clutch
Mechanical Engineering '28
Bodi Folke
CVT
Mechanical Engineering '28
Benjamin Botkin
Front Box
Mechanical Engineering '27
Erin Meymarian
Halfshafts & Hubs
Mechanical Engineering '28
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Kyle Tomasik
4WD
Mechanical Engineering '28
Ashten Spector
Gearbox
Mechanical Engineering '28
Anderson Corum
Halfshafts & Hubs
Mechanical Engineering '27
CHASSIS & ERGONOMICS
Frame, Driver Controls, Composites, Ergonomics
Nicholas Xavier Gaston
Chassis & Ergonomics Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
and Materials Science & Engineering '27
Marcelo Patino
Front Frame
Mechanical Engineering '29
Adele Meyer
Rear Frame
Mechanical Engineering '29
Nicole Hellebuyck
Driver Controls
Mechanical Engineering '28
Fernando Gonzalez
Composites
Mechanical Engineering '29
Andrew Greenhut
Composites
Mechanical Engineering '29
Gavin Tomecek
Ergonomics
Mechanical Engineering '28
VEHICLE DYNAMICS
Suspension, Steering, and Brakes
Vanessa Inman
SSB Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Jinliang Zhang
Front Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '29
Grant Jones
Front Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '28
Daniel Chae
SSB Director
Mechanical Engineering '27
Owen Chen
Rear Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '29
Nathan Champ
Rear Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '28
Devon Sears
Semi-Active Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '28
Nina Garces
Semi-Active Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '28
Eva Schmidt
Semi-Active Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '27
Grant Anielak
Semi-Active Suspension
Mechanical Engineering '27
Kamen Panayotov
Steering
Mechanical Engineering '28
Bryan Li
Brakes
Mechanical Engineering '29
Omar Campos-Juarez
Brakes
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences '29
Data Collection & Electronics
Electronic Continuously Variable Transmission, Shock Dyno, DAQ, & Other Testing
Blake Watson
Data Collection Director
Electrical Engineering '27
Ashlynn Mulka
ECVT (Electrical)
Computer Science & Biomedical Engineering '28
Audrey Marin
DAQ
Electrical Engineering '29
Ava Bromley
ECVT (Mechanical)
Electrical Engineering '29
Ryan Wu
ECVT (Electrical)
Electrical Engineering '27
Matthew Wozniak
DAQ
Computer Engineering '29
Regina Cecilia
ECVT (Mechanical)
Electrical Engineering '29
Jeffery Wang
ECVT (Electrical)
Electrical Engineering '28
Samuel Becker
DAQ
Electrical Engineering '29
Mini Baja
1:10 Scale RC Baja SAE Vehicle
Colin Beck
Mechanical Engineering '29
Paul Jeon
Mechanical Engineering '29
Leon Zhang
Mechanical Engineering '29
Vehicle Simulations
CarSim and Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Senna Neubauer
Mechanical Engineering '27
Rafaela Galera Rogano
Aerospace Engineering '27
Michael Squires
Mechanical Engineering '27
Mehmet Osar
Mechanical Engineering '27
Business & Cost
Vehicle Business Presentation and Cost Report
Alexandra Trokhan
Business and Public Relations
BSE Biomedical Engineering '26
MS Biomedical Engineering '27
Fernando Gonzalez
Business
Mechanical Engineering '29
Benjamin Botkin
Cost
Mechanical Engineering '27
Erin Xia
Cost
Mechanical Engineering '27
GENERAL MEMBERS
Trevor Perl
Isaac Vuletich