Studied Physics, Computer Science & Engineering, and Philosophy independently and at UCSC, as well as 5 years as President of Dataczar Automation, the chief sponsor and motivator of Team AION's participation in the DARPA Grand Challenge. Josh has extensive interest in robotics and is pleased to be a part of this exciting event.
Jared
Coates,
Program Manager:
Studied Management Science at UCSD and has been COO of Dataczar Automation for 3 years. As Program Manager Mr. Coates is responsible for budgeting, scheduling, and coordination of team events. With particular focus on discipline Jared assures that the project gets done on time within budget.
Scott Reid,
Chief Programmer:
Studied Computer Science at CSUSM. Our design process includes steps for defining requirements, writing a specific design, executing the design, testing integration, and maintenance. Scott has been active in all of these roles and is very pleased to be a part of this historic event.
Ray Neff Jr.,
Mechanic:
With 10 years of experience creating and modifying vehicles for off-road racing, as well as being an off-road racer himself, Ray has been a terrific asset for welding, building, modifying, and allowing us to do basically anything to the AION hardware. He's also turned our straight six into a steady and reliable workhorse machine capable of powering all of the internal subsystems of the AION vehicle and proved a valuable consultant on off-road racing.
Daniel O'Steen,
Electrical:
As a hobby engineer and mechanic, Daniel has learned to wire anything from 120VAC to sensitive robotics and sensors through direct experience. A fast learner and a great researcher, Daniel is personally responsible for many of the high-performance-for-cost subsystems we've included in the vehicle, including the Dead Reckoning VNU, Bumblebee stereo vision system, and Eaton Radar.
Honorary Team Members :
Daireus Mann, Programmer
Isaiah Coates, Mechanic
Mary Vo, Secretary
Ray Neff Sr., Fabrication
Michelle Bernheim, Volunteer
Brian Bernheim, Volunteer
