A Presentation by Joe Passofaro Mentor - FTC Teams 3855,3387,3385 FRC Team 2169, KING TeC
Dec 28, 2015
The Basics• It’s a bigger team• You need more sponsors & $
$• You need engineering
mentors - eventually• You need a larger space• You need some place to
fabricate parts• You have less time
Minimum Team Size
*Mechanical Engineering - 2
*Electrical Engineering - 1
*Programming - 1
*Strategy/Scouting -2
The Mature Team*Mechanical Engineering - 6*Electrical Engineering - 2+*Programming - 2+*Strategy/Scouting - 6+CAD/Prototyping – current game/future games - 2+Marketing - 2+Finance/Fundraising – Sustainability - 1+Chairman’s Award - 3+Communications /Web Design- 2+Business Planning - 2+
Included from aboveBuild Team 6 - Drive Team 4 - Pit Crew 6
Mentor
Captains
Heads of departments
Business Plan
Public Relations
MechanicalElectrical
CADProgramming
Scouting/Strategy
Marketing
Fundraising
Communications
OutreachPrototyping /Build Team
Chairman’s Award
Build Team - Drive Team - Pit Crew
Web Site Dev.
Your Team•Who do you have
Students,Mentors•Who do you need
Expertise•What do you have
Equipment, space•What do you need
Focus on The Minimum•How much do you have
Money, Money, $$$$$$•How much do you need
Sponsors, Fundraisers
Create organizational chart for your team – Fill in holes
Create an “Action Plan”
Appoint “Rules Master” - have rules master oversee entire build
Appoint “Tool Chief” - keep work space clean
Set benchmarks from action plan and follow them
Let the awards be your guide
• Check the Manuel
• Ask where can your team compete
• Try to compete on several levels
Critical Points•Don’t overreach
Keep it simple•Don’t overreact
All things will pass•Let the kids do the work
It’s their team•Think ahead
Proto type, shipping, competition
•Leaving a legacySustainability, next year, year
10+•Have FUN
Memories and ties that bind
Success•Rolling robot on the floor
What you built works•Functioning Pit
Organized – Not Chaos•Participation
Shipped on time, make every round•Education
The kids know more •Sustainability
The kids want to come back•True Success
The kids had fun