Name: Brett Wiltz

Team: Mechanical

How long you’ve been in Engineering: 3 years

Leadership Position Description (what you do as the team leader):  As co-team leader of the mechanical team I have multiple responsibilities.  First, since we are in a position where we have a lot of new members, I have to constantly be able to and be responsible for teaching the new members how to work the machines and the different principles of mechanics. Second, I have to distribute the tasks to the different team members to make sure everyone has a task and that deadlines are being met. Third, I am part of the team and so have projects and tasks of my own to complete.

What got you interested in Engineering in the first place:  I've always loved working with my hands. It was actually pure chance that I found out about the program.  I was in Mr. Franz's Introduction to Computer Science class before my freshman year simply because I got registered late and it was the only class that still had room.  From there, I found out about Engineering and the rest is history...

Favorite thing about Engineering: Comradeship.  The people are great; everyone pulls their own weight. You can trust everyone. It gets to the point where the people here are like family.

Most memorable moment in Engineering: One thing that is memorable for me is the day we first ran the Dragster.  We had put a lot of time and energy into it, and for its first test run, I got to drive it.  It was a lot of fun.

Projects Worked On and what grade you were in:

Dragster (10^th)

Solar Shadow III (11^th)

Infusion (10^th, 11^th, 12^th)

DARPA (12^th)

Future Plans:  I will hopefully be attending college at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.  I want to become a teacher, most likely at an elementary school.