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Below are the officers and members of the 2019 Owls Racing Team.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Officers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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President -Miroslav Homuta (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President – Valentina Zurita (Biology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead Engineer & Treasurer – Jeffrey Basiliere (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Leads<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Aerodynamics – Charlie Morecroft (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body & Composites – Josh Garcia (Civil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chassis – Kaylan Ramesar (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cockpit, Controls, & Safety – Zack Viola (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivetrain – Griffin Olson (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrical – Mateo Segura (Electrical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prowertrain – Bryce Arnold (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspension – Daniel Scaffidi (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Business Lead – Luisa Suzuki (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Presentation Lead – Miko Reginella (Finance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketing Lead – Ian Walsh (Political Science)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PR Lead – Shannon Soulard (Computer Science)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsor Lead – Estefania Cabezas (Mechanical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Alex Conrad <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andi Stacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Ospino<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Licata<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Soulard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daryl Seepersad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic Pius<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamar Roby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua Mesnick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Ortiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathaniel Cadet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucas Annuza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathew Burgos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mauricio Cabrera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miguel Daal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sil Schoonman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Brandon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedro Giglio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rafael Paiva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rashawn Hendricks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Dennison<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Baniqued<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Vince Papa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Advisors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Manhar Dhanak<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Amir Abtahi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Frederick Knapp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alumni Advisory Board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Alex Mercer (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Project Manager\/Chief Engineer at LBU Lighting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arif Lakhani (International Business\/Marketing Relations\/Risk Management, Business Administration, Management and Operations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barret Hendricks (M.S. in Mechanical from FAU, B.S. in Mechanical from UT Austin ) – Advanced Concepts Engineer at Chrysler Group LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase Nalls (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Product Engineering at Schroth Safety Products<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Caracci (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Test Engineer at Element Materials Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Branfield (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Design Engineer at Simplified Fabricators Inc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Morishita-Horner (B.S Finance\/B.S Information Systems and Operations Management from UF, B.S. in Mechanical Eng from FAU) – Vehicle Engineering at General Motors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Cusano  (B.S. in Mechanical Eng from FAU, M.S. in Mechanical Eng from UCF) – Electronics Engineer at United States Air Force<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Amengual (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Associate Engineer at NextEra Energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luca Gervasoni (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management Information Systems and Services) – Sales Planning at Automobili Lamborghini America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco Cheraso (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Engineering Analyst at Kimley-Horn and Associates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OBrien Lavin (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Engineer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Chapman (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Engineer at Thomas Built Buses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Lyons (B.S. in Electrical Eng) – Flight Test Engineer at Sikorsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trent Ksionek (B.S. in Mechanical Eng) – Engineering Analyst at Kimley-Horn and Associates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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