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Get S.E.T. Biographies for Spring 2015

Cory Mercer, Project Manager

My name is Cory Mercer and I am a third year Mechanical Engineering student from Salida, CA. I am the Team Lead for Team Get SET. I would like to create a strong foundation so that our team can work with a larger client pool and consistently make a difference in the community. 

Roman Kolodzie, Assistant Project Manager

My name is Roman Kolodzie and I am a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student from Martinez, CA. I am the Deputy Team Leader for Team Get SET. I joined this team to motivate students! After I graduate, I look to be challenged creatively and have the opportunity to make the lives of other people more enjoyable.

Anisa Silva, High School Team-Leader

My name is Anisa Silva and I'm a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student from Fresno, CA. I'm the Sub-team Lead for High School; I hope to inspire and motivate young individuals to pursue majors in the STEM field. As far as my career goals, that's "TBD." 

Carlos Gomez, Middle School Team-Leader

My name is Carlos Gomez and I am a fifth year Bioengineering and Chemical Sciences student from City, CA. I am the Sub-team Leader for Middle School. I hope to set a foundation that other Middle School Group sub-leaders will be able to continue on. My current career goals are to get into graduate school and continue my education. 

Daniel Aguilar, Elementary Team-Leader

My name is Daniel Aguilar and I am a fourth year Mechanical Engineering major from Los Angeles, California. While working with Team Get SET, I hope to learn marketable ways to sell ideas and projects. I hope to acquire a Masters degree and work in aeronautics. 

David Manning, Demonstration Team-Leader

My name is David Manning and I am a third year Mechanical Engineering student from Atwater, CA. I am the Sub-team Leader for Team Get SET. I hope to get students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and Engineering Service Learning at UC Merced. After I graduate, I hope to improve the quality of living for others.

Andrew Murphy, Communications Officer

My name is Andrew Murphy and I'm a fifth year Mechanical Engineering student from Winton, CA. I joined Team Get SET to be able to educate ad have them show interest in science and engineering. I hope to become a professional Mechanical Engineer.

Claudia Canales, Web Designer

My name is Claudia Canales and I am a fifth year bioengineering student from Gustine, CA. I joined Team Get SET to introduce students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education. After I graduate, I aim to work in a place where I can implement what I have learned about sustainability in my projects.

Fabian Iniguez, Intelectual Property Officer

My name is Fabian Iniguez and I'm a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student from Los Angeles, CA. I hope to be able to spread the important of STEM education to the youth. I want to be able to show them that young generations are going to be taking our place and they are going to be the future. 

Lynne Diep, Procurement and Financial Officer

My name is Lynne Diep and I am a first year Computer Science and Engineering major from City, California. I hope to motivate students to embrance STEM and hopefully pursue careers in them because it is awesome. I want to develop the next "Flappy Bird" but without the part that I have to take it down from the app store because the backlash was negative.

Tiffany Tang, Student Advisory Committee

My name is Tiffany Tang and I am a first year Bioengineering student from Antioch, CA. I want to create a project that will help our clients and help us learn to be a better engineer. I hope to be an engineer of some sort- hopefully a bioengineer or mechanical engineer. 

Luis Reyes, High School Team Member

My name is Luis Reyes and I'm a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student from Van Nuys, CA. My goal for Team Get SET is to get recognition of our efforts to bring STEM awareness to the Merced County community.  After graduation, I hope to become a Weapon Systems Engineer for Naval Sea Systems Command.

Joshua Ahmed, Middle Team Member

My name is Joshua Ahmed and I am a first year Environmental Engineering student from Los Angeles, CA. I joined Team Get SET for the experience and to make new connections. My career goals are to be an accomplished and make a name for myself.