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Jeff Knott
Current Employer:
Flexible Technologies, Inc.
Current Position:
R&D Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2005 Baja Team Co-Captain
2006 Baja Team Co-Captain |
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Brian Robinson
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2005 Baja Team Captain |
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Nicholas Michalski
Current Employer:
Florida Power and Light
Current Position:
Nuclear Systems Operator
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2003 Suspension Team Leader, 2004 Co-Captain, Suspension Team Leader, and Driver, 2005 Team Captain, Driver, and Investor/Financier, 2006 Driver and Consultant
Although he is currently working for FPL down in Homestead, FL, Nicholas Michalski is and forever will be interested in a position in professional motorsports. Currently, he is getting his "fix" finishing Jon LaPerriere's custom go-kart in order to compete in Rotax Challenge races around South Florida. In the future, Nick plans to return to the local SCCA circuit to race IT-7 with his father. |
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Khalil Mohmed
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2005 President |
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Maurice Barrett
Current Employer:
Cubic Defense Applications: Simulated Systems Division
Current Position:
Mechanical Design Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held: Formula Team Member |
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Stephen Hagberg
Current Employer:
ExxonMobil
Current Position:
FXK Mechanical Contact Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
Formula Team Member |
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Stephen Hagberg
Current Employer:
ExxonMobil
Current Position:
FXK Mechanical Contact Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held: Formula Team Member |
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Aaron Jansen
Current Employer:
Jansen Engineering, LLC
Sikorsky Aircraft
Current Position: Instrumentation Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2003 Drivetrain Designer
2004 Formula Team Captain |
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Chris French
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2004 Baja Team Captain |
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Melissa Currin
Current Employer:
Parametric Solutions
Current Position:
Design/Analysis Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2004 Secretary |
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Justin Seabrook
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2004 Vice President |
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Max Koessick
Current Employer:
Sikorsky Aircraft
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2004 President, Electrical Team Leader |
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Matt Smiley
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2003 Baja Team Captain |
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Jay Beathard
Current Employer:
Pratt-Whitney
Current Position:
Field Service Rep, Italy
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
Team Member: 1995-1998
1998 President |
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Dave Bruns
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Powertrain Engineer |
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Kevin Byrd
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Powertrain Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1998 Formula Team Leader, President, Treasurer |
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Paul DeGuire |
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Doug DeLong
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Powertrain Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1999 President |
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Paul Flury
Current Employer:
Richard Childress Racing
Current Position:
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1996 Vice President, 1997 Formula Team Captain
Paul started with SAE in 1995. He held the VP position in '96 and team leader in '97. Paul currently works for Richard Childress Racing which has 5 full time NASCAR teams (three compete in Nextel Cup and two in Busch). He has been working in professional motorsports since 1997.
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Phil French
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1993 President, 1994 Formula Team Captain
Phil French joined the UF FSAE team in the fall of 1991, served as chapter president in 1992/1993, and served as Formula team leader for the 1994 car. As team leader in 1994, Phil's team was able to complete and test the car a day or two before leaving for the competition (a UF first) and finished 5th overall, in spite of a poorly functioning injection system and clutch. This was by far the best UF finish to date, and remained the UF benchmark for six years, until the 2000 team finished 4th. After graduating with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering in 1995, Phil moved to Michigan to work at Ford Motor Company. While at Ford, Phil has completed the FCG program, and worked in several vehicle development positions, including NVH and vehicle dynamics. Phil took over Ford sponsorship duties for the UF team in 1997, and began recruiting for Ford at UF in 1999. |
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Nealie Stufflet
Current Employer:
Alan Taylor Communications
Current Position:
Senior Account Executives
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
Public Relations |
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Scott Richards
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2000-2001 President
1999-2000 Vice President
1997-2001 Cost Report Leader |
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Ed West
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1989-1992 Chief Baja Designer
1991-1993 Formula Team Member |
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Vince Martling
Current Employer:
Alstom Power Systems Mfg.
Current Position:
Chief Aerothermal Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1991-1992 Formula Team Leader
Vince spent many years at Pratt & Whitney before coming over to Power Systems Mfg., an Alstom company. He currently serves as the manager for the chief engineers office, specializing in combustion systems and aerothermal applications on industrial gas turbine components. Vince currently holds several patents on various gas turbine hardware. |
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Stephen Corbin
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Sam Moore |
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Jim Reyenga |
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Rex Stith |
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Keith Miller |
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Brett Epstein |
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Chris White |
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Chip Goodson |
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Adam Hart, PE
Current Employer:
Alstom Power Systems Mfg.
Current Position:
Mechanical Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1997-1999 Cost Analysis, 1999-2000 Treasurer, 2000-2001 Cooling Systems Team Leader
Adam is now working with Power Systems Mfg in Jupiter, Fl as a Mechanical Engineer designing industrial gas turbine components for Siemens Westinghouse & GE powerplants and possesses his PE license in Mechanical Engineering. Adam also operates his own Engineering Consulting Business providing building design for the commercial and residential market. You can visit his web site at http://www.hrcdesigns.com. Adam, his wife, Amy, Aidan (UF class of 2024 and future Formula SAE member) & Ella (UF class of 2028 and future Formula SAE member) live in Jensen Beach, Florida. |
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Andy Hays
Current Employer:
Yazaki
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
Baja Team Leader |
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Jason Hickman
Current Employer:
Parametric Solutions
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2001 Team Leader, Vice President |
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Kevin Huntsman
Current Employer: Ford Motor Company
Current Position: FCG Program |
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Mike Interian
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1999 Team Leader, Treasurer |
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Barry Miller
Current Employer:
Daimler Chrysler |
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Tommy McAteer
Current Position:
Defense Contractor
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:Secretary |
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Brian Moody
Current Employer:
Consulting for Applications Engineering Group Inc. Atlantic Beach, FL
Current Position:
Forensics Engineer, Automotive Collision Analyst and Reconstructionist
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2002 Team Captain |
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Tony Shawver
Current Employer: Actaview
Current Position: IT
Gator Motorsports Positions Held: Treasurer, 1995 President, 1996 Formula Team Captain |
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Nathan Tardif
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
Safety Engineer
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1999 Baja Team Captain |
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Tom Steger
Current Employer :
Toyota Motor Sales
Current Position:
Senior Product Engineer Product Quality & Service Support
Years on team:
1989-1992
Positions on team:
Mini Baja Team member: 1989-1991
Mini Baja Project Leader 1992
Formula SAE team member 1991-1992
Unofficial team historian 1990-1992
UF SAE Secretary 1991-1992
After graduating in 1992 I went to work for a forensic engineering consulting firm providing vehicle examination/accident reconstruction services for insurance and legal firms in New Jersey. I moved to Jacksonville, Fl in 1994 to work for a different forensic engineering consulting firm (Engineering Design and Testing) before accepting a position with Toyota Motor Sales USA in 1997. Two years at the port facility in Newark, NJ as the Port technical Engineer followed by a transfer to sunny southern California to work in Quality Assurance - Powertrain where I monitored and investigated powertrain quality issues for Toyota and Lexus vehicles. After 8 years this fall I moved to the Technical Coordination Department to monitor Quality Issues during vehicle launches, to lead customer quality audits at productions plants and to work on customer preference issues with Lexus and Toyota vehicles. |
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Greg Turner
Current Employer:
Ford Motor Company
Current Position:
FCG Program
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2001 Baja Team Captain |
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Ben Pohl
Current Employer: Brembo
Current Position: Account Manager
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
2000 Team Captain
Benjamin Pohl served on UF Formula SAE from 1997 to 2000. In his senior year he served as the team captain and brought home a 4th-place overall finish for UF--the best ever. After graduating with a BSME, he went to Ford Motor Company to work as a vehicle dynamics and later chassis design engineer. The highlight at Ford was heavy involvement in the chassis design of the new Ford GT supercar. Recently he moved on to Brembo North America (high-performance brakes) as an account manager for several OE car makers. Benjamin currently resides in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and can be reached at Benjamin.Pohl@us.brembo.com. |
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Ken Kirkpatrick
Current Employer: Self
Gator Motorsports Positions Held:
1989-90 Mini-Baja Team member
Co-founder of SAE chapter at UF in 1990
Team leader for first formula SAE car in 1990-91
After working 6 years with P&G Ken realized he didn’t love engineering, just playing on cars. Currently he lives in Ocala, FL and owns a Real Estate Management Company, 16 Sonny’s Bar-B-Q restaurants throughout central and northern Florida, serves as a bank director and has various other real estate interests. His oldest Son Austin is a budding race car driver (www.austinkirkpatrick.com) and is planning on being the first 2nd generation UF SAE member and team driver in 2011. Ken can be reached at Ken@heritagemanagement.net |
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