OUR MENTORS
Mentors are an essential part of our team. They help keep our team together, and also help sustain knowledge and learning throughout the years. Without the mentors none of what we do would be possible. Our team likes to keep a high student to mentor ratio to promote student learning while still gaining valuable knowledge from our mentors.
Howard Evans is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he studied electrical engineering. Howard has worked for Nordson Corporation since 1997 and is currently a Staff Engineer. He designs control and power electronics for the Packaging and Product Assembly division. Howard joined the Techno Titans as a mentor in 2007 after watching the team compete in the FIRST Championship in Atlanta. Fascinated with robotics as a child, he now lives vicariously through the students he mentors.
To know the Techno Titans was to know Theresa. Though she is gone, we remember her every day. She handled all the admin for the team – paperwork, financials, travel, and whatever was needed. Theresa worked for Yeoman Technology Group as an Amazon Merchandiser. When she wasn’t working or with the Techno Titans, she loved spending time with friends & family, reading, watching college sports, and traveling. She lived in Suwanee with her husband Howard, their dog, Jake and cats, Scarlet and Jared.
The 2019-2020 season was Matthew's first with the Techno Titans. He assists with the construction of field elements, programming, and strategy team. He is also a certified expert on the contents of aisles 13, 21, and 22 of the local hardware store. By day Matthew is a data scientist for CHEP. By night he enjoys tinkering on various projects in the basement, maintaining his vintage Ford truck, and annoying his two dogs. He lives in Johns Creek with his wife Julia and son Dominic.
Todd graduated from Kennesaw State with a BS in Computer Science and is an IT project manager. Todd was a volunteer when his son David was a Techno Titan. Todd lives in Johns Creek with his wife Jennifer. Todd enjoys gardening, woodworking, volunteering with the BSA, watching sci-fi, and sending time with friends & family.
Norm graduated from Brigham Young Univ. majoring in Electronics Engineering Technology (minor in Korean). Norm worked in the Bay Area of CA in the computer telephony industry for 13 years, then moved with his family to ATL. Norm now tests software for Rockwell Automation. Norm is married with a son and three daughters, and lives in Alpharetta. He was a mentor for Reset Robotics (FRC 6325) with his daughter, Sophia. Sophia introduced him to Ms. Theresa who convinced him to become a Techno Titan.
Swapnil has over 20 years of experience working in information technology, software engineering, database architecture, and big data engineering. He serves as Technical Lead with CDC's Global Health Program. I first got involved in Techno Titans as a parent volunteer with my daughter Siya, who is studying Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University. He has coached FIRST LEGO League (FLL) mentored by Techno Titans for several years. He enjoys watching spy thrillers and sci-fi movies.