Robin Dorfman
Co-Lead Mentor
Business and Outreach
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winner
Joined Team 980 in 2015
Robin was an FLL Coach and Robotics Mom before joining Team 980 as a mentor. Creative Director at ZOO Digital, Robin has a BA from Harvard University, MA from University of York, England, and MFA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
Alex Davis
Co-Lead Mentor
Controls
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winner
Joined Team 980 in 2018
Alex graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. After working in IT for a number of years, he went back to school and graduated from Pepperdine University with a Masters of Arts degree in education and teaching credential in secondary math. After teaching math at Culver City High School for over a decade, he introduced four new classes at his school in the STEM field: AP Computer Science A, AP Principles of Computer Science, IT Essentials, and Intro to Networking. Additionally, Alex went back to school for the credential to teach these classes and got the CTE Information and Communication Technology Credential. Presently, Alex has left the math department entirely and teaches 6 periods of computer science, either the Principles or the A classes. Alex has been involved with the FIRST robotics organization in a variety of roles since 2006.
David (Fred) Masselink
Fabrication
Joined Team 980 in 2022
Having grown up in PEI, Canada, Fred has international exposure aiding him in his navigation throughout life. Starting out at Calvin College for engineering, Fred found that his interests had changed away from the technical field and into filmmaking. He went on to get a BA in Film Studies at Ryerson University. After over-qualifying for a semester exchange program to Hollywood, he enthusiastically packed up his bags and has remained in LA ever since. His aspirations were realized when he began working at IMAX in the Original Content Department. Presently, he’s the Lead Film Recording/Scanning Technician there and a “Robo Dad”. Despite his attempts to escape engineering, Fred has found a balance between the filmmaker and the engineer. In his increasingly shrinking off time, Fred has an ongoing love for writing stories, playing guitar, and a drive for personal and professional improvement.
David Brinza
Joined Team 980 in 2003
Former Lead Mentor
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winner
Retired Principal Systems Engineer at NASA/JPL. Dr. Brinza worked at JPL since 1983 and was involved in numerous spaceflight technology programs. He served as the Instrument Engineer for the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory and was the Deputy Mission Assurance Manager for the Europa Clipper mission
David Toyne
Joined Team 980 in 2003
Mechanical Design Mentor
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Winner
President of Solutions For Automation, an engineering consulting and development firm in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Toyne has over 30 years of experience in mechanical design. Major projects include: Ride systems for Universal Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, MGM Lion in Las Vegas, Solar-Hydrogen Prototype plant, and numerous factory automation projects.
David Graves
Joined Team 980 in 2018
Controls Mentor
Engineer and manager at Raytheon for 16 years. Works in electronics design, fabrication and test in the aeronautical industry throughout his career. He started mentoring in FIRST Robotics Competition in 2008 and was a student member of a team when he was in high school.
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