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The team would like to extend a huge Thank You! to our terrific mentors:

		Gary Koerzendorfer Gary Koerzendorfer is the Team's Lead Programming/Software Mentor. Gary is a retired electrical engineer who worked at Hewlett-Packard in product development for many years. He has been a programming mentor for FIRST Robotics teams starting with Team 972, Los Gatos High School. He joined Team 668 in 2006. He is responsible for training our student programmers.

		Lonny Weissman Lonny Weissman is the Faculty Advisor/Mentor for the Team. Lonny teaches Algebra at Pioneer High School. He has been involved with the team since 2003 and has been the main advisor since 2004. Lonny acts both as the teacher/advisor and as a mentor specializing in electrical wiring and electronics. In 2008, Lonny won the Regional Woodie Flowers Award from FIRST in recognition of his work with the team.

		Carol Sheridan Carol Sheridan is the Team Manager for Team 668. She handles all the logistics for the team, including making all our travel arrangements, working with the parents, and coordinating student activities.

		Laura Hall Laura Hall is a parent volunteer and mentor. She has been a member of Team 668 since 2004. Along with her husband, Harold Hall, she does whatever the team needs — food, driving, team roster, building field elements and crates. Laura is a software engineer at IBM, where she has programmed for 26 years. She has also coached a Castillero Middle School First Lego League team for the past 8 years.

		Mei Lam Mei Lam is a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer at BAE Systems, where she manages a team involved with designing armor kits and developing armor solutions for various wheeled vehicle programs. For her Master's degree from Stanford, she specialized in mechatronics and robotics. This is Mei's first year mentoring the team, and she has provided guidance for designing the robot using the Pro-E CAD system.

		Ed Savage Ed Savage is a Welding Supervisor and certifies welders at BAE Systems. He has provided support and welding instruction to the team members.

		Doug Muntz Doug Muntz is an instructor at Los Gatos High School where he teaches manufacturing technology and metal fabrication. He has been a mentor and the advisor for the Los Gatos High School robotics team for many years. He is now bringing his considerable expertise and experience to the joint Team 668.