10M Spartan Guideway 2020-2021
Andres Camelo
Andres is a Senior Mechanical engineering student at SJSU. He was born and raised
in Colombia where he attended college for two years majoring in mechanical engineering
before moving to the U.S. He worked for 8 years at NVIDIA where he worked in quality
control operations and inventory control for NPI products. After working directly
with engineers for a few years he decided to go back to school to finish his degree,
as an engineer student worked designing and prototyping in multiple projects while
working as the 3D printing & prototyping lab technician at Foothill College. Andres
grew up in a house full of tools and materials and enjoys fabricating and fixing things.
He believes that Spartan Superway is the closest experience that you can have as
an engineering student to a real life work scenario where a group of several people
is divided in multiple teams that work together developing different systems for the
main design.
Brandon Fong
Brandon Fong is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering at San José State University
with a concentration in mechanical design and a minor in green energy. He is a member
of the track improvement team focusing on hazard detection and location awareness.
Growing up in the public transport centralized city of San Francisco, he knows that
the Spartan Superway is an effective and environmentally friendly transportation solution.
The Spartan Superway project provided the opportunity to further refine skills in
communication, leadership, mechatronics, and design.
Collin Rikkelman
Collin is a fourth year mechanical engineering student at San José State University,
minoring in public administration and public policy. He is specializing in thermal
systems design with an intent to have a career in energy policy or as an energy specialist.
Collin aspires to have a green energy future and believes that clean, accessible public
transit is a critical aspect. Drawn to Spartan Superway for its sustainability and
robustness, he has made it his home.
David Le
David is a senior studying mechanical engineering with a focus on design. He hopes
to work towards renewable energies. David believes that more effort and attention
should be directed towards making a sustainable future. As a San José native, David
sees public transportation and parking as a big problem in Downtown. He believes that
the Spartan Superway project will alleviate the stress and strain caused by over population
and high SOV usage. David is a part of the track team.
Huan Le
Huan is currently a senior at San José State University studying the major of mechanical
engineering, and his focus within the major is on designing. He found passion in designing
using CAD platforms, such as Solidworks, to design mechanisms, and that is why he
took part in designing the “Passive Y-Switch” in the SPARTAN Superway project. He
found that the SPARTAN Superway project was challenging and fun to take part in, and
it helped him grow as a student and gained experience working on a real engineering
project with a large team. After graduation, his interested field of working is automotive;
he loves riding motorcycles and how good they look in modern times. He hopes maybe
one day he will be working on designing a brand new car.
Lam Nguyen
My name is Lam Nguyen. I had a bachelor's degree in Automation Engineer in 2007. I
used to participate in Robocon Championship in Vietnam. Then I worked for IDG Venture
Vietnam as an investing analyst intern. In 2012, I immigrated to the U.S; I decided
to go back to school to get a second bachelor's degree for my American Dream two years
later. I chose my major to be a mechanical engineer because I am so enthusing the
design of robots. In the Spartan Superway project, I am in charge of CAD design. I
really love this project because it can help many people travel faster and safer than
current vehicles. This project gives me more experience in thermal and mechatronic
system design because it is also the two primary capstone classes I am taking to serve
my major. Besides, it can be a part of my contribution to the U.S if the project will
become true in the future.