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Meet the Team



Lauren

Lauren Chin

Lift & Controls surfaces Engineer
Meeting Coordinator
Co-Design Engineer

In serving as the Lift and Control Surfaces Engineer, Lauren is in charge of designing the best ways to build and connect all lift and control surfaces. As Meeting Coordinator she is also responsible for taking meeting minutes and distributing them to team members. Laurn are also schedules all team member only meetings in conjunction with the Project Manager.


Joe

Joseph Figari

Fuselage/Payload Engineer
Co-Design Engineer
Financial Coordinator

As the Fuselage/Payload Engineer, Joseph is in charge of designing the fuselage of the plane, and making sure it meets all the requirements regarding securing the propulsion system and payload. In being the Financial Officer he is in charge of keeping the project within budget. When necessary he is also in charge of drafting proposals for more funding.


Jake

Jacob Pifer

Project Manager
Manufacturing & Materials Engineer

Jacob serves as the Project Manager and is the point of contact for the team. He is responsible for submitting all team assignments. As Manufacturing and Materials Engineer, Jacob is responsible for the materials research associated with the project, and for determining the ideal fabricants to complete the final design. He is also responsible for making sure all designed parts are printable, and operating the 3D printers. Jacob also queues and picks up any parts printed at FSU’s Innovation Hub.