For those of you who do not know me i am chris,
I am a computer network engineering student in transition between WCC and EMU. I have taught network security at Wcc and have worked in wired and wireless implementation of corporate networks. I own my own consulting company catering to the law and health care fields. I have training in Cisco, Avaya, 3com and Procurve.
I am i believe the mechanical subgroup mentor, (that is if you would like my help). I am modestly qualified in to do this job, and hope to bring forth knowledge to share with everyone regarding welding, lathe, mill, and basic mechanic skills. I hope to pass on my problem solving skills and hope to encourage everyone to work hard and push.
I worked on both of the previous robots that are still in an array of being assembled in the robotics lab. The older of the bots i did NOT design or create, however i maintained, repaired, and troubleshooted issues with the bot. The newer of the two bots i dabbled in every department on, however i focused on the mechanical due to the limited number of students that were working in this group. I will give tribute to Jerry Slayer our former mechanical mentor who gave up alot of time and stayed with us till the very end. I hope only to be 1/10 the mentor that he was however, i hope to have a few less swear words.
I according to Mr. Snapir am not the most worried about safety, and at my age i have the right to decide that for myself, however because the students in the group are on school property, and the school is responsible for your safety and well being i will be a stickler about safety glasses, closed toed shoes, nothing hanging from your neck, long hair pulled back in a pony tail or bun, and using the equipment as it is meant to be used.
So now that that is done the lighter side. I look forward to working with anyone willing to work with my difficult behind, and look forward to being open to all ideas. I will be the devil’s advocate on all ideas to test them, i do not do this to put your ideas down, but rather to teach you to stand up for yourselves.
LONG LIVE PIHI Samurai!!!
~Chris Butler, Mechanical Mentor, and PiHi Graduate ’08
//Edited by Alexander Mills, 1/20/11 Reason: Sourced
“however, i hope to have a few less swear words.”
I’m holding you to this.