The Team
The team working on this project was the university's first attempt at a multi-discipline group conisiting of Electrical, Computer, and Industrial Engineers as well as the Business department. The industrial engineers and business members conducted audience research and identified the problem's solution while the electrical and computer engineers designed and created a working prototype.
Electrical Engineer Members: Matt Bivona and Donnell Robinson.
Computer Engineer Members: Michael Covitt and Jason Nagin.
Industrial Engineer Members: Garielle Edelmann, Ching Fang Chang, Eliezer Lorenzo, and Rewel Maldonado.
Business Member: Jodi Sweatland
Engineers Biography's |
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From left to right: Matthew Bivona, Michael Covitt, Jason Nagin, and Donnell Robinson |
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Matthew Bivona is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will be receiving his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering in August of 2015. He is currently searching for a job dealing with consumer electronics. Matt plans to further his degree by attending college for his Masters in Business after 5 years of work experience. Then plans to manage engineers in the department. Michael Covitt is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will be receiving his Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering and a minor degree in Information Technology in August of 2015. He is currently searching for a job in his hometown where he can be close to family. He hopes to find a job working in the Florida Memorial Hospital in Ormond Beach alongside his fiancée. Michael has no plans to further his enducation in the engineering field however a degree in culinary is not out of the question |
Jason Nagin is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and will be receiving his Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering in August of 2015. When he graduates he plans to continue working at his job as a Computer Repair Technician at the College of Sciences. Jason is not planning on furthering his education or advancing his degree.
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Contributors and Sponsors
Without the assistance of our contributors and sponsors our project would be nothing more than an idea on paper. This section is dedicated to identifying them and how they contributed their knowledge and/or finances to the project. Throughout this project these people will be great assets in the fields in which they are professionals in. Our team would like to thank these sponsors for all their assistance and patience over these last two semesters!
The Boeing Company’s interest in our project has awarded us with additional funding that will be used for research and development.
The Evenflo Company has donated multiple children's car seats for our team to use to help us demonstrate our finalized desgin.
Dr. Mark Calabrese’s industrial engineering knowledge has provided us with ways to make our project organized and efficient.
Mr. Matt Civitello’s medical knowledge has assisted us in determining safety parameters where the device is needed the most.
Mrs. Amy Hesse’s access to our targeted audience provided critical marketing feedback and targeted audience information.
Dr. Kimberly Renk has helped us determine the psychological causes and the types of responses our device shall administer to get the full attention from the parent or guardian.
