Carl Aaker
Carl is studying for a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. A few classes that help with the capstone include renewable energy, thermodynaics, and heat transfer.
Ahmad Abuouf
Ahmad Abuouf is studying mechanical engineering. He is from Saudi Arabia. He has a diploma dgree from Yanbu Industrial College in Maintenance. He would like to come back home with his degree in order to work at a factories and deal with oil and machines.
Wyatt Bain - Documenter and Circuit Designer
Wyatt Bain was raised in Joseph City, Arizona. Joseph City is a small town that houses a large power plant known as Cholla Power plant. Living next to this plant has given Wyatt the hopes to become an engineer and work in power distribution. He is a very ambitious character that always does his best in everything he tries. His hobbies include golfing, playing Mario Kart, and fly fishing.
Tatum Begay - Website Developer
Tatum Begay was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She is majoring in electrical engineering with an emphasis in computer engineering. She hopes to use her knowledge in hardware and software to build sustainable systems. Her hobbies include hiking, reading, and photography.
Alonzo Bizahaloni - Budget Liason
Alonzo Bizahaloni is from Pinon, AZ. He became interested in mechanical engineering because he wanted to know how the power plant and other infrastructures work. He has been in a club at NAU that is called AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) and was a treasurer for the club in 2017. His lifelong goal is to take his knowledge back to the Navajo Reservation and improve technological advances.
Brandon Dunn
Brandon is a senior with a research position in the cryptosecurity lab at NAU. He is a driven individual pursuing a double major in electrical engineering and mathematics. His current work is influenced by a strong passion for engineering and science influenced by his background education with three associates degrees in engineering, science and arts. He considers himself a ‘lifelong student’ believing that learning is one of the most important aspects of life and he plans to pursue future education in graduate school in the form of a masters degree in electrical engineering. His hunger for not only learning but understanding lead to his recent success at a REU at Virginia Polytechnical Institute in the field of communications. As a lifelong student Brandon seeks to learn and gain experience in the field of electrical engineering in the form of internships, careers and opportunities.
Taylor McCormick - Team Leader
Taylor McCormack was raised in Parker, Arizona. He wants to become an engineer from the enjoyment that designing and building has brought to him. He is an outgoing individual who is always ready to lend a helping hand. Outside of his schooling he enjoys many activities such as airsoft, swimming, playing games, and hiking. He hopes one day to be a successful engineer with his own company to help better the world we live in.
William Senseman - Client Contact
William Senseman is a senior at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. He is working towards a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He is originally from Las Vegas, NV but has lived in Arizona for the past sixteen years. He is passionate about learning and experiencing new things in his personal life as well as his professional life. He has experience in customer service, supervising, and maintenance through his current employment at NAU J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome since August of 2014. This project has allowed him to use aspects of his personality that he has already possess including responsibility, leadership, and communication skills to improve the overall quality of the SRP project. He is in charge of circuit design and gathering the supplies needed for the solar air heater.