About Us

Our capstone team was formed on August 29th, 2023, for the singular purpose of coming up with a solution for Northrop Grumman's capstone proposal project for a robotic drill arm capable of locating and drilling into the surface of a cylindrical object.

Isaiah Padilla - icp25@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

Isaiah will be in charge of website design, editing and formatting the team’s papers, and being the team’s Project Manager. This will entail that he will check in with the sub teams to make sure everyone is on schedule and that he can update the website accordingly, as well as report any important updates to the team or the stakeholders as necessary.

Brandon Knutson - bak325@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

Brandon will serve as the team’s Manufacturing Engineer. As such, he will be responsible for organizing the prototyping team, making sure that they are all on track and meeting regularly, and informing members as to what must be done next.

Russel Stringham - rts97@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

 Russel will be undertaking scheduling tasks and making sure his other sub team members are completing their tasks. From previous experience Russel will focus heavily on the CAD design aspects of the project to oversee the development of the CAD models and drawings. As the team’s CAD Engineer, he will manage the CAD files and ensure it all comes together to match the physical design.

Mica Nellis - mnn49@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

Mica will take on the Logistics Manager role as her main objective, reaching out to the client, making sure that meetings are set, and that all members involved are working together smoothly. Additionally, she will document meeting minutes and all resources used throughout the project. Additionally, Mica will assist Russel with the CAD portions of the project in any way possible since there will be a high amount of CAD modeling throughout this project.

Daniel Cooke - dcc296@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

Daniel will take on the team role of Financial Manager, as that role must be filled by someone who is rational and practical. Within the role, he will take the role of managing the budget, overseeing purchases, and maintaining the bill of materials as a working document. Daniel will also be a part of the four-person group that designs the arm subsystem for the drill.

Mason Goodman - mgg256@nau.edu | Resume - LinkedIn

Mason will act as the team’s Test Engineer who will oversee experimental design and testing, plan testing procedures, and acquire necessary testing equipment. As the second “executive” personality type, various accessory roles and responsibilities will be delegated to Mason, which will be determined as the project continues. 

A list of team member roles and descriptions can be found in Table 1: Team Roles and Descriptions of the Team Charter, found on this page.