Mathobotix STEM Team

Suzannah Childs
Management Intern & STEM Mentor

I have taken an interest in engineering since childhood, a home-schooling background afforded me the time to tinker and create cool robots in my youth. In high school I took a principals of engineering course and was a member of the FIRST robotics team. Currently, I am working as a college student at LBCC working with aquatic ROVs.


Omar Ibal
STEM Mentor

I am a mentor at Mathobotix in Los Alamitos. I am a Electrical Engineering major at Cal State University of Long Beach. My interests include building robots, playing sports and inspiring kids to pursue careers in STEM. In the future, I see myself working the control systems in the Engineering field.


Kyle Samuelson
STEM Mentor

I am a Los Alamitos mentor, grew up in Los Alamitos, attended LEE Elementary, Oak Middle School, and Los Alamitos High. Now I attend Orange Coast college and study electronic engineering as an electronics technician. My hobbies include robotics modifying and customizing electronics and creating my own inventions using the 3D CAD software. I'm also going to be on a TV show called Robot Combat League on Syfy Channel.


Dinali Mallikage
STEM Mentor

I am currently a third year Environmental Engineer at UC Irvine. My future goals are to work with a company or conduct research that studies the Earth's natural process that contribute to global climate change. I enjoy working with children, and hope to continue working with children, whether as a volunteer or as a career.


Juan Jauregui
STEM Mentor

UCI - Mechanical Engineering: Interested in systems engineering, design engineering, manufacturing and a Future in computer-aided design, satellite, robots, sports, and programming.


Alfonso Alvizar
STEM Mentor

I am currently a student at Orange Coast College as of 2012. I am a RC hobbyist, have a love for robotics and am an off-road fanatic. My future is to become an engineer in Industrial robotics.


Joseph Cha
STEM Mentor

Interested in Physical Science and Computer Science.


Matt Bowman
STEM Mentor

Currently studying Computer Science and Electronics Technology at Orange Coast College.


Alex Norton
STEM Mentor

I am a second year engineering student at Irvine Valley College. I am interested in computers, cars, aviation, human space exploration, problem solving, and endurance sports. I plan to transfer to Cal State San Jose in 2013.


Dorsa Sh
STEM Mentor

My major is Biomedical Engineering and I want to transfer to University of California, Irvine. I would like to work with NASA after I finished my education for couple of years. I love teaching, especially to kids, because they always have fantastic and fresh ideas. I love all types of science, especially Physics. I am really open to new ideas and I always love to hear about them. Please feel free to share them with me.

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  • Fanuc Robot
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