TEAM DUCT TAPE

FWCS-ASME Pres. Pete Grotsky shares interview guidance
Team Duct Tape enjoyed an instructive visit from FWCS-ASME President Pete Grotsky, of Government Programming Contracting and Management Services, who shared his insights on elements of a good interview,  what a quality Engineering notebook should look like, and how a good team conducts itself.   He enjoyed learning about the [...]

Team Duct Tape is very grateful for the generous support of the Florida West Coast Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.   In addition to financial support, FWCS-ASME members have mentored students in Pro/ENGINEER and offered their guidance for the interview process and other aspects of teamwork and Gracious Professionalism.
We deeply value FWCS-ASMEs [...]

Enjoying July 4th with Friends
Team Duct Tape friends and family got together for  pool party and cook out on July 4th.  Joined by a friends from FTC Exploding Bacon, as well as Pete Grotsky, of FWCS-ASME, with his family, we all enjoyed a bountiful potluck lunch, volleyball, swimming, card games and some general all purpose [...]

Some Team Duct Tape members joined FWCS-ASME engineers for their monthly dinner meeting which, this month, featured Paul Wahnish of the Career Technical Education Foundation.  Mr. Wahnish, whose work with FIRST in Florida includes the annual off-season event, Tempest ‘n Tampa and East Lake High School’s Robotics Boosters programs, gave a great overview of the [...]

Go Little Bot!
Team Duct Tape is ready for a great weekend of fun and competition at the Florida FTC State Championship , this Saturday, February 28, at the University of South Florida Campus Recreation Center.
We’ve worked hard and spruced up our robot, cleaned up our interview, tidied our Engineers notebook, tweaked [...]

Team Duct Tape members with HHS Team Hydra members

Team Duct Tape had a full and insightful evening at the Tampa Bay Engineers Banquet this past Friday, held in celebration of National Engineers Week. The team enjoyed sharing both an information table and the dinner table with Hillsborough High School’s Team Hydra .

Team members were able [...]

Team Duct Tape would like to thank the Florida West Coast Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for graciously sponsoring the team’s participation in the Florida FTC State Championship, which will be held on February 28, 2009 at the University of South Florida Campus Recreation Center.
Team Duct Tape is deeply grateful to the [...]

Mr. Pete Grotsky, of the Florida West Coast Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, joined Team Duct Tape for this week’s meeting to mentor students on good interview and team presentation practices.
He went over things like what makes a good Engineering notebook, dressing for success, posture, voice and attitude, and the importance of [...]