Tyler is a gifted leader and the definition of a team player. I have worked with Tyler on numerous occasions and would gladly do so in the future. Tyler's work ethic, dedication, and technical expertise will make him a tremendous asset to any organization. Tyler has an exceptional ability to conceptualize design ideas. A good example of this would be the design of the robot the University of Northern Iowa built for the 2015 ATMAE robotics competition. The team developed many good ideas, but it was Tyler who took many of those ideas and made them a reality. Our robot was as tracked vehicle similar to a military armored personnel carrier. Tyler designed a custom drive system which included a dynamic suspension which allowed the tracks to "mold" themselves to the terrain which significantly improved the vehicles ability to navigate rough and uneven terrain. He also designed the vehicle frame and a rotary storage system that was used for storing lettered blocks (one of the competition challenges was to be able to autonomously pick up, store, and then place blocks). The system Tyler designed had to meet very restrictive space requirements and was capable of not only storing and retrieving the blocks, it allowed the robot to discharge the blocks in the proper sequence to spell "ATMAE," regardless of what sequence the blocks were picked up by the robot.

Tyler is a gifted leader and the definition of a team player. I have worked with Tyler on numerous occasions and would gladly do so in the future. Tyler's work ethic, dedication, and technical expertise will make him a tremendous asset to any organization. Tyler has an exceptional ability to conceptualize design ideas. A good example of this would be the design of the robot the University of Northern Iowa built for the 2015 ATMAE robotics competition. The team developed many good ideas, but it was Tyler who took many of those ideas and made them a reality. Our robot was as tracked vehicle similar to a military armored personnel carrier. Tyler designed a custom drive system which included a dynamic suspension which allowed the tracks to "mold" themselves to the terrain which significantly improved the vehicles ability to navigate rough and uneven terrain. He also designed the vehicle frame and a rotary storage system that was used for storing lettered blocks (one of the competition challenges was to be able to autonomously pick up, store, and then place blocks). The system Tyler designed had to meet very restrictive space requirements and was capable of not only storing and retrieving the blocks, it allowed the robot to discharge the blocks in the proper sequence to spell "ATMAE," regardless of what sequence the blocks were picked up by the robot.

Tyler is a gifted leader and the definition of a team player. I have worked with Tyler on numerous occasions and would gladly do so in the future. Tyler's work ethic, dedication, and technical expertise will make him a tremendous asset to any organization. Tyler has an exceptional ability to conceptualize design ideas. A good example of this would be the design of the robot the University of Northern Iowa built for the 2015 ATMAE robotics competition. The team developed many good ideas, but it was Tyler who took many of those ideas and made them a reality. Our robot was as tracked vehicle similar to a military armored personnel carrier. Tyler designed a custom drive system which included a dynamic suspension which allowed the tracks to "mold" themselves to the terrain which significantly improved the vehicles ability to navigate rough and uneven terrain. He also designed the vehicle frame and a rotary storage system that was used for storing lettered blocks (one of the competition challenges was to be able to autonomously pick up, store, and then place blocks). The system Tyler designed had to meet very restrictive space requirements and was capable of not only storing and retrieving the blocks, it allowed the robot to discharge the blocks in the proper sequence to spell "ATMAE," regardless of what sequence the blocks were picked up by the robot.