Current Mentors
Ron Bernier
Ron Bernier is the head of robot part machining and helps coordinate the assembly of the robot. He is the Operations Manager at KV Tooling Systems. KV Tooling Systems is located in Augusta, Maine and provides the finest quality carbide cutting tools and sharpening services to manufacturing companies throughout New England. He attended Central Maine Community College for Design and has a BS from Thomas College in Business.
Jamee Luce
Jamee Luce is the programming advisor as well as the team leader for community outreach. She graduated with a degree in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She currently teaches math and computer science at Messalonskee High School.
Jon Mittelman
Jon Mittelman (Doc Jon) is the controls and programming mentor as well as the team connection to FIRST headquarters. He received his BS from Antioch College in Yellowsprings, OH, his MD from Chicago Medical School, his Master's in Biomedical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, and his Master's in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He currently works as the Assistant Medical Director of WorkplaceHealth at MaineGeneral Medical Center, which provides medical services to companies in the Kennebec Valley. He has been involved with FIRST since 2000, both as a mentor, and as the Judge Advisor to FIRST Israel, as well as judging at the FIRST World Championships. The team he moved from in Connecticut, the TechnoTicks, won the 2009 Championship Chairman's Award.
Sheila Nielsen
Shiela Nielsen is the Non-Engineering Mentor for the Chairman's Award Committee. She has been successfully leading the group through the exciting task of submitting a Chairman's Award. Sheila has her BS in Computer Information Systems and an MBA, both from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. She currently works at Maine General and is a Certified Project Management Professional. She is also the mom of 2 Infinite Loop members, as well as a self-proclaimed #1 fan!
Former Mentors
Mark Bourque
Mark Bourque was the mechanical design adviser from 2008-11. He graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and is the Engineering Manager for Formtek Maine, the leader in the field of coil metal processing. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, Mark has over 27 years experience in the metalforming/metal stamping industry.