TCNJ MINI BAJA 2012
Members

Since Rick Williams was a child, he had a love for cars; whether he was working on Modified Racing cars, watching Nascar on Sunday afternoons, his enthusiasm was clearly evident. Over the past four years, Rick’s love for making things faster, lighter and stronger has cumulated into a passion for engineering. Rick Williams is a senior Mechanical Engineer at The College of New Jersey. From West Windsor, NJ, Rick is currently both the President of the Society of Automotive Engineers as well as the Captain of the 2011-2012 Baja Team. Utilizing his strong background in engineering design and fabrication, he plans to create the front and rear suspension, along with his leadership skills, he hopes to help guide his team to a first place finish in A. Upon graduation, Rick is determined to obtain a challenging job in industry where he can also obtain an advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA.

 

Bryan Hatch almost needs no introduction. Some say his greatness cannot even be described in any human language, and have resorted to trying to create new, unidentifiable sounds to communicate his prowess. He is currently the Vice President of the Society of Awesome Engineers and the one true driver of the 2012 Mini Baja vehicle. Hatch was born in the United States and lived in New Jersey before the start of his mechanical engineering career at The College of New Jersey.
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Mike Sylvester is a senior Mechanical Engineer at The College of New Jersey and was born December 19, 1989. He attended TCNJ all four years of his college career and plans to graduate May 2011. Mike assisted with the TCNJ 2011 Mini-Baja car, and plans to utilize his knowledge and machine shop experience this year as the 2012 lead frame engineer. Within his time at the college, he served as secretary of the TCNJ chapter of Society of Automotive engineers and worked on multiple engineering projects.

 

Nicole Kennedy is currently a Senior Engineering Management major from Rahway, NJ with extensive experience being a team leader and managing time and money, which will serve her well as the Manager of 2012 Baja Team. She takes pride in her active membership in the engineering societies at TCNJ where she is currently the charter President of the American Society for Engineering Management, the Treasurer of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and a member of the Society of Women Engineers. She has a passion for the mechanics and creativity in designing a system well, and plans to attain a Mechanical Engineering position following graduation and eventually become part of the management team.