Meet the Team

The KSU Team strives to continuously improve, adapt and overcome.

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2026 Crew Snapshot

Officers

Jake Spinner

President

Jake Spinner

Major
B.S. of Science in Electrical Engineering

Reason for Joining
"I had a great four years with FIRST FRC’s environment of coopertition, and I wanted to continue learning to solve complex issues with my peers"

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Gio Villanueva

Vice-President

Gio Villanueva

Major
B.S. of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Reason for Joining
"I aspire to be an ocean engineer and this seemed like the best club for that"

Jennifer Delage

Treasurer

Jennifer Delage

Major
B.S. of Science in Electrical Engineering

Reason for Joining
"Growing up, I thought the probes and rovers NASA has used to explore various bodies in the solar system were super cool. AUV was the closest thing possible to building a Mars rover!"

Team Leads


Juan Garnica

Electrical Lead

Juan Garnica

Major
B.S. of Science in Electrical Engineering

Reason for Joining
"The reason I joined the team was to gain hands-on experience with electronics and other electrical systems. I also found AUV to be a great place to connect and gain experience working on a team."

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Jake Spinner

Mechanical Lead

Jake Spinner

Major
B.S. of Science in Electrical Engineering

Reason for Joining
“I had a great four years with FIRST FRC’s environment of coopertition, and I wanted to continue learning to solve complex issues with my peers”

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Kwasi Debrah-Pinamang

Software Lead

Kwasi Debrah-Pinamang

Major
PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering - Intelligent Robotic Systems Focus

Reason for Joining
"I have experience in ground mobile robots and wanted to gain experience in underwater robots as well."