Our Sponsors and Mentors

LRG Capital Group is a global merchant bank that specializes in making investments in, and providing financial advisory services to, publicly-traded and private companies. They are also sponsoring Tech High Robotics this year!!! LRG Capital Group, headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Miami and New York, was founded by Lawrence (Larry) Goldfarb and serves as a source of capital across all business sectors. Historically, the firm has provided investment capital to consumer products, entertainment, real estate development and financial services companies, and owns direct and derivative interests in real estate securities and real estate development projects and properties world-wide. In addition, the firm represents companies on equity and debt placements, restructurings, recapitalizations, management buyouts and other strategic alternatives.

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Brooks Automation Inc. is a public company that creates manufacturing efficiency for the semiconductor and other manufacturing industries. The company helps their customers increase productivity, lower operating costs and improve return on investment.

In February of 2008, Brooks Automation Inc. viewed our informational brochure and DVD. The company then decided to sponsor us. Thank you Brooks Automation Inc.!

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MV Transportation is a privately owned transportation management company that services people nationwide. They provide transportation to individuals who would otherwise not be able to reach their destinations.

In 2007, Mr. Jon Monson, Chief Executive Officer of MV Transportation, came to a presentation at Technology High School to learn about robotics. During this presentation he realized the positive effect that FIRST has on the students who participate. His company decided to sponsor us, providing us with an initial donation to help cover registration. MV transportation also gave us a challenge: if Tech High Robotics qualified for the National Competition in Atlanta, they would provide us with another generous donation to help cover the travel expenses. At the Davis Regional, we won the Engineering Inspiration award, earning us a place at the National Competition. Without the support of MV Transportation, Team 675 would not have had the opportunity to enjoy such a wonderful experience.

For the current Robotics season, MV Transportation has returned to sponsor us, yet again. They remain one of our treasured sponsors and we are proud to wear their name and their logo.

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3M is a worldwide company that focuses on a science-based market. They provide thousands of products and are the leaders in a number of markets. They are the leaders in providing for health care, highway safety, office products, and optical films for LCD displays. They serve an endless array of real-world customer needs. Their main goal is to make life easier and better for people around the world.

3M was one of the main sponsors for Tech High Robotics in 2008. They helped bring in their values and skills by donating countless hours from volunteers and materials this year. From the entire Tech High Robotics team, we would like to say thank you to 3M!

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The Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary is an organization comprised of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary is one of the 32,000 clubs worldwide. The Rotary is present in more than 167 countries and has more than 1 million members worldwide.

This year the Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary invited Tech High Robotics as a guest speaker at one of their meetings. This was a tremendous help to robotics and helped us further our club. We thank the Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary for their support this year!

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Nicole Smith is one of the top orthodontists in Sonoma County. She has been practicing orthodontics since 2002 and is a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, California Dental Associations, California Association of Orthodontists, Redwood Empire Dental Society, Marin County Dental Society, and the Marin County Orthodontic Study Club.

We would like to thank Nicole Smith Orthdontics for their generous donation this year. Without their help we would not have been able to see all the successes this year! Thank you!

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Our mentors include great parents and volunteers from our community - This year they include: