Executive Team
The Executive Team
The Executive Team is ultimately responsible for VT CRO's strategic vision and execution. It was first formed in August of 2023, once VT CRO had enough high ranking members to warrant an organized executive team.
Executive Roles
- President: Leads VT CRO, sets the direction, represents the organization, and holds ultimate decision-making authority.
- VP of Operations: Manages operations, oversees finances, and travel. Acts as second-in-command to the President.
- VP of Engineering: Liaison between the President and Chief Engineers, with involvement in all areas as needed to achieve VT CRO’s mission.
- Treasurer: Manages financial records and transactions, under the VP of Operations.
- Chief Engineers: Lead engineering design teams.
- Support Team VPs: Leads support teams.
Executive Boards
Founding Executive Team ('22-'23)
| Office | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| President | Marco Gonzalez Hauger | Industrial and Systems Engineering & Computer Science |
| VP of Operations | Tyler Kraics | Aerospace Engineering |
| Chief Engineer | Maxwell Kawada | Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering |
First Executive Board of VT CRO ('23-'24)
| Office | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| President | Marco Gonzalez Hauger | Industrial and Systems Engineering & Computer Science |
| VP of Operations | Tyler Kraics | Aerospace Engineering |
| VP of Engineering | Maxwell Kawada | Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of R&D | Aarushi Jain | Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of SoutheastCon | Andrew Viola | Computer Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of VEX | Marco Zamora | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of IGVC | Christian Hackett | Mechanical Engineering |
| VP of Learning | Tom Daggett | Electrical Engineering |
| VP of Outreach | Musa Haji | Computer Science |
| Executive Secretary* | David Bonds | Electrical Engineering |
| Treasurer | Irene Kim | Finance |
*Role discontinued.
Second Executive Board of VT CRO ('24-'25)
| Office | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| President | Marco Gonzalez Hauger | Industrial and Systems Engineering & Computer Science |
| VP of Operations | Tyler Kraics | Aerospace Engineering |
| VP of Engineering | Maxwell Kawada | Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of Manufacturing Cell | Zach Moas | Mechanical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of VEX | Marco Zamora | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of SoutheastCon | Domenic Marcelli | Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of AutoNav | John Shebey | Computer Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of RoboDog | David Bonds | Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of OpenBeam | Nicholas Pacheck | Electrical Engineering |
| Chief Engineer of OpenArm | Everett Hunter | Mechanical Engineering |
| VP of Outreach | Frank Baxley | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| VP of Learning | Tom Daggett | Electrical Engineering |
| Treasurer | Irene Kim | Finance |
*Role created February 2025.
Next Executive Board of VT CRO ('25-'26)
| Office | Name | Major |
|---|---|---|
| President | Ty Van Buskirk | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| VP of Operations | Keira Shaw | Computer Engineering |
| VP of Engineering | Aaditya Sharma | Computer Engineering |
Roles will be added as successors are appointed.