Executive Team

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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 RoboGames David Bonds Electrical Engineering
VP of Outreach Frank Baxley Industrial and Systems Engineering
VP of Learning Tom Daggett Electrical Engineering
Treasurer Irene Kim Finance