Team Biographys

Team Leader: Paul Edger Davis

Paul will serve as the Team Leader for the duration of this project. He will be responsible for completing the weekly Tuesday Tag Ups as well as making sure that the team is on schedule by overseeing the completion of all other team member task. The lifelong resident of Livingston, TX started off his college career by attending Southern Arkansas University to play football on an academic scholarship. He transferred to Lamar in fall of 2005 and can be reached at paulwall702005@yahoo.com.

Alternate Team Leader: Joshua Allen Hollis

Josh will assume responsibilities as Team Leader if Paul is no longer capable of doing so. He will serve as the lead designer and machinist for the project. Josh has plenty of experience in this area thanks to his full machine shop at his house in Evadale, TX. His CO-OP with Albemarle in the fall of 2005 was a great experience and the knowledge he obtained there will benefit the entire team. His email address is portcity0607@aol.com.

Team Member: Jason Windsor Paterson

Jason will serve as the inventory coordinator for the team and will also help out with the record keeping. He has had valuable plant experience while attending Lamar University through a summer internship with Entergy. Jason has worked at a local grocery store throughout his college career where he assists with inventory every quarter. This will be beneficial in keeping up with the inventory for the team. He can be contacted at Jasonp516@sbcglobal.net.

Team Member: Joshua Wayne Shinker

Josh will be the team member who is mainly responsible for researching and purchasing parts for the project. He will collaborate with Josh Hollis in designing the drill in order to ensure that he can find the parts we will need for the project. He is currently a full time employee of ENGlobal Engineering, an engineering consulting firm located here in Beaumont, TX. His email address is joshshenkir@gmail.com.

Team Member: Nicholus Cooper Vinson

Nick will be primarily responsible for the artistic aspects of our project. He will be designing the team patch and website along with doing a power point presentation for the team photo. Nick Vinson also started his college career at Southern Arkansas University on a track and field scholarship. Nick transferred to Lamar in the spring semester during 2005. He will be available at nickvinson@gmail.com.