Departments

FIRST Rocky Mountain Robotics Team 662 uses a business model for our structure. With this model, our team stays organized and efficient. We separate our team into ten different departments, each with its own purpose. Each department can spend the majority of its time focusing on their aspect of the competition, so that the team performs well in all aspects of the competition. Equally important is being able to integrate the work of the different departments into the products we make. The Public and Team Relations Department ensures the work of the different departments work together, and the full team meetings on Wednesday bring all of the departments together for an update on the team's overall progress. By using this organizational structure, we believe that our team can create a better product and perform more effectively in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Animation - When this team is given their goal by FIRST, their job is to create an animation based off it.
Drive Train - This team makes our robot mobile. They deal with the components that allow navigation of the playing field.
Manipulator - The parts that manipulate the objectives of the competition are designed and built by the Manipulator department.
Public and Team Relations - This team makes sure that all the teams are working together toward the team's common goal.
Programming - Programming writes the code that allows the robot to process and follow commands. They also program for the Hybrid Mode, when the robot is acting autonomously.
Quality Assurance - This department assures that other teams are able to perform their most quality work.
Scouting and Strategy - At the competition, this department develops strategies based off what other teams are doing.
Special Projects - If the team needs any game pieces built, they go to Special Projects. Their job is to create and recreate any parts used in the competition.
Wiring and Pneumatics - While Drive Train and Manipulator build and assemble the robot's parts, this team makes sure those parts can move as necessary.
Website Design - These guys design and maintain this website. What you're reading right now? They wrote it.

Department Leadership

The leadership for FIRST team Rocky Mountain Robotics 662 is made up of 14 student leaders. In addition to a Chief Executive Officer and a Chief Operating Officer, a vice president presides over a group of students controlling a specific aspect of the team. The structure is modeled after a business to improve efficiency of our team's operation and to effectivly manage a large team with students across 6 high schools.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for overall organization of the team, and many administrative tasks such as event planning and team communication. The CEO orginizes and runs team meetings, vital to effective project management. The CEO takes on the challenge of preparing our team for various awards such as the Chairman's Award and the Woodie Flowers award.

The Chief Operating Officer strives to supplement the CEO's work in completing a multitude of tasks. The COO manages "behind the scence" affairs including budgeting and provides an overall schedule for the team.