Staff Team

Nicholas Bottone

Admin, Producer

Nick is studying computer science at Brown University. Nick is a programming alum of FRC Team 5112. He was the founder of Sim Champs, and today works to produce, stream, and develop for Second Robotics.

Brennan Bibic

Admin, Producer

Brennan has been participating in FIRST since 2006 and is an alumentor of FRC Team 4476. Brennan is currently the President of W.A.F.F.L.E.S. Community Robotics. He was an original founder, and today works to produce, stream, and develop for Second Robotics.

Gregory Szczeszynski

Lead Game Developer

Greg is the lead developer of xRC Simulator and put countless hours into making xRC Sim the game that it is today. Greg works closely with the Second community to continually improve the game. He was a mentor of FTC Team 11115.

Evan "Cobbie" Watson

Moderator, Statistician

Evan is studying mathematics at Oregon State University. Evan is an alum of FRC Team 1425 and is currently a mentor for FRC Team 4476. He is a commentator, analyst, referee, and Core Team Member of Second Robotics.

Taegen Poles

Moderator, Emcee

Taegen is studying mechanical & materials engineering at Queen's University. Taegen is an alum of FRC Team 771 and a mentor for FRC Team 4476. She is passionate about race cars and robotics, and is one of the voices of Second Robotics as an emcee for many events.

Andrew Haselton

Event Staff

Andrew is an alum of FRC Team 2137, where he led development of robot code. Andrew has been participating in FIRST since 2015. He studies mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. He works on events and the website for Second Robotics.

Max McCalla

Event Staff

Max is an alum for FRC team 2370, where he focused on programming and was the primary driver. He has been participating in FIRST since 2013 and FRC since 2017. He is in his first year studying robotics engineering at WPI. Max works on running events, streaming, and commentating for Second Robotics.

Darrell Holmes IV

Event Staff

Darrell, also known as Darre, has been in FIRST since 2017. Darre is an alum and a core mentor of FRC Team 2655. He is a graduate of the North Carolina Leadership Academy and has been part of the SRC staff since near its inception.

Jeff Tessitore

Event Staff

Jeff is a computer engineering senior at Texas Tech University. He is an alum of FRC Team 1296 and currently remote mentors FRC Team 4476. After finishing at Texas Tech, Jeff plans on pursuing a second degree in Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences.

Colin Coleman

Event Staff

Colin is an alum of FRC Team 4935, where he focused on design and build. Colin has been participating in FIRST since 2017. He studies mechanical engineering at UNC Charlotte. He works on events and streams for Second Robotics.

Logan Bibic

Event Staff

Logan is an alum of FRC Team 4476. He works on events, commentates, and referees for Second Robotics.

Tyler Olds

First Updates Now, Liaison

Tyler is the Editor in Chief of First Updates Now and creates high-quality robotics content regularly for Twitch and YouTube. He has been an emcee and game announcer since 2005, is an FRC alum, and has been a major resource in helping Second Robotics grow.

Tae

Event Staff

Tae is an alum of FRC team 2169 KingTec. They do a lot of streaming in Minecraft, Valorant, and Just Chatting categories. Tae is a Type 1 Diabetic and likes to help advocate in multiple communities. They work as a streamer and commentator for Second Robotics.