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ABOUT US

HAWKS Engineering was founded in September 2014 by a team of high school engineering students. This company is dedicated to creating effective solutions for underwater scientific exploration, data collection and equipment maintenance and repair. The company incorporates knowledge of the design process and mechanical, electrical, fluid power and control systems to provide solutions for deep water applications.

2021 - 2022 Team
 
3rd Place - Ranger Class - 2022 MATE ROV World Championship
 
Harry Boehm/Jill Zande "Sharkpedo" Award
 
2022 MATE Mariner Award - Vanessa Huerta
 

Melanie Rodriguez-Huerta

Junior - 1st Year
Fluid Power Engineer,
Mechanical Engineer,
Tether Manager

Vanessa Huerta

Senior - 4th Year
CEO, Pilot, Lead Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer.

Justin "Huerta" Du

Junior - 1st Year
CFO, Safety Manager,
Co-Pilot, Documentation Manager, Mechanical Engineer

Armando Huerta

Freshman - 1st Year
Tether Manager,
Manufacturing Engineer
 

TEAM HISTORY

2024-2025

Anya Allen (2027)

Maria Isabel Mueller (2026)

Mariantonia Sanchez (2026)

Claudia Silva Bastidas (2025)

Aakaash Tirumalaraju (2025)

Julia Worek (2028)

2023-2024

Julian Abelarde (2025) - Software Engineer, Tether Manager, Documentation Manager

Alejandro Aragon (2025) - CFO, Electrical Engineer, Tether Manager

Aidan Clark (2025) - CEO, Pilot, Mechanical Engineer

Aakaash Tirumalaraju (2025) - Safety Manager, Co-Pilot, Mechanical Engineer

2022-2023

Beyza Aktalay (2023) - CEO, Pilot, Mechanical Engineer , Fluid Power Engineer

Nathan Mikes (2025) - Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer
Gage Mackey (2026) - CFO, Mechanical Engineer, Safety Manager

2021-2022

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - CEO, Pilot, Electrical & Software Engineer

 
Justin Du (2023) - CFO, Safety Manager, Co-Pilot , Mechanical Engineer, Documentation Manager
Melanie Rodriguez-Huerta (2023) - Fluid Power Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Tether Manager
Armando Huerta (2025) - Tether Manager, Manufacturing Engineer

2020-2021

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - CEO, Pilot, Electrical Engineer, Documentation Manager

 
 
Julia Chom (2022) - Mechanical Engineering, Tether Manager, Safety Manager
 
Sindhuja Bonagiri (2023) - CFO, Software Engineer, Co-Pilot

2019-2020

Amber Dellacqua (2020) - CEO, Lead Software Engineer, Systems Engineer
 
Julia Chom (2022) - Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer
 
Vanessa Huerta (2022) - Safety Manager, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lead Electrical Engineer
 
Arya Shah (2023) - Mechanical Engineer

2018-2019

Ariana Correia (2020) - Fluid Power Engineer, Electrical Engineer

 
Amber Dellacqua (2020) - CEO, Documentation Manager, Software Engineer
 
Vanessa Huerta (2022) - Safety Manager, Tether Engineer, Mechanical Engineer,
Micro-ROV Engineer
 
Shraddha Zina (2020) - Dry Housing Specialist, Pilot, Electrical Engineer

2017-2018    

Matt Vlasaty (2018) - CEO, Lead Electrical Engineer, Lead Software Engineer

 
Maliha Amir (2020) - CFO, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer
 
Ariana Correia (2020) - Lead Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Safety Manager
 
Amber Dellacqua (2020) - Lead Mechanical Engineer
 
Ray Klest (2020) - Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer
 
Ashley Poland (2020) - Electrical Engineer
 
Shraddha Zina (2020) - Electrical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Safety Engineer

2016-2017

Miraj Shah (2017) - CEO, Lead Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer, Pilot

 
Matt Vlasaty (2018) - CFO, Lead Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer
 
Harpreet Auby (2017) - Lead Mechanical Engineer, Safety Manager
 
Jill Prigge (2017) - Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
 
Zoey Aleksieva (2019) - Mechanical Engineer
 
Sebastian Brudz (2018) - Mechanical Engineer
 
Alan Zapinski (2017) - Software Engineer

2015-2016

Dillon Vadgama (2016) - CEO, Lead Electrical & Software Engineer

 
Grace Wilkins (2016) - Vice President, CFO, Lead Systems Engineer, Pilot
 
Miraj Shah ( 2017) - Lead Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Tether Engineer
 
Jill Prigge (2017) - Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
 
Allison Schrader (2018) - Dry Housing Specialist, Mechanical Engineer
 
Jose Abreu (Class of 2017) - Mechanical Engineer
 
Alan Zapinski (2017) - Software Engineer

2014-2015

Dillon Vadgama (2016) - CEO, Lead Electrical & Software Engineer

 
Grace Wilkins (2016) - Vice President, CFO, Systems Engineer, Pilot
 
Miraj Shah ( 2017) - Safety Manager, Tether Engineer
 
Laura Turf (2015) - Claw Operator, Mechanical Engineer
 
Thomas Schaefer (2015) - Safety Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Pilot

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