Meet the Team

Admin

Ryan Hopke

Ryan Hopke

President
ryan.hopke@utdallas.edu

Jennifer Briseno

Jennifer Briseno

Vice President
jennifer.briseno@utdallas.edu

Aaryan Patel

Aaryan Patel

Secretary
anp210006@utdallas.edu

Dennis Yermakov

Dennis Yermakov

Business Director
dny200000@utdallas.edu

Abby Ayala

Abby Ayala

Treasurer
abby.ayala@utdallas.edu

Safaa Siddiqui

Safaa Siddiqui

Treasurer
safaa.siddiqui@utdallas.edu

Zheer Seyan

Zheer Seyan

Chief Engineer | Suspension
zjs210000@utdallas.edu

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Chief Engineer
gpm200002@utdallas.edu

Manuel De Jesus Contreras

Manuel De Jesus Contreras

EV Chief Engineer
manuel.dejesuscontreras@utdallas.edu

Renee Menezes

Renee Menezes

Media Director
renee.menezes@utdallas.edu

Engineering

John McAlister

John McAlister

Aerodynamics
john.mcalister@utdallas.edu

Ethan Gamero

Ethan Gamero

Chassis
eag180006@utdallas.edu

Derek Fuhr

Derek Fuhr

Composites
derek.fuhr@utdallas.edu

Sam Madhanmohan

Sam Madhanmohan

Composites
sxm190033@utdallas.edu

Nate Ho

Nate Ho

Electrical
nate.ho@utdallas.edu

Cristian Cruz

Cristian Cruz

Embedded
cac190010@utdallas.edu

James Moushegian

James Moushegian

Ergonomics
jam170010@utdallas.edu

Zoe Lao

Zoe Lao

Ergonomics
zoe.lao@utdallas.edu

Nolan Westrope

Nolan Westrope

Manufacturing
njw200000@utdallas.edu

Brandon Shaffer

Brandon Shaffer

Powertrain
bws210000@utdallas.edu

Noel Johnson

Noel Johnson

Software
nxj190008@utdallas.edu

Dillon Saulsberry

Dillon Saulsberry

Steering
dxs200078@utdallas.edu

Francis Cao

Francis Cao

Testing
francis.cao@utdallas.edu

Apurva Betgar

Apurva Betgar

2019 Rebuild Chief Engineer
apurva.betgar@utdallas.edu

Business

Nabeel Salman

Nabeel Salman

Corporate Relations
nxs210147@utdallas.edu