Meet The Team

Team Captain

Diego 

Diego is a boy scout Eagle candidate, with aspirations of being a commercial pilot, is just the floor for my goals. I come to the team with worlds experience from last FRC season CRESCENDO being the team captain. I'm an experienced leader and am fully prepared to help the team in whichever way I'm able to hopefully bringing some type of award to the team this rookie season. 

Head Coach

Masih Madani

Coach Madani is a teacher, college instructor, and a serial entrepreneur who holds 6 patents in secure telecommunications over open networks (i.e., the Internet). Coach Madani inspired team 9426 winning Rookie-AllStar at Las Vegas, Nevada, and competing at world Championships in Houston during the 2023-24 season. This season, coach Madani has assembled a talented group of mentors in their respective fields and FRC alumni to ensure the new community team FRC 10186, FeenX.org has the STEM proficiency with which to succeed.

Coach

Avery Pritchard

As the assistant coach for FRC Team 10186, Avery is focused on strategy and planning. As a former FRC team member, the program inspired him to pursue STEM. Currently working as a lab technician, Avery brings years of experience with machining.

Mentor

David Baird

I worked almost 30 years as a mechanic in industrial packing machinery and building utilities. During that time I was enlisted in the Navy as a aviation mechanic. I was also in the National Guard and Army reserve for sixteen years. I was a Law enforcement officer in Kansas for about nine years. We moved to Nevada in 2010 to be closer to our children and grandchildren. I am currently a member of Carson City Sheriff and the 39's Aero Squadron and a board member of the Carson City chapter of Experimental Aircraft Association EAA 403. I have been a mentor or coach of other First Robotics Teams starting with my son and the 39's team when he was in high school.

Mentor

Mike Zieba

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Purdue University. Master of arts in Russian and Eastern European studies from the University of Kansas. Tutored electrical engineering students from University of Nevada Reno. Mentored CanSat team for the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom which took first place in 2018 in international competition. Private pilot, aircraft builder, general renaissance man.