Kaili - Team President
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Kaili is the Team President of Team 2637, and is excited to be leading the team through the 2025-2026 season. She is a senior and a fourth-year member, having been safety lead for the past two years and a manufacturing member for three. Throughout her three years on the team, she’s had the time of her life working in pit at competitions, bonding with teammates, and learning from mentors and various leadership experiences. She was also honored to represent the team as a FIRST Dean’s List Semi-Finalist last year. Her interests outside of robotics include lab research, driving anywhere and everywhere, and shopping for new clothes; she also hopes to further her medical passions by going pre-med in college. She looks forward to an excellent season!
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Luke - Engineering Project Manager
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Luke is the Engineering Project Manager for Team 2637, responsible for coordinating all technical subteams to keep the team’s projects on schedule. Entering his fourth year on the team, he has previously served as Pit Captain, leading technical operations during competitions. Now as Engineering Project Manager, Luke helps guide subteams toward shared goals, making sure that designs, builds, and code all come together smoothly. He is excited to support both new and returning members as they grow their skills and confidence throughout the season. Outside of robotics, he enjoys drinking matcha, watching baseball, and playing guitar.
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Tyler - Business & Marketing Lead
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Nathan is the Phantom Catz’s Business and Marketing Lead, responsible for fostering partnerships with corporate sponsors and local businesses to enhance the team’s funding and marketing efforts. He also manages public relations through social media, organizes fundraising events with both local businesses and established chains, and coordinates promotional campaigns to increase community engagement and awareness with the team and STEAM. Outside of robotics, Nathan enjoys listening to Linkin Park, playing video games, and running his own computer repair business.
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Tommy - Electronics & Pneumatics Lead
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Tommy is the Electronics and Pneumatics lead on team 2637, taking on his fourth year with FIRST and second year as subteam lead. He is responsible for managing the power and signal networks of the robot, keeping track of motors and sensors, and documenting the wire routes on the robot. Before his role as the Electronics lead, Tommy was the backup auxiliary driver for the drive team, driving at two competitions. In his free time, he likes to talk to his friends, taking care of his cucumber plants and scrolling reels. He loves talking about Vietnam and spending his afternoons at robotics making Scallywags.
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Nathan - Finance Admin
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Nathan is this year’s Finance Admin for Team 2637. As a third year junior, Nathan’s responsibility includes purchasing robot parts, maintaining the team budget, and running around campus in search of the packages that apparently were delivered in order to ensure that technical gets all of the parts that they need in a timely manner. Outside of robotics, Nathan listens to Linkin Park nonstop, browses for computer parts, and complains about the team printer.
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Yuna - Manufacturing Lead
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Yuna is the Manufacturing Lead for Team 2637, responsible for fabrication and assembly processes of the team. As a junior, this is her third year on the team, as well as the manufacturing subteam. She was a mechanism lead of the turret for Forte in her freshman year, and the coral effector for Bubbles in her sophomore year. Also representing our team on the field as Auxiliary Driver last season, she had a lot of passion for robotics, and is excited to continue her dedication. Outside of robotics, she likes to play video games, call with friends, eat chocolate(milk only), and take naps. She also loves eating spicy foods, with her favorite ramen being Buldak Quattro Cheese. Yuna looks forward to leading the manufacturing team and enjoying the upcoming season!
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Nathan - Mechanical Design Lead
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Nathan is the Mechanical Design Lead for Team 2637. Last year, he was in charge of the coral effector mechanism and lead the pit scout team to examine/scout other robots in pit. Encountering his 3rd year with FIRST, he is now in charge of the mechanical design team to ensure that his members will learn a lot of the joy, passion, and knowledge within design that he experienced through his 3 year journey in FIRST. In his freetime, he LOVES to watch sports, and all kinds of sports (he’s a crazy Dodgers, Red Bull, Lakers, and Tottenham fan). He also enjoys playing golf, going thrifting, reading manhwas, and roaming around peninsula center with headphones on.
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Nolan - Outreach & Awards Lead
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Nolan is the Outreach and Awards Lead of team 2637. He is in charge of spreading FIRST to all corners of the world and making STEM an accessible program for all. He is a junior and this is his third year on Outreach and Awards. While on Outreach, he balances being an FLL mentor, organizing events, and getting the team engaged with different events. His competitive nature is present within robotics and also his love for Overwatch 2 and League of Legends. To balance sitting at a computer during his “sleepy hours”, he photosynthesizes when he goes out to eat pho and drink boba with his amazing subteam and puts extra energy into growing his hair.
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Yuhyun - Programming Lead
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Yuhyun’s primary job is to design our robot’s code structure and create autonomous routines for the robot. He oversees other members’ work to maintain their quality and ensure that they correctly follow their coding standards. He has been on the team for 3 years and every year has been the most difficult and fun experience for him. He wishes that his programming members make as many great memories as he did on the team and also develop themselves as excellent engineers. His hobbies are watching anime, playing games, and playing the piano.
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Gina - Safety Lead
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Gina is the Safety Lead for Team 2637. As a sophomore, this is her second year on the team, and she is also a part of Manufacturing. Gina is responsible for ensuring the well-being of the team through enforcement of guidelines and development of safety procedures. She also administers machinery certifications, documents and addresses any hazards, and oversees the safety of all team events. Outside of robotics, her hobbies include coding, playing the electric guitar, and building LEGOs.
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Tyo - Strategy & Systems Design Lead
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Tyo is the Strategy and Systems Design lead of Team 2637, responsible for overseeing and developing the team’s strategy for their robot and its role by analyzing the current year’s game. As a second-year sophomore and former strategist, he planned the robot’s gameplay for each match at competitions, ensuring we reached our overarching goal and achieved a high ranking. As lead, he is excited to take on new responsibilities, train and welcome new members, and create lasting memories filled with bad jokes and FRC slander. Some of his hobbies include reading novels, web novels, manga, watching Ghibli movies, and pre-scouting FRC teams before competitions.
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Sean - Team Admin
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Sean is a fourth year member of the team as the Team Admin, where he manages communications, registration, rosters, member hours, and team organization to keep everything running smoothly. With three years of prior experience on the team, he has built strong organizational skills and supports students to ensure they are connected and informed. Outside of robotics, Sean is a passionate car enthusiast who loves working on cars, and he also enjoys photography as a creative outlet.
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Hyoungjun - Website Development Lead
I am the Web Development Lead for FRC Team 2637, where I focus on using software to turn data into competitive advantage. I originally
joined theteam as a robot programmer, but transitioned into web development after realizing how impactful well-designed tools can be during matches. I enjoy solving problems that sit at the intersection of strategy, usability, and engineering, especially under the time
pressure of competition. Outside of robotics, I spend a lot of my free
time playing League of Legends and Itake pride in being genuinely
good at it. I’m also a big K-pop fan, especially aespa, with Winter being my favorite member
joined theteam as a robot programmer, but transitioned into web development after realizing how impactful well-designed tools can be during matches. I enjoy solving problems that sit at the intersection of strategy, usability, and engineering, especially under the time
pressure of competition. Outside of robotics, I spend a lot of my free
time playing League of Legends and Itake pride in being genuinely
good at it. I’m also a big K-pop fan, especially aespa, with Winter being my favorite member
