Our Mentors

Our Mentors

The Toltech team members are a very capable group of students with a wealth of design creativity and knowledge. They do however benefit greatly from the even greater collective wealth of knowledge and creativity from the industry and higher education mentors who volunteer their time and talents to the team. It became readily appearent to Team founder, Andrew Schuetze, after their rookie season that what this team needed to be successful was a lot more mentoring support. The team has been fortunate over the years to add in new mentors little by little and now have a group with a full range of abilities capable of helping the students become competitive in all aspects of the competition.

When David S. Kelly isn’t working as a Database Administrator, for DPRA Inc., he’s teaching Toltech members Programming. For 6 years, Mr. Kelly has served as a mentor for the Programming team as well as the Communications team. Along with programming, Mr. Kelly is exceptionally fluent in HTML and is able to help students design the Toltechs, 499 website.

William Ellis is new this year to the Toltechs, 499 family. William is an active member of the United States Air Force where he is a computer system operator. Mr. Ellis is a mentor for the programming team. In 2004, Mr. Ellis graduated from a community college in the Air Force with an Associates Degree in Information systems Technology, in 2007 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, from Park University.

Being an art teacher, Ms. Doebbler brings a little color to our team. Aside from Ms. Doebbler being the active “team mom” her specialty on the team is team spirit, and Public Relations. Ms. Doebbler’s personal hobbies include creating her own works of art; oil painting, and artistic photography.

Dan Pomerining is currently the manager of research and development for Southwest Research Institute. The Toltechs benefit greatly from Mr. Pomerinings ability to guide, and help, with Mechanical Design and System Integrations. Mr. Pomerening received his Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Bruce Mather is the Chief Technical officer of MTC Technologies here in San Antonio. He joined the company when it was the young and growing OnBoard Software. He has a PhD in electrical engineering and robots are in his blood. As a hobby project while in college, he built a full-size working R2D2 model. The entire team expresses sincere hope and prayers that he recovers from his recent diagnosis with a malignant brain tumor. To those who wish to learn more about his condition, visit the site maintained by a friend of the family.

With eight years behind his belt, Mr. Schuetze stands as the founder and “father” of the Toltechs, Team 499. In charge of all “team operations,” Mr. Schuetze provides a strong sense of stability and assurance to each member. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, Mr. Schuetze completed his Masters degree of Education at UTSA, The University of Texas in San Antonio. Patience is a virtue that Mr. Schuetze has mastered, as he constantly provides words of encouragement and constant advice. Mr. Schuetze’s hard work is well recognized within the San Antonio area. He has received numerous recognitions, such as, EISD Teacher of the Year, KENS-TV Excel Teacher Award, and the 2007 MIT-Lemelson, Excel Teacher Award. “Many students in Edgewood wanted to pursue a career in Engineering, so I saw a need to get them engaged in Engineering.”



Our Mentors The Toltech team members are a very capable group of students with a wealth of design creativity and knowledge. They do however benefit greatly from the even greater collective wealth of knowledge and creativity from the industry and higher education mentors who volunteer their time and talents to the team. It became readily appearent to Team founder, Andrew Schuetze, after their rookie season that what this team needed to be successful was a lot more mentoring support. The team has been fortunate over the years to add in new mentors little by little and now have a group with a full range of abilities capable of helping the students become competitive in all aspects of the competition.
When David S. Kelly isn’t working as a Database Administrator, for DPRA Inc., he’s teaching Toltech members Programming. For 6 years, Mr. Kelly has served as a mentor for the Programming team as well as the Communications team. Along with programming, Mr. Kelly is exceptionally fluent in HTML and is able to help students design the Toltechs, 499 website. William Ellis is new this year to the Toltechs, 499 family. William is an active member of the United States Air Force where he is a computer system operator. Mr. Ellis is a mentor for the programming team. In 2004, Mr. Ellis graduated from a community college in the Air Force with an Associates Degree in Information systems Technology, in 2007 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, from Park University. Being an art teacher, Ms. Doebbler brings a little color to our team. Aside from Ms. Doebbler being the active “team mom” her specialty on the team is team spirit, and Public Relations. Ms. Doebbler’s personal hobbies include creating her own works of art; oil painting, and artistic photography. Dan Pomerining is currently the manager of research and development for Southwest Research Institute. The Toltechs benefit greatly from Mr. Pomerinings ability to guide, and help, with Mechanical Design and System Integrations. Mr. Pomerening received his Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering, from Georgia Institute of Technology. Bruce Mather is the Chief Technical officer of MTC Technologies here in San Antonio. He joined the company when it was the young and growing OnBoard Software. He has a PhD in electrical engineering and robots are in his blood. As a hobby project while in college, he built a full-size working R2D2 model. The entire team expresses sincere hope and prayers that he recovers from his recent diagnosis with a malignant brain tumor. To those who wish to learn more about his condition, visit the site maintained by a friend of the family.
With eight years behind his belt, Mr. Schuetze stands as the founder and “father” of the Toltechs, Team 499. In charge of all “team operations,” Mr. Schuetze provides a strong sense of stability and assurance to each member. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, Mr. Schuetze completed his Masters degree of Education at UTSA, The University of Texas in San Antonio. Patience is a virtue that Mr. Schuetze has mastered, as he constantly provides words of encouragement and constant advice. Mr. Schuetze’s hard work is well recognized within the San Antonio area. He has received numerous recognitions, such as, EISD Teacher of the Year, KENS-TV Excel Teacher Award, and the 2007 MIT-Lemelson, Excel Teacher Award. “Many students in Edgewood wanted to pursue a career in Engineering, so I saw a need to get them engaged in Engineering.”