About the Team



Derek Bruun

Embedded Systems Lead / Hardware Integrations

Senior in Computer engineering with experience in embedded systems and the .NET framework. I also enjoy romantic candle lit dinners and long walks on the beach


Micky Lindsay

Software Integrations Lead / Dev Tools Manager

Micky is a Software Engineering with primary experience in desktop application and terminal application development. He is really just a student who spends some of his free time programming, so he has very little to put into this description.


Smriti Manral

Lead Test Engineer / Test Designer

Senior at Iowa State University majoring in Software Engineering, with an interest in backend development, cloud computing and block chain technology. Outside of school and work, I enjoy app development, running, learning about new technologies and solving some leet code challenges (because it’s fun :P).


Victoria Rasavanh

Communications Manager / Webmaster

Victoria is a Senior in Software Engineering who enjoys web development so much that's she became the Webmaster for Iowa State University's TEAM (The Engineering Ambassador and Mentorship Program). When not doing school work, Victoria can be found playing video games, drawing, hanging with friends, or at her part time job at Workiva, located in Ames. After graduation, Victoria hopes to go into full-time project management.


Jess Walters

Lead Architect / Tech Lead

Senior at Iowa State University studying Software Engineering and German. Focusing in backend development, security and database managment. I enjoy working on side projects, playing video games, and just hanging out.