ABOUT US

ABOUT US

HAWKS Engineering was founded in September 2014 by a team of high school engineering students. This company is dedicated to creating effective solutions for underwater scientific exploration, data collection and equipment maintenance and repair. The company incorporates knowledge of the design process and mechanical, electrical, fluid power and control systems to provide solutions for deep water applications.

2021 - 2022 Team

3rd Place - Ranger Class - 2022 MATE ROV World Championship

Harry Boehm/Jill Zande "Sharkpedo" Award

2022 MATE Mariner Award - Vanessa Huerta

Melanie Rodriguez-Huerta

Junior - 1st Year
Fluid Power Engineer,
Mechanical Engineer,
Tether Manager

Vanessa Huerta

Senior - 4th Year
CEO, Pilot, Lead Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer.

Justin "Huerta" Du

Junior - 1st Year
CFO, Safety Manager,
Co-Pilot, Documentation Manager, Mechanical Engineer

Armando Huerta

Freshman - 1st Year
Tether Manager,
Manufacturing Engineer

TEAM HISTORY

2024-2025

Anya Allen (2027)

Maria Isabel Mueller (2026)

Maria Sanchez (2026)

Claudia Silva Bastidas (2025)

Aakaash Tirumalaraju (2025)

Julia Worek (2028)

2023-2024

Julian Abelarde (2025) - Software Engineer, Tether Manager, Documentation Manager

Alejandro Aragon (2025) - CFO, Electrical Engineer, Tether Manager

Aidan Clark (2025) - CEO, Pilot, Mechanical Engineer

Aakaash Tirumalaraju (2025) - Safety Manager, Co-Pilot, Mechanical Engineer

2022-2023

Beyza Aktalay (2023) - CEO, Pilot, Mechanical Engineer , Fluid Power Engineer

Nathan Mikes (2025) - Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer

Gage Mackey (2026) - CFO, Mechanical Engineer, Safety Manager

2021-2022

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - CEO, Pilot, Electrical & Software Engineer

Justin Du (2023) - CFO, Safety Manager, Co-Pilot , Mechanical Engineer, Documentation Manager

Melanie Rodriguez-Huerta (2023) - Fluid Power Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Tether Manager

Armando Huerta (2025) - Tether Manager, Manufacturing Engineer

2020-2021

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - CEO, Pilot, Electrical Engineer, Documentation Manager

Julia Chom (2022) - Mechanical Engineering, Tether Manager, Safety Manager

Sindhuja Bonagiri (2023) - CFO, Software Engineer, Co-Pilot

2019-2020

Amber Dellacqua (2020) - CEO, Lead Software Engineer, Systems Engineer

Julia Chom (2022) - Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - Safety Manager, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Lead Electrical Engineer

Arya Shah (2023) - Mechanical Engineer

2018-2019

Ariana Correia (2020) - Fluid Power Engineer, Electrical Engineer

Amber Dellacqua (2020) - CEO, Documentation Manager, Software Engineer

Vanessa Huerta (2022) - Safety Manager, Tether Engineer, Mechanical Engineer,
Micro-ROV Engineer

Shraddha Zina (2020) - Dry Housing Specialist, Pilot, Electrical Engineer

2017-2018

Matt Vlasaty (2018) - CEO, Lead Electrical Engineer, Lead Software Engineer

Maliha Amir (2020) - CFO, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer

Ariana Correia (2020) - Lead Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Safety Manager

Amber Dellacqua (2020) - Lead Mechanical Engineer

Ray Klest (2020) - Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer

Ashley Poland (2020) - Electrical Engineer

Shraddha Zina (2020) - Electrical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Safety Engineer

2016-2017

Miraj Shah (2017) - CEO, Lead Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer, Pilot

Matt Vlasaty (2018) - CFO, Lead Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer

Harpreet Auby (2017) - Lead Mechanical Engineer, Safety Manager

Jill Prigge (2017) - Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Zoey Aleksieva (2019) - Mechanical Engineer

Sebastian Brudz (2018) - Mechanical Engineer

Alan Zapinski (2017) - Software Engineer

2015-2016

Dillon Vadgama (2016) - CEO, Lead Electrical & Software Engineer

Grace Wilkins (2016) - Vice President, CFO, Lead Systems Engineer, Pilot

Miraj Shah ( 2017) - Lead Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Tether Engineer

Jill Prigge (2017) - Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Allison Schrader (2018) - Dry Housing Specialist, Mechanical Engineer

Jose Abreu (Class of 2017) - Mechanical Engineer

Alan Zapinski (2017) - Software Engineer

2014-2015

Dillon Vadgama (2016) - CEO, Lead Electrical & Software Engineer

Grace Wilkins (2016) - Vice President, CFO, Systems Engineer, Pilot

Miraj Shah ( 2017) - Safety Manager, Tether Engineer

Laura Turf (2015) - Claw Operator, Mechanical Engineer

Thomas Schaefer (2015) - Safety Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Pilot

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