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title: "FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Jason Markesino"
description: FIRST Alum Jason Markesino Earns Prestigious Engineering Leaders Under 40 Award
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When asked about his chosen career path Jason said, “My interest in robotics and controls started in 1997 when I joined a *FIRST *robotics team. I found a great appreciation for the integration of the mechanical, electrical, and control systems. Getting to see something I helped to build move for the first time was exhilarating. As a founding member of the Robotic Systems Enterprise at Michigan Tech, we started and mentored *FIRST *programs, but also explored industrial robotics and controls.”

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