During and even after my time at SUNY Poly I worked as the social media manager at the university and for the robotics program I started, FIRST Team 5030, The Second Mouse, as well as the K-12 department. The program had high school students from across Central New York, including 10 different high schools and home-schooled students participate. The program run out of the college, tasks high school students with designing and building a robot in 6 weeks each year. Run like a small business, I oversaw the program and ran all aspects of it, trying to bring STEM education and activities to the next generation. Our program quickly intertwined with the school’s marketing efforts as I realized our goals aligned. We both wanted to bring students to the campus, to learn of SUNY Poly, and possibly join one of the many robotics programs we had open to high school students in the area.
In the Fall of 2013, the team was founded, with the social media account being created by myself in January 2014. 5030 would go on to be a team not just well known across New York in our program, but also recognized internationally and is considered one of the most underrated teams in FRC. While being the one in charge and mostly running the social media platforms, I also would teach students how to run a professional social media account, as well as run public relations and content creation including videos and flyers. Below are some examples of videos, graphics, and social media posts from over the years as well as links to our social media accounts. The program is currently on hiatus following the pandemic, but I am currently working with the Utica School District to bring the team back to their high school while remaining open to the community and anyone wanting to join.
Team Logo 
Team Flyer 
More in-depth team flyer. 
Example posts on Twitter over the years. 
Example posts on Twitter over the years. 
Posts created in conjunction with SUNY Poly 
Posts created in conjunction with SUNY Poly 
Instagram posts 
Example posts on Twitter over the years. 
Instagram Posts 
3D model of the 2020 robot 
3D model of the 2020 robot 
The gallery above showcases a few posts and graphics created across our social media over the years. I also created various video projects including robot reveal videos, submissions for the Chairman’s Award, and the highlight video for the 2018 CNY Regional.