Catherine Lugo

About Catherine Lugo

Catherine Lugo is the CTE Department head at I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA in Fort Worth ISD. She teaches Robotics I, Robotics II, Competitive Robotics, PLTW Engineering Design and Development: Engineering Capstone and PAID Practicum in STEM. She coaches FTC, VEX Robotics, and the Drones Robotics Teams at I.M. Terrell. Previously, Catherine was the Robotics and Engineering Program Coordinator for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Council and developed the robotics and engineering programs for the STEM Center of Excellence of GSNETX. Catherine has also founded Game Time Giving, L.L.C. which developed a mobile application that allowed sports fans to get involved in the game by giving to the charity of their choice and competing alongside their favorite teams. Catherine graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and with a minor in Entrepreneurship from Baylor University. While at Baylor, she served as a Line Camp Leader, BU Peer Leader and as Vice President of Brooks Residential College. Specialties: Leadership, team and project management, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Experience

1. Robotics and Engineering Cte High School Educator

   Fort Worth ISD

   Aug 2019 — Present · Fort Worth, TX, US

   Classes taught: Robotics 1, Robotics 2, PLTW Engineering Design and Development: Engineering Capstone, Paid Practicum in STEM; Piloted competitive robotics teams and campus robotics program.Prepared students for high school internships with Bell and Lockheed Martin.Interview preparation, resume writing, and application assistance.Coached VEX Robotics Competition (VRC), 4 Teams up to 15 students each team.VEX Team #17505B advanced to the UIL State Robotics Competition; placed in Semi-Finals, 2022-23VEX Team #17505B wins Tournament Champions and Judge’s Choice Award, 2022-23Coached Bell Advanced Vertical Robotics (Bell AVR) Drone Team, 1 Team up to 15 students.Team #1023A earned Exemplary Team Award, 2022-23Team #1023A earned Judge’s Choice Award, 2021-22TCU Socio-Environmental Science Investigation (SESI) Professional Development and Committee, 2020-23Grant program to learn about the ArcGIS Online tool and how to implement it into a STEM curriculumSamsung Solve for Tomorrow State Winners | Awarded $6,500 for Classroom Supplies, 20•••21 of 100 State Winners in the U.S. and 1 of 4 State Winners in TexasFWISD District Employee Relations Council (DERC), 2020-21

Education

• Baylor University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• C++
• Matlab
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Business Strategy
• Customer Service
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Technical Writing
• Engineering
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Pspice
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Marketing
• Mathcad