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Nam Facchetti ENES100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/05/2025	Boy oh boy... where can I even begin Nam Facchetti is the greatest LTF in the existence of this class and quite possibly in the Clark School of Engineering (no shade to anyone else). If ENES100 were a sport, Nam would be the LeBron, the Lionel Messi, the Muhammad Ali, the undisputed goat of his time. Every time we ran into an insurmountable problem, there was always a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light was Nam. Nam is like a beacon of hope, a shining inspiration to us when motivation runs low. We wouldn't be close to where we are today without him. Every time we faced a hurdle that seemed too great to clear, Nam would provide an assisting hand of engineering prowess to send us past our troubles. It would take too long to describe every way in which Nam has been a savior to this team, but I will try my best as a dedicated die-hard Nam Facchetti supporter. When our ultrasonic sensor seemed to evade all our attempts to get it to work, Nam helped us find a way. When our wifi module would no longer connect, Nam guided us through it with his boundless expertise. When we discovered both of these issues were due to a faulty niche motor shield, of which a replacement was a wild $36.75 and at least 3 business days away, Nam somehow summoned another one through sheer will. When the replacement motor shield failed, causing the Arduino to refuse to upload, he repeated the same trick and produced another Arduino, proving there are no flukes when it comes to the goat. I don't even have to say his name because you know who it is. Goat will suffice. When we tried testing every last motor shield we could find in hopes of finding a replacement, Nam was by our side the whole time, providing crucial support. When every last motor shield we could find didn't work, Nam suggested an H-bridge and taught us the wiring, finally putting an end to our locomotive limitations. Nam is the reason we somehow pulled through with a successful MS6. When we found ourselves rewiring and resoldering our limit switches again and again, Nam stuck with us through our challenges until they were overcome. We went from believing the best we could get was at most a 1/4 to having 3 signatures with an hour of class time to go. And when we got the last one in the knick of time, who else but the goat was there, watching. But this story doesn't end here. When we discovered one of our motors was underpowered and causing our OTV to drift from driving straight, we asked and once again received from Nam. Our OTV still lowkey doesn't go straight, but it's a lot better now. Nam does so much more than provide engineering assistance when needed. Nam understands the old wisdom that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a night, but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Nam teaches as he helps and has done as much to ensure that we are able to address problems on our own in the future as he has done to help us past our present difficulties. I can confidently say that I have learned so much from Nam, and that's genuinely not glaze. Nam is also so fun to work with. When I walk into the open lab and see Nam behind the desk, I know it's going to be a good session. Nam also put me on about Marathon, so that was pretty cool. The best thing about Nam is that he always somehow has food. Nam is always ready and willing to help, making sure to meet everyone at their level. You can tell he genuinely cares. Honestly, Nam has made this class so much more fun and rewarding, even at the times when it gets frustrating, as engineering projects tend to do. Even before we started asking Nam for help at labs, he was already foreshadowing signs of being the goat. Nam appreciated the screw holes in our original MS1 CAD -- those took so long -- and provided the timely reminder to add a cutout for wiring in MS2. The cutout in our chassis base, added after Nam's advice, has been of utmost importance since the start of the build phase. Time flies, seasons come and go, but Nam will forever be my goat.
Nam Facchetti ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2025	Nam was the best LTF I've ever had. He was truly the ninth person on our team. If you need help, go to Nam. Smartest man I know. Lebron of ENES100.