LONGHORN RACING
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Our Electric Leads
Rylan Hanks
Team Captain
Rylan is a fourth year Electrical Engineering major
pursuing a specialty in embedded systems and integrated circuits. As team captain, he manages vehicle timelines and leads the communication between technical and operations teams. In his free time, Rylan enjoys bouldering and cooking.
Lani Hong
Chief Engineer
Lani is a third-year mechanical engineering student at UT. As the Chief Engineer, she oversees the technical design, integration, and testing for the full vehicle. Outside of LHR, she enjoys rock climbing, swimming, and playing
video games.
Diego Saballos
Manufacturing Lead
Diego is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering Major. As manufacturing lead, he manages the manufacturing timeline, procurement, and training for the engineers on the team. Diego is also the point of contact for all LHRe’s manufacturing process. He is currently training for
the Austin marathon and enjoys running, soccer, and video games.
Tracy Miranda
Operations Lead
Tracy is a junior majoring in Environmental Engineering. As Operations lead, she oversees all Corporate Relations, Treasury, and Public Relations. When she is not studying, she enjoys boxing, learning new recipes and traveling.
Conrad Wu
Aerodynamics Lead
Conrad is a Junior Mechanical Engineering Major. As is the Aerodynamics Lead, he manages the development of the wings, the undertray, and bodywork of the car. He is also responsible for testing development and manufacturing. He enjoys climbing, fencing, and cooking.
Avina Pandit
Body Lead
Avina is a junior Mechanical Engineering major. As Body Lead, she manages the development and manufacturing of the frame and ergonomics of the car. She is actually the reason there has been glitter on the past two frames. She also enjoys home improvement and interior design.
Tyler Yan
Dynamic Lead
Tyler is a third year Mechanical Engineering major. As the Dynamics Lead, he manages the technical development and timeline of many of the mechanical elements of the car such as suspension, steering, unsprung, and brakes. He likes to cook (air fry frozen dino nuggets) and listen to music (Juice WRLD).
Matthew Mekha
Electronics Lead
Matthew is a junior in ECE. As the Electronics Lead, Matthew is responsible for overseeing the architecture and implementation of electronic systems ranging from safety systems and instrumentation to software and data
acquisition. He likes to play volleyball and crochet.
Andrew Simmons
Powertrain Lead
Andrew is a fourth year Mechanical Engineering Major. As a Powertrain Lead, he manages a team of engineers that design and manufacture the drivetrain, electrical enclosures, the battery and their respective thermal management
systems. He is interested in automotive and motorsport engineering and loves to travel and visit national parks.
Zaina Jafri
Trackside Engineering Lead
Zaina is a mechanical engineering major, and she loves painting and true crime documentaries. As the Trackside Engineering lead, she is responsible for, data analysis, managing the old
competition car, conducting the testing and tuning of the new competition car, as well as training drivers. She has visited 15 different countries!
Robert Horvath
Vehicle Modeling Lead
Robert Horvath is a 4th Year Mechanical Engineering
major. As Vehicle Modeling Lead, he quantifies vehicle
metrics to characterize performance and set requirements.
His fun fact is that he’s in a Netflix documentary.
Dylan Dubinsky
Public Relations Lead
Dylan is a senior majoring in Government. As PR lead, he works on social media content, branding, and promoting community engagement. He loves movies and enjoys watching a good race.
Cecilia Castillo
Sustainability Lead
Cecilia is a sophomore Electrical and Computer Engineering with a Global Sustainability Leadership minor. As the Sustainability Lead, she coordinates the systems goals which are the green corporate partners initiative, green marketing, and resource tracking and management. She enjoys playing guitar and running.
Hayden D'Gama
Corporate Relations Lead
Hayden is a third year government major from Katy, Tx. As the Corporate Relations Lead, he is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with partners and fostering new ones. A fun fact about Hayden, he has driven in 5 different countries (US, UAE, UK, India, Australia).
David Nederveld
Treasury Lead
David is a second year Accounting Major. As the Treasury Lead, he supervises the fiscal aspect of the team which includes purchasing, budgeting, and financial analysis. He also enjoys playing tennis and the cello.