Lieutenant Shumate joined the Nederland Robotics Club in 2008. He is a creative mind and has

discussions with everyone if there is even a box to think inside of or out of. His skills with tools,

creativeness and mechanical skills are irreplaceable when designing and creating these robots. He is an

artist with eight years of pottery under his belt just after high school and many years free sketching and

taking other art classes. He is going to a private art school in Lakewood, Colorado called Rocky

Mountain College of Arts and Design. He enjoys fishing with his family and has done lots of fishing in his

eighteen years.