{"id":78929,"date":"2020-05-09T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=78929"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:41:50","slug":"pfw-students-win-techapalooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/05\/09\/pfw-students-win-techapalooza\/","title":{"rendered":"PFW students win Techapalooza"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_78930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78930\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020_Techapalooza_Competition_winners.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Techapalooza competition winners\" width=\"673\" height=\"377\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020_Techapalooza_Competition_winners.jpg 673w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020_Techapalooza_Competition_winners-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Yvonne Bynum, Do it Best, Sara Larson, and Francisco Bolivar. Photo courtesy of Purdue University Fort Wayne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Purdue University Fort Wayne news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Purdue University Fort Wayne Students Earn Top Prize at Techapalooza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(May 7, 2020) \u2014 The COVID-19 pandemic put its own imprint on the 2020 Do it Best Techapalooza Student Project competition this year. The annual technology event, hosted by Do it Best, usually has teams making live presentations to the company\u2019s employees. But this year, the pandemic required the event to be rescheduled and reformatted so the student competition could be completed virtually. The participating student teams created videos of their projects, which were sent to Do it Best employees who voted on the top project. Do it Best hosted a live online event on April 24 to celebrate the teams and announce the winning project.<\/p>\n<p>Purdue University Fort Wayne seniors Sara Larson and Francisco Bolivar, both information technology majors in the School of Polytechnic, won the competition and a $1,000 prize for their project \u201cDrone Scanning for Inventory Management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Larson said the goal of the project was to show Do it Best how using drone technology could improve its process and convey what the future of the supply chain could look like.<\/p>\n<p>The project taught the team a few things, too. \u201cWe learned a lot about teamwork, communication, project management, and overcoming obstacles which has only made us grow into better students and IT professionals,\u201d commented Larson. \u201cWe can&#8217;t thank Do it Best or Purdue Fort Wayne enough for this tremendous learning opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bolivar echoed Larson\u2019s thoughts, saying, \u201cWorking with Do it Best was a great and valuable experience that we will continue to feed into future opportunities. We learned to work as a team and leaned on each other\u2019s strengths.\u201d He added, \u201cWe did experience some challenges and changes, but we chose to adapt and push forward. Our goal to complete this project was driven by determination and commitment towards the team and the end result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndustry-led projects like this give our students the opportunity to develop their senior design projects in a real-world environment, work side by side with professionals, and learn valuable skills that can\u2019t always be taught in the classroom,\u201d said Michelle Parker, the team\u2019s faculty advisor and clinical assistant professor of information technology at Purdue Fort Wayne. \u201cDo it Best has been very generous in sponsoring this project and allowing their employees time to work with our students and help them develop their proof of concept design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do it Best Vice President of IT John Mergy said the company greatly appreciates the relationship they have built with the university, as well as the value they get from the student projects. \u201cOur team is continually impressed with the students&#8217; creativity, innovation and results,\u201d he noted. \u201cThis year was no exception. The students demonstrated their professionalism and determination working through such an exceptionally challenging time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Purdue University Fort Wayne<\/strong><br \/>\nPurdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northeast Indiana and is part of the Purdue University system. Purdue Fort Wayne is uniquely positioned to serve the region as a crossroads of intellectual, social, economic, and cultural advancement. Rigorous academics are combined with a focus on student success across prestigious degree programs taught by more than 300 full-time faculty. 10,208 students of diverse ages, ethnicities, and nationalities pursue their education on the nearly 600-acre campus. A majority of the university\u2019s 61,000 alumni live and work in Indiana contributing significantly to the state\u2019s economy, vitality, and intellectual strength. The university has joined the Horizon League athletics conference, effective fall 2020, and fields 16 NCAA Division I sports teams. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pfw.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pfw.edu<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99970.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Do it Best Corp. float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='0cd4c331c3490e2a61272faf83d9dc22' data-image-id=\"3340\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99970.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99970.jpg\" data-title=\"Do it Best Corp. float\" data-description=\"The Do it Best Corp. float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Do it Best Corp. float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Do it Best Corp. float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3340\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99970.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/20150624_do_it_best.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"(L to R): Dan Starr, Executive Vice President and COO, Do it Best Corp.; Kendra Eaken, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; Bob Taylor, President and CEO, Do it Best Corp.; Tom Henry, Mayor, City of Fort Wayne; Craig Dellinger, Councilman, City of New Haven; Jimmy LaMaster, Do it Best Corp. employee and planning committee member; and Charlie Hatten, President and CEO of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. 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