11 Facts About Dave Lavery

Dave Lavery was born on May 28,1959 and is an American scientist and roboticist who is the program executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA Headquarters.

Dave Lavery is a member of the FIRST executive advisory board, and is well known among participants of the FIRST Robotics Competition as a mentor of Team 116.

From an early age, Lavery was obsessed with space exploration.

Dave Lavery attended Virginia Tech, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Dave Lavery led NASA's Telerobotics Technology Development Program, responsible for the direction and oversight of robotics and planetary exploration within the organization.

Dave Lavery oversees and is heavily involved with the Mars Exploration Rovers.

Dave Lavery is the project manager for NASAs' Robotics Alliance Project, a position he shared with fellow NASA scientist and FIRST Robotics participant Mark Leon.

Dave Lavery is very active within the FIRST Robotics Competition, and currently sits on the Executive Advisory Board of FIRST.

Dave Lavery is responsible for NASA's vast involvement in the competitions, having brought the organization to the attention of NASA in 1995.

Dave Lavery was a member of the FRC Game Design Committee until January 2011.

Dave Lavery is known for his work in creating the original game animations for the FIRST Robotics Competition.