I have been involved with FIRST for over a decade, inspired to support the program after its founder Dean Kamen came to San Diego to tell us about the non-profit. After my first experience as a judge I was hooked, and now, I've experienced the competition through judging at the regional events for more than 10 years. In addition to my individual experience, as a Company, Qualcomm supports FIRST globally as a sponsor and as a strategic partner, providing employee volunteers and mentorships, as well as implementing new technologies for the competitions. This past year, Qualcomm helped FIRST transition their FIRST Tech Challenge robot control system to a user-friendly, Java-based android platform powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor from Qualcomm Technologies, adding a mobile element to the competition that will bring even more capabilities to the FIRST participants.