A Student-Built Fixed-Wing UAS for Simulated Search-and-Rescue Missions Engineer. He has a passion for drone technologies which includes MTT-S International Microwave Symposium STEM Program. His piloting racing drones as a hobby. current research interests include software and smart device Marte A. Martinez is a University of Hawaii at development. Manoa graduate with a BS degree in Kevin Y. Sonoda is an electrical engineering mechanical engineering. He was the Team undergraduate at the University of Hawaii at Captain for the 2016-2017 VIP UHDT. In his Manoa. He has been a member of VIP UHDT time at the university, he was involved in since 2015. He has had the responsibilities of research for Instantaneous Screw Axis of a GCS UAV and a member of the Pi Tau Sigma communications. development and air-to-ground Mechanical Engineering Honor Society. He plans to work for an engineering firm and later continue his studies in engineering. Wayne A. Shiroma is a Professor and Department Chair of Electrical Engineering at Stephen L. J. Mau is a senior computer the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and also engineering student at the University of serves as the faculty advisor for the Delta Hawaii at Manoa. He first joined VIP UHDT in Omega Chapter of IEEE-HKN. Since 2001, 2014. Since 2015, he has been the leader of the image-processing subsystem. four of his students have won the Alton B. His research interests include signal processing and big data analytics. Reyn H. Mukai is currently pursuing a BS degree in computer engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is involved in the Electrical Engineering Student Advisory Board, UH Drone Technologies, UH Smart Campus Energy Lab, and the 2017 IEEE Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Student Award. A Zachary Trimble is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Zac's research focuses on precision machine design, industrial automation and autonomous systems, and renewable energy. See rip.eng.hawaii.edu for more details. The University team and their entry into the 2017 AUVSI Seafarer Student Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) Competition THE BRIDGE // Issue 3 2017 29http://rip.eng.hawaii.edu