Following their successful participation in the 2024 First Global Challenge the sponsor of the STEMGuyana team, MODEC Guyana Inc, recently met with the members and discussed their journey to the challenge and how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) plays a role in their lives.
According to a press release from STEMGuyana, Guyana’s National Robotics Team consists of a group of 15 talented youths aged 14 to 18, six of whom recently represented Guyana at the global challenge Athens, Greece. MODEC is a global leader in floating production solutions such as Floating Production Storage and Offloading units (FPSO) and Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) for the offshore oil and gas industry.
The MODEC team at the meeting was led by Country Manager Rafael Fumis, and included Training Coordinator Livia Alves, Stakeholder, Socio-Economic & Local Content Manager Onicka Jones, and Communications Analyst Kipenie Jordan.