TASUS Employee Feature: Eiji Ito

April 1, 2016

Bloomington, IN– Eiji has been with Tsuchiya for approximately 14 years and at TASUS for a little over a year. Eiji said TASUS is a nice place to work because of how kind the people are. In his free time Eiji likes to watch sports and work out. He loves the Indiana Hoosiers.

Eiji is married with two children. He says his special talent is being a good father and husband. Eiji’s dream vacation is to take his family to Hawaii. His favorite movies are the Arnold Schwarzenegger classics Pumping Iron and the Terminator series . Arnold Schwarzenegger is someone who inspires Eiji for everything.

We are so glad Eiji is a part of our team!

TASUS Employee Feature: John Damaren

March 18, 2016

Ontario, Canada– John Damaren is the newest addition to the TASUS team in Hamilton, Ontario. He started in February 2016 as the Production Manager. In the short time that John has been here he says the best thing about working for TASUS is the cooperation and friendliness of the people and the overall direction of the company. He is looking forward to being a part of the continuous improvements and new initiatives that are happening in the plant.

John has been married for 28 years and has 2 children. His hobbies include bow hunting, camping, golfing and watching NASCAR races. John loves to vacation with his family. He has been all over the Caribbean and Mexico; while vacationing he enjoys snorkeling and deep sea fishing. He hopes to one day go on an African Safari.

Welcome to the TASUS team John!

TASUS Sponsors BHSS Robotics Team

March 14, 2016

Bloomington, IN– TASUS Corporation and Tsuchiya Group North America are sponsoring the Bloomington South Robotics Team for the 2016 competition season. The team, Quadrangles, competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition allows students to have hands on experience in a variety of fields such as engineering, design, project management, business and teamwork. With the help of mentors, students design and build a life size robot to compete against other teams across the United States.

The Quadrangles are entering their 6th year of competition. The district competition begins in March and the Indiana state championship is April 14-16. The world championship will be hosted in St. Louis, MO from April 27-30th.

The Quadrangles team is comprised of 25 students and they put in about 30 hours each week working on their robot. The team meets everyday after school and for about 10 hours each Saturday. The team’s hard work has paid off, as in past years they have captured several awards.

In 2011, the Quadratics team won the Midwest Regional. In 2014 they were second place finalists at the Queen City Regional in Cincinnati, OH. Last year, they finished 6th at the Indiana State Championship. All alumni of the team have gone on to four year universities in mostly STEM related careers.

Good luck at this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition!