Level-4’s Ryan DaMetz ran the show at the Kansas Society of Professional Engineer Eastern Chapter of MATHCOUNTS competition on Tuesday, Feb. 3 as this year’s event coordinator.
The Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan. was packed with nearly 200 students from 26 area middle schools for the day long math competition which featured team and individual written tests along with a live Countdown Round where individuals rang buzzers to answer questions placed on a projector screen.
Top team and individual scores were rewarded with a trophy and a chance to compete in the state MATHCOUNTS competition in March. The top team was also invited to attend the KSPE Engineer’s Luncheon on Feb. 18.

Top 10 Individuals:
1. Shyam Narayanan – Lakewood Middle
2. Michael Zhou – Overland Trail Middle
3. Kevin Cao – Oxford Middle
4. Matthew Williamson – Mission Valley Middle
5. Jack Chen – Oxford Middle
6. Luke Chen – Prairie Star Middle
7. Charles Lin – Lakewood Middle
8. Tiffany Wu – Lakewood Middle
9. Kelvin Li – Leawood Middle
10. Neeraj Koduri – Overland Trail Middle

Top Six Teams:
1. Overland Trail Middle
2. Lakewood Middle
3. Oxford Middle
4. Harmony Middle
5. Antioch Middle
6. Leawood Middle

DaMetz thanked the event volunteers, made up of area engineers, who lent a hand with grading as well as making sure the entire event ran smoothly.

Level-4 Engineer Ryan DaMetz recently learned he will join the ranks of his fellow L-4 Engineers, Max DaMetz, David Brucker, Daniel Cook and Brett Napier, as a Professional Engineer. Ryan took the Professional Engineering Licensing Exam on Oct. 24 and had to wait two long months for the results, but received a large envelope of good news during the final days of 2008 – a positive start to the New Year.
A “P.E.” will now appear after his name on official documents and he will be able to stamp his work with his personal Professional Engineer seal. On the right, Ryan practices using his new seal stamp. Engineers must work under a Professional Engineer for four years after graduating from college before taking the licensing exam.

Ryan DaMetz is also the 2009 MATHCOUNTS Coordinator for the Eastern Chapter of the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers. MATHCOUNTS, an annual math competition for junior high students sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers, is held at the chapter, state and national level. Ryan’s job includes anything and everything related to organizing the regional event and making sure it runs smoothly, such as corresponding with teachers and gathering volunteers to grade tests.
Approximately 192 students from 26 schools will be participating in this year’s Eastern Chapter competition on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan.