Meet our Staff

A key part of what makes Open Workshops work is our amazing volunteer staff. We wanted to give them the spotlight, so we asked them a few fun questions. Pictures are coming soon. Enjoy!

Lance Menard (he/they) - lance.menard@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff, Board President
On staff: Saturdays 1pm - 5pm
Areas of expertise: Woodworking, laser cutting, 3D printing, programming
Favorite thing about making: The look on someone’s face when they hold something they made that was just an idea in their head a few hours ago. Also, learning something new!
Favorite crafting implement: Computers!  Programming, CAD modeling, Google… couldn’t live without ‘em.
Other hobbies: Reading, hiking, camping, cooking, video gaming

Austin Edwards (he/him) - austin.edwards@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff, Board Vice President
On staff: Wednesdays 6pm - 9pm
Areas of expertise: Soldering, CAD and other design software, physics, mechanical engineering, 3D printing, gardening / native plants
Favorite thing about making: Taking something from my imagination and materializing it. The act of creation itself.
Favorite crafting implement: Excel - and 3D printers.
Other hobbies: Reading, Disc Golf, Video games, Event coordination, Drumming / Saxophone

Alex Erwin (he/him) - alex.erwin@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff, Board Member
On staff: Saturdays 5pm - 8pm
Areas of expertise: 3D printing, embroidery, restoration
Favorite thing about making: Trying to make art from scraps/ junk
Favorite crafting implement: Hammer… It fixes everything
Other hobbies: Cooking/ baking from scratch, retro, vinyl collecting

Greg Haberek (he/him) - greg.haberek@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff, Board Member
On staff: Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm
Areas of expertise: 3D printing, computers, electronics, programming, woodworking
Favorite thing about making: Creating something from nothing
Favorite crafting implement: Digital calipers
Other hobbies: Cars/auto repair, playing guitar/bass, modern/vintage gaming

Role: Shop Staff, Board Member
On staff: As needed
Areas of expertise: 3D printing, programming, electronics
Favorite thing about making: Debugging all the stupid problems I cause or encounter
Favorite crafting implement: 3D printer, text editor
Other hobbies: Running, video games (puzzle, platform, etc.)

Kevin Chen (he/him) - kevin.chen@open-workshops.com

Role: Board Member
Areas of expertise: Home Automation
Favorite thing about making: You get to decide how much work you put in to get out what you want.
Favorite crafting implement: OpenSCAD, 3D Printer
Other hobbies: Gaming, writing, coding.

Jon Xuereb (he/him) - jon.xuereb@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff
On staff: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 5pm - 6pm
Areas of expertise: 2.5D Modeling, 3D printing, CAM/CNC, electronics
Favorite thing about making: Not being limited to designs available to purchase, being able to make whatever custom component you need.
Favorite crafting implement: Electric screwdriver (welcome to the 21st century)
Other hobbies: rock climbing, floatwheeling

Tom Kowalski (he/him) - tom.kowalski@open-workshops.com

Role: Shop Staff
On staff: Mondays 12pm - 3pm
Areas of expertise: Software and Data Architecture
Favorite thing about making:  I like bringing my own ideas to fruition, but I really enjoy helping others, especially when thinking outside the box and coming up with solution they didn't think was possible.
Favorite crafting implement:  Although I am just a novice, I love the endless possibilities there are with 3D printing.  
Other hobbies: Camping, Golf, Watersports