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Nick Ackerman
Position title: Waterjet Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Nuclear Engineering
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Hobbies: Robotics & Sandwiches
Sarah Akakpo
Position title: Graphics Manager
Major: Gender & Women’s Studies
Hometown: Racine, WI
Hobbies: Painting, Drawing, cooking, and watching movies
Rebecca Alcock
Position title: Graduate Assistant
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Decorah, IA
Hobbies: Cello, Hiking, Travel, Engineers Without Borders
Joshua Allen
Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hobbies: Going to the gym, Listening to music, Video games
Malachi Alvarez
Position title: Information Technology (IT) (CAD) Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Stoughton, WI
Hobbies: Making, biking, exploring campus, playing cards
Atul Anand
Position title: Micrcontrollers Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Dubai, U.A.E
Hobbies:
Anders Bandt
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Hobbies: Running, Cooking, Hanging with friends
Carly Benish
Position title: Shop Manager @ECB
BS, Biomechanical Engineering (Stanford)
MS, Mechanical Engineering (Stanford)
Evan Bernhagen
Position title: 3D Printer Student Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking
Denzel Bibbs
Position title: Machine Shop Student Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Schererville, Indiana
Hobbies: Biking, running, traveling, coffee drinking
Vlad Bouriakov
Position title: Virtual Reality Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: Ninja Arts
Jay Bowe
Position title: Instrument Maker
Machine Tool Associates Degree (Waukesha County Technical College)
Samantha Breen
Position title: Assistant Operations Manager
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Hobbies: Running, golfing, soccer, and playing piano
Colby Brueggeman
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Waterford, WI
Hobbies: Music, fishing, machining, and art
Monica Ceisel
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Bristol, WI
Hobbies: Drawing, Painting, Singing, Dancing, and Programming
Nick Cotton
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
Hobbies: Working on my 1993 Mazda Miata, Going to the gym, and Riding fixed gear bikes
Clayton Custer
Position title: 3D Scanning, Creaform Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Stoughton, WI
Hobbies: Ice Hockey, Skateboarding, Live Music
Jesse Darley
Position title: Design Engineer
BS, Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
MS, Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
Ben Davidson
Credentials: Fab Fellow
Position title: Fab Fellow
PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
B.A., Physics (Luther College)
Aishwarya Deshpande
Position title: Fab Fellow
BS Mechanical Engineering (Shavji University)
MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mark Diny
Position title: Tool Crib Inventory Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Greenleaf, WI
Hobbies: Building and flying drones, photography, trying new restaurants
Lukas Duddleston
Position title: Graduate Assistant
Major: Materials Science PhD Program
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: Skiing and Sailing
Madison Edgren
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Cedarburg, WI
Hobbies: Reading, Camping, Photography, Gardening
Ricka Edwards
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Engineering Mechanics – Astronautics
Hometown: Jordan, MN
Hobbies: Hiking, horseback riding, and painting
Eric Ellefsen
Position title: Instrument Maker - Journey
BA in Chemistry, Luther College, Decorah, IA
Materials Science and Engineering at the UW
Machine Tool Technics at MATC (Madison Area Technical College)
Eric Ellefsen
Position title: Instrument Maker
BA, Chemistry (Luther College)
Machine Tool Technics, (Madison College)
Pratyusha Emkay
Position title: Laser Cutter (Maintenance and Operation) Manager
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Greenfield, WI
Hobbies: Bullet Journaling, Tennis, Attempting to Paint
Breanna Estrada
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Gender and Women’s Studies
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hobbies: Exploring new places, eating spicy food, and watching Queen of the South
Madelyn Falk
Position title: Office Manager
Major: Genetics; Life Science Communications
Hometown: Stoughton, WI
Hobbies: Running, Yoga, Bullet Journaling, Participating in clubs on campus
Patrick Faue
Credentials: Assistant Shop Manager
BS Physics, UMN-Duluth
MS Mechanical Engineering Research, UW-Madison
Chair Positions: 3D Printing, Waterjet, Machine Shop
Ethan Foley
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Positions: CNC, Waterjet
Brian Foran
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Positions: Textiles, 3D Printing
Emma Fuller
Credentials: Financial Account Manager
Position title: Financial Account Manager
Major: Personal Finance: Financial Planning, Economics
Thomas Gallenberger
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Engineering Physics
Hometown: Kewaunee, WI
Hobbies: Woodworking and Soccer
Nick Garber
Credentials: Technical Staff
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Position: Laser Cutting, CAD
Maxwell Goldberg
Position title: Marketing Chair
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Hometown: Englewood, NJ
Hobbies: Muay Thai, fitness, nutrition, consuming information, guitar
Will Gorecki
Position title: 3D Printer Student Manager (Materials)
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Hobbies: Building/inventing/tech, parkour/freerunning
Kevin Guenthner
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Cottage Grove, WI
Hobbies: Tennis, Singing, Electronics, Video production
Shae Gustafson
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Hobbies: Running, Snowboarding, Reading, Hiking
Max Hautala
Position title: Graphic Design
Major: MFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking
Hometown: Oshkosh, WI
Hobbies: Jumping Rope and Cooking Vegetables
Zheyu He
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: Long walks on the beach, swimming, tennis, guitar, food
Ben Hildebrandt
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Prior Lake, MN
Hobbies: Robotics, Film, Rock Climbing, and Alternative Music
Alec Hill
Position title: 3D Printing, Ultimaker Maintenance & Operations Manager
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Mound, MN
Hobbies: Distance running, SCUBA diving, hiking, camping, building/making
Madison Hodgson
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois
Hobbies: Basketball, eating lots of food
Jacob Hoeg
Position title: Benchtop CNC (Bantam Mini-mill Maintenance and Operation) Manager
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Hobbies: Biking, Tennis, Electronics
Ian Hogenkamp
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineer
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Hobbies: Frisbee, biking, home improvement
Drew Kimmell
Position title: Public Relations & Communications Assistant
Major: Journalism and Mass Communications
Hometown: Monona, WI
Hobbies: Gaming, Comedy, Tennis
Grace Klage
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Hobbies: Embroidery, Knitting, Playing the Sims
Nathaniel Krakauer
Position title: Robotics & Machine Learning Manager
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Hobbies: foreign policy podcasts, hackathons, XC
Luke Kubasta
Position title: Laser Cutter Seminar Instructor, Laster Cutter Materials Inventory Manager
Major: Interior Architecture
Hometown: Winneconne, WI
Hobbies: Running for Wisconsin Track Club, Photography, Hiking/Backpacking, Guitar and Piano
Ayush Kumar
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Computer Science
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Hobbies: Swimming and playing music
Joseph Laden
Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Hobbies: Wisconsin Racing, Skiing, 3D Printing
John Lombardo
Position title: Instructor
Courtney Lynch
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Rogers, MN
Hobbies: Horseback Riding, Photography, Ultimate Frisbee, Entrepreneurship
Matthew Mabee
Position title: Shop Manager @Wendt
BA Studio Arts (Monmouth College)
M. Arch (UW-Milwaukee)
Kevin Macauley
Credentials: Fab Fellow
Position title: Fab Fellow
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison) (In Progress)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Ivan Mak
Major: Eng. Mechanics and Astronautics
Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI
Hobbies: Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee
Mabel Malhotra
Credentials: Operations Staff
Position title: Operations Staff
Major: Communication Arts, Psychology
Mary Claire Mancl
Position title: Laser Cutter Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Stoughton, WI
Hobbies: Hiking, Ceramics, Attending Speakers on Campus
Andrew Marek
Position title: Machine Shop/Tool Crib Student Manager
Major: Eng. Mechanics and Astronautics
Hometown: Osceola, WI
Hobbies: Soccer, Ice Fishing
Julia Martin
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Mukwonago,WI
Hobbies: Playing and watching sports, painting
Christian Martinez
Credentials: Assistant Shop Manager
BS Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UW-Madison
Riley Marty
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Position: 3D Printing, Textiles
Hannah McGraw
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN
Hobbies: Math, Hiking & Playing Piano and Guitar
Cayman McKee
Position title: Oculus Go Provost Program Coordinator
Major: B.S. in Computer Science
Hometown: Waunakee, WI
Hobbies: Custom built PCs, Programming, Gaming
Ryan Meekin
Credentials: Fab Fellow
Position title: Fab Fellow
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (UW-Madison) (In-Progress)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (UW-Madison)
Kirk Mendoza
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Positions: 3D Scanning, VR, CNC Router, Machine Shop
Katelyn Miller
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Waunakee, WI
Hobbies: Crafting, Hiking, Kayaking and other lake activities, Exploring
Josie Minz
Credentials: Operations Staff
Position title: Operations Staff
Major: Data Science, Agricultural & Applied Economics
Kevin Mo
Credentials: Technical Staff
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Chair Positions: Electronics
Maggie Muldowney
Position title: Operations Manager
BFA, Studio Arts (Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
Pete Noonan
Position title: Fab Fellow
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison) (In Progress)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Patrick Nowakowski
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Chair Positions: Machine Shop, Laser Cutting
Joe O'Connell
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
Hometown: Woodbury, MN
Hobbies: 3D Printing & repairing printers, Building & modding computers, repairing electronics/fixing laptops, building electric bikes, and hoarding electronics.
Andrea Oleniczak
Position title: Staff Training & Laser Cutter Student Manager
Major: Glass, Masters of Fine Arts
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Hobbies: Podcasts, biking, adventures
Brenna Osiecki
Position title: Textiles Manager
Major: International business and marketing
Hometown: Racine, WI
Hobbies: Crafting, Hiking, Traveling, Volunteering, Learning Mandarin
Caleigh Parsons
Position title: Operations Staff
Major: Graphic Design
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Hobbies: Hiking, Drawing, Yoga, and Making Jewelry
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Collin Queen
Credentials: Operations Staff
Position title: Operations Staff
Major: Chemical Engineering
Emma Rachum
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Biological Systems Engineering, Engineering for Energy Sustainability
Chair Position: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting
Antony Rainchik
Credentials: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Chair Position: Machine Shop, CAD
Lauren Reeg
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Environment & Resources
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Hobbies: Golf, Reading Novels, and Ultimate Frisbee
Lennon Rodgers
Position title: Director
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (U. of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)
Laura Roettges
Credentials: Fab Fellow
Position title: Fab Fellow
Master’s Student, Computer Science (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
A.B, Applied Mathematics, Comparative Arts (Washington University in St. Louis)
Antonio Rubio
Position title: Machine Shop Maintenance & Operation Manager, VR Check-out Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Wyoming, MN
Hobbies:
Jack Ryan
Position title: Electronics Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Elect. Engineering & Economics
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Hobbies: Wisconsin Racing, Electronics, 3D Printing
Jake Rymsza
Position title: Thermoformer Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: LaGrange, IL
Hobbies: Soccer, Archery, Tennis, and Swing Dancing
Quinn Sabin
Position title: CNC Routers, Laguna Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Cannon Falls, MN
Hobbies: Tinkering w/electronics, Playing guitar; building a 1/3rd scale formula car with the UW-FSAE team
Peter Sauer
Position title: Student Worker
Major: Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science
Hometown: Westport, CT
Hobbies: Sailing, Bacon
Sayaka Sayeed
Position title: Textiles Manager
Major: Civil and Bioengineering
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hobbies: Singing, Guitar, Travelling, Hiking, Theatre and art
George Schmidt
Position title: Microcontroller Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering, M.S.
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Hobbies: Programming, fitness, cooking
Joe Sender
Position title: Outreach Chair
Major: Computer Eng. & Computer Science
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Hobbies: Music, Ultimate Frisbee
Gopika SenthilKumar
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Brookfield, WI
Hobbies: Drawing, boxing/TKD
Manasi Srirangarajan
Position title: Electronics Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: Badminton, tennis, music, running
Samantha Starks
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Mathematical Economics; Gender & Women’s Studies
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Hobbies: Running, Camping, Metal Fabrication, and Creative Director at Moda Magazine
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Tim Steis
Position title: Fab Fellow
Doctoral Candidate, Guitar Performance (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
M.M. Guitar Performance (Shenandoah Conservatory)
B.M., Classical Guitar Performance (Florida State University)
B.S., Economics (Florida State University)
Nathan Strachen
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Prescott, AZ
Hobbies: Woodcarving, reading, journaling, and hiking
Tal Swenson
Position title: SLA Printing Manager
Major: BSE Machinery Systems
Hometown: Scandia, MN
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Hockey, and 3D Printing
Chelsea Thompto
Position title: 3D Printing: Form 2 Maintenance & Operations Manager; Audio/Visual Photography Manager
Major: Art (4D) Graduate Student
Hometown: Dubuque, IA
Hobbies: Biking, hiking & traveling
Kyle Vanderheiden
Position title: IT Chair
Major: Computer Eng. / Computer Science
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Hobbies: Golfing, Music, Reading
Giri Venkataramanan
Credentials: Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Position title: Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alex Vesel
Position title: Technical Staff, VR Tech Support
Major: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
Hometown: Hartland, WI
Hobbies: Playing guitar, going to concerts, bodybuilding
Taylor Waddell
Position title: Virtual Reality Maintenance & Operation Manager, VR Tech Support
Major: Mech. Engineering, Computer Science
Hometown: West Allis, Wisconsin
Hobbies: Programming, Making, Playing Guitar, and Dungeons and Dragons
John Wallace
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Civil Engineering and Economics
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Hobbies: Skiing, Guitar, and Concrete Canoe
Eric Wang
Major: Electrical Eng. and Computer Science
Hometown: Shenyang China
Hobbies: Guitar and basketball!
Yash Wani
Position title: Fab Fellow
Doctoral Candidate – Electrical Engineering (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
BS – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Kari Weiss
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: student orgs (SPICE, EWB, BRIDGE), painting, hiking, intramurals
Jake Wendt
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: West Saint Paul, MN
Hobbies: Outdoors, Traveling, Vehicle Fabrication & Restoration
Evan Wildenberg
Position title: Information Technology (IT) Cabinet Manager
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Cannon Falls, MN
Hobbies: Wisconsin Racing, Programming, Network administration
Nathan Wille
Position title: Technical Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Plano, TX
Hobbies: Swimming, watching sports, cooking
Karl Williamson
Position title: Shop Manager
MFA, Design for Emerging Technologies (Art Inst. of Chicago)
BFA, Industrial Design (Milwaukee Inst. of Art & Design)
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Yaoyue Zhou
Position title: Thermoformer Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Hometown: Nanjing, China
Hobbies: Making handicrafts, Traveling, Badminton, DC Comics
