Full Time Staff
Karl Williamson
Position title: Shop Manager
MFA, Design for Emerging Technologies (Art Inst. of Chicago)
BFA, Industrial Design (Milwaukee Inst. of Art & Design)
More info here.
Lennon Rodgers
Position title: Director, Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering (MIT)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (U. of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign)
More info here.
Carly Benish
Position title: Shop Manager
BS, Biomechanical Engineering (Stanford) MS, Mechanical Engineering (Stanford)
Maggie Muldowney
Position title: Operations Manager
BFA, Fine Art (Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
Graduate Assistants
Lauren Reeg
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Environment & Resources
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Hobbies: Golf, Reading Novels, and Ultimate Frisbee
Nathan Strachen
Position title: Assistant Shop Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Prescott, AZ
Hobbies: Woodcarving, reading, journaling, and hiking
Student Staff
Sarah Akakpo
Position title: Graphics Manager
Major: Gender & Women’s Studies
Hometown: Racine, WI
Hobbies: Painting, Drawing, cooking, and watching movies
Joshua Allen
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
Anders Bandt
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Hobbies: Running, cooking, hanging with friends
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
Madison Edgren
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Industrial Engineering
Hometown: Cedarburg, WI
Hobbies: Reading, camping, photography, gardening
Madelyn Falk
Position title: Office Manager
Major: Genetics; Life Science Communications
Hometown: Stoughton, WI
Hobbies: Running, Yoga, Bullet Journaling, Participating in clubs on campus
Ethan Foley
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Hobbies: Listening to podcasts, playing FIFA, watching sports
Brian Foran
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Shoreview, MN
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Building and Designing, Ping-Pong, Rock Climbing, Swing Dancing, Camping, and Hiking
Emma Fuller
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Kieler, Wisconsin
Hobbies: Running, skiing, and ice skating
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
Drew Kimmell
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Journalism and Mass Communications
Hometown: Monona, WI
Hobbies: Video Games, Stand-Up Comedy, Sleeping
Grace Klage
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Hobbies: Embroidery, Knitting, Playing the Sims
Julia Martin
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Mukwonago,WI
Hobbies: Playing and watching sports, painting
Christian Martinez
Position title: 3D Scanning Manager, Electronics Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Hometown: Lake Geneva, WI
Hobbies: Lifting and Electronics
Cayman McKee
Position title: Oculus Go Provost Program Coordinator
Major: B.S. in Computer Science
Hometown: Waunakee, WI
Hobbies: Custom built PCs, Programming, Gaming
Katelyn Miller
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Waunakee, WI
Hobbies: Crafting, Hiking, Kayaking and other lake activities, Exploring, Participating in Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Josie Minz
Position title: Office Assistant
Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Hobbies: Hiking, gardening, golfing, and baking.
Corbin Neutgens
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: New Berlin, WI
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Soccer, Running
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.
Antonio Rubio
Position title: Machine Shop Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Wyoming, MN
Hobbies:
Quinn Sabin
Position title: CNC Routers, Laguna Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Cannon Falls, MN
Hobbies: Tinkering with electronics and playing guitar; building a 1/3rd scale formula car with the FSAE team on campus.
Gaby Setyawan
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Hobbies: Yoga, Reading, Traveling
Corinn Sievwright
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Eagan, MN
Hobbies: Working out, documentaries, hiking
Akshay Vankayala
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Shakopee, MN
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Magic, Watching Movies
Alex Vesel
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
Hometown: Heartland, WI
Hobbies: Playing guitar, going to concerts, bodybuilding
Taylor Waddell
Position title: Virtual Reality Maintenance & Operation Manager
Major: Mech. Engineering, Computer Science
Hometown: West Allis, Wisconsin
Hobbies: Programming, Making, Playing Guitar, and Dungeons and Dragons
Kari Weiss
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hobbies: student orgs (SPICE, EWB, BRIDGE), painting, hiking, intramurals
Claire Winter
Position title: Student Staff
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Greendale, WI
Hobbies: Gardening, art, games
Advisory Board
Jesse Darley
Position title: Advisory Group - Director of Mechanical Engineering & Principal at Design Concepts
Kevin Eliceri
Position title: Advisory Group - Director: Fab Lab at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Sarah Sandock
Position title: Advisory Group - CEO at Dock, Adjunct Assistant Professor - Biomedical Engineering
