Everyone on our team of engineers, designers, and machinists thrives on finding better ways to solve complex problems. We find that multiple perspectives often amount to a clearer view of what’s possible. Flip the cards below to see our team members’ recent explorations within their domains of expertise and outside the office.

Recent Explorations

Playing and Mixing Music, Enjoying the outdoors

Brett Axness

Junior Industrial Designer

Recent Explorations

Design Concepts, Surface Modeling, Guitar Building, Land Rover Restoration

Samuel Backes

Lead Industrial Designer

Recent Explorations

Accounting, Farming, Road Trips

Katrena Barker

Administrative Assistant

Recent Explorations

3D Printing Prototype Camper Van Parts, Organization Architecting

Patrick Barrett

Owner

Recent Explorations

Electromechanical Product Design, Navigating the Foodcart Landscape

Jim Collias

Senior Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Java Programming, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Bryce Copple

Teamcenter Application Engineer

Recent Explorations

NX Enlightenment, Efficiency in Design, Hobby Farming

Devin Croswell

Senior Design Engineer - NX Specialist

Recent Explorations

Mechanical System Design, Custom Fabrication, Fly Fishing

Gian-Marco D’Angelo

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Small Mechanisms & Systems, Motorcycle Touring, Skills instruction in Canyoneering & First Aid in Wilderness

Alexander Danielson

Senior Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Continuous Improvement, Theater/Improv, Being a new mom

Elizabeth Davis

Prototype Machinist

Recent Explorations

Thermal Analysis, Baking with my 2-Year-Old, Mountain Biking and Surfing

Tamara Dib

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

CAD Mastery, Distance Running

Anatoliy Dzhuga

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Trail running, training for a triathlon, teaching kids how to row in an after school program, CNC motion control equipment

Hanna Eha

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Branding Teamcenter and Active Workspace, Exploring the Data Model

Randy Ellsworth

Director of Digital Transformation

Recent Explorations

Prototyping, Wearables, Camping, Enjoying Our Beautiful PNW

Matt Evonuk

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Mechanical Design, Advanced Surfacing, Making Things, Growing Things, Making Things to Grow Things

Micah Flock

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Employee recognition and retention, exploring the PNW and watching baking shows with my 5-year old kid, laughing as often as possible

Racheal Gaffney

Administrative Director

Recent Explorations

Precision Machine Design, Bikepacking, Distributed Design Team Optimization

Nate Ginzton, PE

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Recent Explorations

Bettering Myself, Outdoors Adventures with the Family

Scotty Hardwick

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

In Progress

Brian Heiken

Technical Operations Manager

Recent Explorations

Learning About Next Generation Autonomous Vehicles

Tom Hilts

Vice President Business Development

Recent Explorations

Wandering in the Woods, Wrestling MS Project

Kevin Hlas

Services Delivery Manager

Recent Explorations

Product Development - Consumer Electronics, Performance Motorsports

Felix La Pietra

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Optics, sensor interfaces and sensory feedback. Embedded Systems. Music and Cooking.

John Lowes

Senior Electrical Engineer

Recent Explorations

CAD Administration TCIN, SWIM. Teamcenter Data Model Design. Working in my wood shop, hiking, camping.

Matt Martin

Senior NX CAD Admin, Teamcenter Architecture

Recent Explorations

DLS & FDM 3D printing, Quick prototyping, Adventuring with my dog

Zach McKinney

Additive Manufacturing Technician

Recent Explorations

Surfing, basketball, playing music, wafer testing process

Avi Meyer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Quickbooks, French horn, playing camogie

Madeline Partridge

Front Desk Office Assistant

Recent Explorations

CAM Machining, Guitar Building, Playing & Music Composition, Acoustic Analysis of Guitars, Space Communications

Nikko Payne

Senior Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Legos with my 4 Year Old, Puzzles while Holding my 4 Month Old, Mountain Biking, CAD

Jon Petersen

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Wrangling OpenFOAM CFD, Carburetor Rebuilding, Custom Soaking Tub Design, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

John Pruyn

Senior Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Hiking National Parks, Always Improving

Fernando Ramirez

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Electromechanical Design, Surfacing, FEA Analysis, CF/Silicone Additive Process

Karmand Rasheed

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Conformal Lattice Generation, Grasshopper Modeling, 3D Printing Bike Parts

Connor Shimamoto

Additive Manufacturing Application Specialist

Recent Explorations

Finding ways to integrate AI into marketing operations, exploring lead intelligence solutions.

Simon Spykerman

Technical Marketing Director

Recent Explorations

Design Optimization, Ceramics, Hiking/Backpacking

Chandelle Stanton

Mechanical Design Engineer

Recent Explorations

Carbon Process Optimization, Designing & Printing Car Parts, Rebuilding Engines

Taro Unterburger

Additive Manufacturing Technician

Recent Explorations

Subaru trail blazing, custom prototyping, synthwave enthusiast.

Teddy Zimmerman

Shop Set Up Technician

Recent Explorations

Electronics Enclosures, Running in the Mountains, Building Old Motorcycles

Michael Zylstra

Mechanical Engineer