Shop Captains

A Shop Captain or Co-Captain is a dedicated volunteer that leads a shop space. They oversee shop, and can delegate a variety of tasks to other champions in the space. Shop Captain Responsibilities:

• Engage in ongoing communications about the shop with TinkerMill members, other shop captains, admin team, and the general public
• Engage in monthly admin meetings
• Prepare and follow an annual financial budget
• Submit purchasing requests on behalf of shop

• Ensuring that shop is clean, organized, and safe
• Ensuring that all shop equipment and tools are maintained in good working order
• Ensuring that all shop equipment and tools are inventoried regularly
• Ensuring that certification classes are offered regularly
• Maintaining schedule of events
• Maintaining an accurate roster of certifications, certification instructors, and certified members for certification-required tools and equipment,
• Maintaining an adequate stock of consumable shop supplies

List of Shop Captains

Shop Name	Shop Captain(s)
Blacksmithing	Jason Akia and Erik Stevenson
Electronics and Robotics	Richard Paasch and Devon Hindorff
Ham Radio	Sebastian Wessels
Jewelry, Metalcraft, & Lapidary	Crystal Hinds and Jon Kell
Flameworking (also known as Glassworks)	Jacob Hammack
Machine Shop	Todd Franks and Sebastian Wessels
Paint Shop	Chad Marks and Stephen Beaton
Pottery/Ceramics	Sima Pierce and Aubrey Maryniak
Rapid Prototyping	Tyler Dow and Lee Thornhill
Stained Glass	Kelli Wildman
Textiles Shop	Chad Marks and Lynne Newberry
Welding	Natalia Janusz and Tim Marsho
Woodshop	Jeff Moore, Erik Akia, and Ben Bohren

Shop Captain Resources

Setting Up Information Signage For Your Shop