Shop Captains

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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) Shop E-mail Address
Blacksmithing Jason Akia and Erik Stevenson blacksmiths@tinkermill.org
Electronics and Robotics Devon Hindorff electronics@tinkermill.org
Ham Radio Sebastian Wessels
Jewelry, Metalcraft, & Lapidary Crystal Hinds and Marc Krulewitch mjandl@tinkermill.org
Flameworking (also known as Glassworks) Jacob Hammack flameworking@tinkermill.org
Foundry Kelly Shaw and John Stechschulte
Machine Shop Todd Franks, Sebastian Wessels, and Jef Farrell machineshop@tinkermill.org
Paint Shop Chad Marks and Stephen Beaton
Pottery/Ceramics (aka "Muddy Makers") Sima Pierce and Aubrey Maryniak pottery@tinkermill.org
Rapid Prototyping Tyler Dow and Lee Thornhill rapidpro@tinkermill.org
Stained Glass Kelli Wildman stainedglass@tinkermill.org
Textiles Shop Chad Marks textiles@tinkermill.org
Welding vacant position welding@tinkermill.org
Woodshop Jeff Moore, Erik Akia, and Ben Bohren woodshop@tinkermill.org

Shop Captain Resources

Setting Up Information Signage For Your Shop