Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Role: Technology Director

Started: 2019

Hi, I'm James. I work at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts as the Technology Director. I have been working in makerspaces and Fab Labs for over a decade now, and I am trying to help make the world of technology, innovation, engineering, and STEM education more accessible.

A Brief History of my Life

1988 | Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (not Amish).

2009 | Started my journey into makerspaces working at M5 while attending university.

2010 | Received B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst.

2010-2014 | Worked as AS220 Labs (Fab Lab) Manager in Providence, Rhode Island.

2015 | Traveled around the United States in my Volvo station wagon.

2016 | Began working for the Lab School for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies at the University of Virginia.

2019 | Received Ph.D. in STEM Education from University of Virginia.

2019 - Present | Working as Fab Lab Coordinator for Haystack Mountain School of Crafts..