Meet the team. We’re making stuff that makes stuff.

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Dan

Founder/CEO

Dan made holograms in high school and laser shows in college. He's built drones, furniture, and four companies, give or take. He's the inventor of Robot Turtles, the best-selling board game that teaches programming to preschoolers, and author of Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. There's only one thing he enjoys more than creating with his Glowforge: playing games at home with his wife Leslie and their twelve year old twins.

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Mark

Founder/CTO

Mark did the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, firmware, and v1 software at the past two companies he founded. His last startup sold for $112M. He built a combination plasma torch, 3D printer, laser, & milling machine in his garage. For fun.

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Michael

SVP of Software Engineering

Michael has made Terminators and T-Rexes for ILM. He’s worked on set-top boxes, early 3D for the web, and Adobe After Effects. Before Glowforge, he was the founding CTO of ChefSteps and led the software development teams for the Joule sous vide tool. He also wrote a cookbook that was nominated for a James Beard award.

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Therese

Chief of Staff

Aussie-native Therese ventured to the US a decade ago for graduate business school and has been helping incredible teams commercialize game-changing products ever since. She has a PhD in Biochemistry where her scientific claim to fame is a drug candidate for hard-to-treat immune disorders currently in clinical trials. On breezy days, she can be found with her partner and beagle sailing Puget Sound.

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Megan

General Counsel/ CHRO

Megan joins Glowforge with a wide variety of in-house legal experience ranging from Fortune 500 international companies, to national finance organizations, to fast-paced tech start-ups. She has led best in class legal teams and has been recognized for her leadership in the legal community by SimpleLegal, Leaders in Tech, and Women, Influence & Power in Law. She loves to bring legal to the table to partner with stakeholders to find business solutions -- and to show lawyers can be fun too :)

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Rebekah

SVP of Product and Marketing

Rebekah is a product leader, entrepreneur, writer and artist. Before coming to Glowforge, she founded social timeline platform, OwnTrail, which was acquired by Teal, and spent 15 years at Zillow, with roles including VP of product and VP of community & culture. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two boys, and loves creating things!

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Jim

VP of Financial Planning and Analysis

Jim has spent his finance career with tech companies of all sizes, helping them to make better decisions and achieve their business objectives. A long-time resident of San Diego, he spends his free time at the beach with his family stand-up-paddleboarding and eating fish tacos.

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Jay

Director of Finance

Jay has a background in accounting and a passion for building the financial picture of a company and driving thoughtful analysis and insights. He’s been through two successful tech company exits, and Glowforge will be his 3rd startup. He’s an avid reader and can’t seem to escape the sci-fi genre, as much as he tries. He’s also an outdoor enthusiast and quite obsessed with his young, four legged, goofball pup.

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Tjaard

SVP of Global Operations

Tjaard brings experiences from various industries, with industrialization, supply chain management and transformation – from startups to multi-billion consumer electronics and medical device manufacturers. Tjaard was born and raised in the Netherlands. He is a proud dad of two grown daughters and his teenaged grandson. You can run into Tjaard on his bike, a hike, or a ski-tour, together with his wife Gabi. Tjaard is passionate about personal transformation and practicing Authentic Power.

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Caitlyn

Head of Customer Success

Caitlyn’s heart is always in San Francisco, where she’s spent most of her life. Motivated by connecting with teams, she has built her career supporting a variety of tech companies like Jawbone and Tonal. In her free time, you can find her traveling, reading, watching movies, and spending time with friends. She’s also the go-to sitter for many plants, pets, and little ones of her chosen family.

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Matt

Software Engineer

Matt is a maker, tinkerer, and veteran of Apple and Evernote. His work has earned an Apple Design Award and two Maker Faire Editor’s Choice Awards. He is also a world-ranked competitive pinball player.

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Bailey

Marketing Manager

Bailey drove Disneyland submarines, sold cupcakes, and landed national media hits at a PR agency before joining the startup world via fitness tech company EveryMove. She’s a major dog person, a craft beer enthusiast, and has a half-dozen half-marathons under her belt.

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Jonathan

Software Architect

Jonathan has been building UI for web applications going on a decade, and has a passion for making great user experiences. When he isn’t making lives better with code, he cooks, and plays games, with family, and friends.

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Stephanie

Sales Manager

While Stephanie’s background is in managing classrooms as an elementary school teacher, she is now applying those skills to help manage the fast-paced office environment at Glowforge. She loves backpacking and camping with her husband and two dogs, cooking new vegan dishes at home, and living downtown and taking in all Seattle has to offer.

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Emily Iser

Emily

Software Development Manager

Emily’s passion is creating intuitive and polished User Interfaces. She did a 6 year stint at Amazon as a full stack developer but was always happiest working on the front end. Outside of work she loves to cook, walk around Seattle and cuddle with her dog Pixel. Oh and her husband of course!

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Bill

Electrical Engineer

Bill enjoys traveling the takenroad. He’s a husband, father of 2, engineer, recumbent biker, idea guy, raconteur. Bill has pedaled enough miles to circle the globe twice, and thinks that ‘bent is the only way to ride. A glass of iced tea and a good book make him happy.

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Jae

Senior Manager, Customer Experience

Jae is a wearer of many hats: Leader, Teacher, Artist, Leatherworker, Technology Enthusiast, and Writer. Her publication credits include Time, Fortune, Forbes, and many others.

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Miriam

Manager, People Operations and Recruiting

Miriam is a Texas native (hook ‘em!) who has lived in London, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Seattle and Santa Barbara. Wherever she has lived, she has a passion for building communnity and connecting people.

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Vee

Technical Support Engineer

Vee lives for the challenges of creative innovation and is dedicated to bridging the gaps between new tech and its users. In their free time, they can be found dancing, putting their opera training to use by singing, and working on their next novel… at least, whenever one of their two cats aren’t sitting on the keyboard.

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Doug

Mechanical Engineer

Doug is a Mechanical Engineer who has been working in the robotics field in one form or another for more than 10 years. He’s designed and built 3D printing robotic arms, soccer playing humanoids, and a line of sophisticated robotic toys. Doug is an avid skier and hiker, and loves getting into the mountains with his family.

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Andrea

Technician, Manufacturing

Andrea is an avid maker and electronics tinkerer. Most evenings she can be found at her workbench repairing family and friend's electronics or taking them apart further to create new and interesting creations. On weekends she enjoys exploring the mountains of the PNW with her boyfriend.

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Minerva

Manufacturing Manager

Minerva is an Industrial Engineer who has spent more than 7 years working in the manufacturing industry and continuous improvement projects. She loves to go to the beach, watch movies and spend time with her husband.

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Stuart

Software Engineer

Stuart is someone who is curious about just about everything: people, places, things, and how these shape each other. For better or worse, this means he loves to try out all the things to understand them and the people involved with them better. As examples, he is a novice Flamenco dancer and fairly good cook. He personally believes he may have a cookbook problem, but since one of his mottos is “feed friends!”, none of his friends or family seem willing to kick off an intervention. He was drawn to Glowforge because of how it enables artists to do cooler things in their own mediums. He hopes to be continually surprised and inspired by the way folk express themselves using our product!

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Dustin

Assistant Operations Controller

Dustin is a PNW native, who has worked as an accountant throughout Portland and Seattle in industries such as retail, manufacturing, and advertising. You can often find him working on his 1920's craftsman in West Seattle, watching basketball or backpacking in the mountains

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Matthew

Mechanical Engineer

Matthew is a Seattle born mechanical engineer with a passion for product development and working on awesome new technology. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast (camping, skiing, diving, sailing, you name it) and is always looking for a new skill to learn, or a new adventure to join.

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Teresa

Retail Sales Director.

Glitter, raffia and ricrac make the world go round in Teresa’s eyes! She brings 20 years of retail marketing experience and has launched products like Xbox and Surface in retailers and distributors across the country. Lighting up the customer shopping journey and having the chance to do this at Glowforge has her doing cartwheels. She loves sunshine, traveling the world with her husband and daughter and losing track of time crafting and creating homemade treasures.

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Jason

Electrical Engineer

Jason has bounced up and down the West Coast and, in his past life, spent several years building and breaking electric skateboards at Boosted in San Francisco. Outside of work, Jason spends most of his time social dancing (mostly west coast swing) or playing very nerdy games.

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Alex

Alex

Factory Program Manager

Alex was born and raised in Mexico, he is a mechatronic engineer who found Supply Chain was his true passion. He´s been working the past 7 years on most of the chain links, from component distribution to CM´s and OEM´s. As a fun fact, Alex was involved with Glowforge since his past job, the same week the very 1st Glowforge was shipped to a customer, he joined the project and he fell in love with it. He loves a good pun, a great beer and a nice book with the appropriate background music (most likely rock). We he´s not bugging suppliers, his major joy is spending time and cooking for his artist wife Celeste and his 2 pug-schnauzers beasts, Cleto and Trufa. He’s a huge Star Wars fan that always wishes that The Force be with all of us.

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Andy

Customer Success

Andy has spent the last few years helping to bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. Favorite film is Star Wars (original trilogy), Favorite ice cream - Peppermint, Favorite drink - London Fog.

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jeremy

Jeremy

Technical Support Engineer

Jeremy loves empowering small business owners through technology and it’s one of the reasons he’s a Glowfolk! With a background in Architecture, he loves to tinker with design programs and is a big fan of minimalism. Originally a New Yorker who spent some time in San Diego, he now calls Denver Home. Outside of work hours, you can find Jeremy skiing, climbing, mountain biking, trail running, or hanging out with his dog Moana!

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Melissa

Software Engineer

Melissa is a front end developer who loves creating delightful user interfaces. While she prefers the front end, she’s spent time creating games and android apps as well! When she’s not coding, you can find her playing DnD with her friends.

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Brett

Inside Sales Manager

Brett has an extensive background in tech and sales. He has always found great personal enjoyment helping others discover and leverage top technology. He loves spending outdoors time with his family. Baseball and biking have had to make room recently for drone flying, fishing, and metal detecting!

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Justin

Software Engineer

I'm a software engineer who loves to collaborate with great teams to build quality products. As a LA native, I often hike or go to beaches, but I do look forward to snowboarding or just having a warm cup of coffee in Seattle's rain. I also enjoy traveling, playing games, and cooking delicious Korean food

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Corinne

Sales Operations Manager

Corinne started her career in radio, helping to build out the national sales operations team at iHeartRadio for the past 6 years. A Chicago native, she graduated from University of Iowa (Go Hawks!) and then moved to NYC for an internship in Talent Management before returning to Chicago and joining iHeartRadio. She has a passion for iced coffee, fantasy football (3-time League Champ), and politics, and her favorite place in the world is Door County, Wisconsin. Outside of work, Corinne loves to golf, paddle board, and spend time with family – being the youngest of four, she cannot wait to FINALLY become an Aunt this spring!

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Kyla

Inside Sales Associate

Coming from a family of makers, with experience in the hospitality industry and the fine art field, Kyla is delighted to find herself at this nexus of creativity and innovation. A native Seattleite, she loves to celebrate everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer, whether it be by backpacking in the mountains or cooking eclectic dishes with local ingredients.

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Darryle

Business Systems Analyst

From studying engineering and philosophy in college to managing business systems today, Darryle loves applying logic to provide solutions. As a native California resident who’s recently made a move to Utah, he’s excited to see all that his new state has to offer and really dig into some of his favorite hobbies (skiing, camping, off-roading).

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Crystal Bordeaux

Crystal

Accounting Manager

Crystal was born and raised in Michigan, but has been in Seattle since 2016. She has several years of experience in public accounting across a variety of industries and is excited to bring her insights to Glowforge! When not working, she enjoys traveling, eating, binge watching reality TV, and spending time with her boyfriend and cat.

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Natalie

Sales Account Manager

Natalie is a life-long maker with a background in educational fundraising and small business management. She is all about making personal connections and helping others succeed. In her spare time, she loves to be with her family, read, paint, bake, and tinker around in the garage.

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Brian

Technical Support Engineer

Brian is a Midwest transplant who has called Seattle home for the last 15 years. He has spent his career in customer-facing technical engineering and support roles; from elevators to ATMs (ask him about traveling to Antarctica) and his last stint was at a startup in the drone industry. When not working you can find Brian in his studio making music, building/repairing synthesizers and drum machines, traveling the world, as well as hiking and camping across the PacNW.

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Nick

Software Engineer

Nick enjoys building and supporting products that make people smile. In the past he’s built handheld 3D scanners, developed educational health software, and owned web platform engineering at Amazon. Outside of his professional life he likes practicing landscape photography, trying out new bread recipes, and wandering his way through the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

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Michelle

Head of Product Marketing + Brand Communications

Michelle comes to Glowforge with more than two decades of experience as a litigation paralegal. She's a certified mediator and values solution-oriented and relationship-focused approaches to legal practice. Outside of work, Michelle is an author, a foodie, a yogi, a live music enthusiast, and an incorrigible hoarder of houseplants, books, and memes.

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Nick

Principal Electrical Engineer

Originally from the UK, Nick has been designing electronics for over 15 years for products including military data loggers, industrial process equipment, wheeled and bipedal robots and 3D laser printers. When not blowing up prototypes he can be found exploring Seattle's sites with his wife and son.

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Joshua

Inside Sales Manager

Josh is a gadget geek who got into 3D printing over ten years ago, building his first machine and becoming obsessed with the ability to create anything he needed. Now he is sharing that same passion with people looking to start or grow their businesses. Outside of work, Josh loves to play Fortnite with his kids, take pictures with his Nikon, and hunt estate sale deals.

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Tavish

Senior Manager, Technical Support

For her, it’s the full customer “Experience”! She has a passion for leading great teams and creating a seamless experience for customers at every turn. With over 15 years of customer support and training experience, She has had the honor to serve in leadership for the last 10! Over the past few years She has used her passion for change to drive company initiatives by creating and leading ERGs (Employee resource groups), and partnering in various capacities to take initiative and action in all areas of D&I especially for BIPOC.

When She isn't slaying metric driven dragons she enjoys crafting (no limit here) and spending time with her 2 children, husband, and dog traveling! She is excited to be the first Glowforger on the eastern coast, located in the DMV (DC, Maryland,Virginia) She loves all things seafood, particularly Maryland style blue crabs.

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Beatriz

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Beatriz was born in Argentina, lived all over the US west coast and settled near Denver, CO. She has a husband, two kids, and two spoiled dogs. She loves spending her free time pursuing photography and other creative hobbies.

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Jacob

Manufacturing Test Engineer

While Jacob’s professional career has been forged in aerospace, art has always been a large part of his life. Currently developing his woodworking skills, Jacob has explored many mediums for his artistic expression. By merging creativity with a technical background, there is no limit to what can be accomplished.

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Miles

Global Sourcing

Principal Global Sourcing Manager Experienced in consumer and medical products, from factory to new product launches. Over the past 7 years I transitioned to procurement where business and engineering worlds collide. I'm passionate about working on products I connect with and just find "cool".

I'm a first generation half-Korean living in Seattle with my wife and dog Lucky. My hobbies include having new experiences and now making things with Glowforge!

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Kate

People Operations

Kate is a Washington native who has spent the past decade living in Seattle. She found her enthusiasm for people operations through her love of connection and working with people to achieve their goals. Outside of work, Kate enjoys attending live events such as comedy shows, live music and sporting events.

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Lex

Associate Staff Accountant

Lex has lived in Washington her entire life and only briefly lived in Oregon when she attended George Fox University. She comes with several years of accounting experience both in bookkeeping and public accounting. She also recently got engaged to her high school sweetheart, Reagan, and they will be getting married in August 2022. In her free time she enjoys tackling home DIY projects with her fiance, creating personalized gifts on her cricut and taking their chocolate lab on adventures.

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Drew

Operational Excellence & PMO Leader

Drew is passionate about finding new ways to improve how businesses operate and serve their customers. On a quest to continuously learn, Drew has made stops in manufacturing, quality and engineering. He’s problem-solved everything from potato chips to car engines, and is eager to dig into the world of 3-D printing at Glowforge. He is happiest in nature - especially out fishing or camping with his family - and loves a good dad joke.

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Eric

Head of Customer Retention Strategy

Eric joins Glowforge having led teams in Mega-Corporate, Startup, and Small Business environments. Most recently he and his husband successfully launched an artisan gift shop and gallery in NW Arkansas. Eric is always down for a beach trip, enjoys spending time with close friends and family and will clear the calendar for his nieces and nephews.

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Tyler

Social Media Manager

Tyler has spent most of his career within the paid social marketing world, building full advertising funnels for small and large companies. He is passionate about being a connector and a constant learner. Fun fact: he has a pet tortoise named Leonidas.

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Lauren

Education Account Manager

Lauren comes to Glowforge with a background in facilitating STEAM learning opportunities across the curriculum in K-12 schools. Seeing first hand the agency and joy making brings to students she is excited to continue this work with Glowforge. She enjoys visiting the beach in her hometown in NJ with her husband and 10 year old twins.

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Bobby

Sales Manager

Bobby is a Texas native and joins Glowforge, having spent the last 13 years in sales/management in corporate retail wireless telecommunications. Bobby has a proven track record of leading and developing sales teams across multiple retail locations in the East Texas Area. Bobby is the voice and creator of popular podcast which has generated over 500K stream, across various steaming platforms in which he records new episodes in his spare time. He has a passion for video and started a videography business in 2018, he creates everything from wedding films to marketing content for small business’s, and most recently offering media services in the real estate space. Bobby is an animal lover, he has two dog’s Maddie and Max. He is excited to bring his years of knowledge and experiences to Glowforge.

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Dawn

Education Account Manager

Dawn comes to Glowforge with over 15 years of experience in K12 education as a classroom teacher and then an instructional technology coach. Creating, designing, and implementing technology in curriculum and instruction provides students amazing opportunities for deeper learning. Dawn was one of the first 600 International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Certified Teachers and is also a Google Certified Trainer. In 2019, Dawn gave a Tedx Talk on the courage to change lanes. Now, she is ready to change lanes and continue her passion for EdTech in K12 with Glowforge joining the EDU Team.

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Robert

Manager, Supply Chain Operations

Born and raised in Southern California, I’ve spent the last decade plus in inventory management and process improvement. From warehousing, to retail and e-commerce and much of what’s in between. As a bit of a maker myself, I really enjoy learning new skills and applying them to the next piece, be it a dining table or a small jewelry box. I was married in 2018 and my wife and I have 2 children, ages 8 and 14. Together, we’re avid Disney goers, and when not working or enjoying the rides, we enjoy bike riding and taking our Goldendoodle, Bruno, out for walks.

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Shea

Marketing Project Manager

Shea is a native Texan, native maker. She comes from working in the Austin tech and music festival scenes, and loves working alongside creative people to build ideas into reality. She loves to get her hands in it, if it’s pottery, home repair, or a fun DIY.

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Matt

Senior Software Engineer

Matt has spent recent years building software frameworks for automated hardware testing of VR headsets and implantable medical devices. Matt enjoys reading (fantasy, sci-fi, and a smattering of romance), eating (macarons if possible), project-ing (software, electronics, music, or woodworking), and adventuring with his family

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Long

Software Engineer, Computer Vision

Long’s love for engineering stems from an innate curiosity to explore the universe and a deep appreciation for human creativity. Constantly learning from others with humbleness, and putting newfound insights into practice, he likes to prototype fast and finish with attention to detail. In his spare time, he dives into neuroscience, cooking, physical exercise, and art.

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Mike

Principal Operations Program Manager

With a degree in Mechanical Engineering and over 20 years of experience in the electro-mechanical and controls manufacturing arena, Mike brings a unique skillset to Glowforge. His diverse background includes managing the design and production of systems for aerospace flight actuation, medical mechatronics, and automated restaurant equipment. He enjoys leveraging these experiences by participating in Design Reviews and Continuous Improvement activities addressing any function of a manufacturing organization. He was born and raised in the Midwest (Chicagoland), but currently resides in Northern California with his wife and 12 year old daughter. When not restoring classic cars in the garage, he enjoys exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains with his family or volunteering backstage on the “tech crew” for his local theater.

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Stephen

Hardware Technician

I am a Texas native that has always been intrigued and fascinated by electronics since the early ‘80s (Thanks Atari and Star Wars!). I earned a degree in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology and then worked at a couple of electronics manufacturing companies. My wife and I relocated to Seattle about a year and a half ago.

I enjoy being outside, going to sporting events, baking, building Lego sets with my two kids and playing video games.

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Afaq

Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Afaq started his career in the datacenter industry and spent his spare time tinkering with the Linux filesystem. He has spent the last decade operationalizing and scaling software systems and teams which power world-class web products. When he is not writing build-tools, you can find him playing games with his 3 endlessly curious children.

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Luke

Inside Sales Manager

Luke is a Chicago native and currently in the great state of Tennessee! He has worked with multiple teams from both large and small companies. Luke is excited to help people from all walks of life be able to create magic the Glowforge offers. Outside of work, Luke loves to play and watch sports, workout, and spend time with his family and girlfriend Amanda.

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Rebecca

Higher Education Account Manager

Rebecca is a Cleveland transplant and spent most of her career in higher education advancement. She loves working with people to help them achieve their goals, especially when it includes creating something they are passionate about. She can't start the day without her nespresso machine and enjoys painting, taking walks with her family, and traveling.

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Sharon

Sr. Channel Marketing Manager

Sharon brings over 15 years of experience in the dynamic landscape of channel sales and marketing within the high-tech industry, driving strategic growth and exceptional performance through innovative strategies and collaborative partnerships. In her personal time, Sharon enjoys boating, fishing, jet skiing, hiking, and is an avid fan of the University of Tennessee football and the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. Go Vols!

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Lisa

Sales Account Manager

Lisa's passion for creativity, technology, and helping others achieve their goals led her to Glowforge. She has a sales background in telecommunications, animal healthcare software, and sign supply distribution. Lisa is originally from Orlando and now resides in Seattle with her partner and two dogs, Jango and Boba. She attended the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!). In her free time, she loves a good DIY project, exploring the PNW, cooking, and gardening.

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Dan

Product Manager

Dan sails, hikes, and dives into sci-fi & fantasy realms. He brings the same spirit of exploration to the world of product development and you can find him blending his passion for adventure and technology alongside his trusty typing co-pilots -the cats.

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Dave

Senior Platform Engineer

Dave has a passion for cloud, virtualization, and Linux, bringing over six years of experience in the entertainment and IoT industries. His expertise lies in crafting scalable and reliable platforms. Based in Austin, TX, Dave's an avid reader of progressive fantasy, maintains a regular running and gym routine, and has a flair for fire performance.

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Drew

Warehouse Manager

Originally from Southern California, Drew moved to Washington in 2019 and has loved it ever since. Depending on the season you can find him on the slopes, in the forest, or build crafting World of Warcraft characters with a mug of coffee in front of him. Drew has a passion for cleanliness, organization, efficiency, and realistic human solutions to problems. With experience in customer service, human resource, inventory management, and logistics Drew loves new opportunities for knowledge and growth.

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Shelby

Email Marketing Manager

Shelby is a DIY enthusiast and all-around maker. Starting off in her mom's quilt store, she dove into everything from sewing to design. While helping run the show, she fell in love with digital marketing, That journey led to specializing in email marketing.

Before joining Glowforge I spent time at Cricut and Silhouette. In my free time, you can find me on a bike ride with my family, hiking or skiing and lastly enjoying all the sweets - candy is her absolute fav!

We love to make things.

We’re lucky to have access to variety of maker tools: laser cutters, 3d printers, woodworking tools, sewing machines, metalworking equipment, and paper cutting machines. We’ve grown up on lathes, x-acto knives, CNC mills, and drill presses. We learned to create with pen and paper, Autocad, Sketchup, crayons, graph paper, scissors, and imagination.

Now it’s our turn to build something to give back. We hope you’ll be as excited about it as we are.