Jack Whipple

Workshop Manager

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Jack showed up at D-Lab in 2011 to look after the shop for six weeks - and never left. In addition to managing the D-Lab workshop, he teaches tool usage, problem-solving, welding, CAD, metalwork, and machine design.

A graduate of the Robot Making School of Hard Knocks, Jack has worked as a mechatronics consultant, electrical consultant, machinist, mechanic, and brewer. In 2012 he traveled to Nigeria to work on cargo bike designs for a recycling project.

By night, he tinkers with cars and bikes (he has a fleet of blue girls' bikes from the 30s), and splashes molten iron around. He likes coffee, long walks on the beach, and having the opportunity to use his full skill-range at D-Lab.