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Team
A number of engineers, artists, educators, students and business developers
have made valuable contributions to Build-It-Yourself.

Albert Kim - Project Developer
Harvard, A.B. in Biomedical Engineering at Harvard, Ph.D. and M.D. at UCLA
Favorite Activities: singing jazz, playing volleyball and tennis, seeing patients
Favorite Heroes: Superman, Sir Galahad, John F. Kennedy
Gabe Kooperman - Operations Manager
BS in Physics from Tufts
Hobbies: travel, soccer, scuba diving
Heroes: 
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Pete Buletza - Software Architect
H
arvard, A.B. Computer Science, Software Architect
Favorite Activities: playing soccer, tennis, volleyball and golf;  hanging with Sharon and Giggs
Favorite Heroes: Bob Marley, Roy Keane
Andrew Harlan - Workshop Leader
MIT 2007, BS Mechanical Engineering
Favorite Things: Reuben Sandwich, navy blue, nut drivers, pliers.
Hobbies: music, photography, and tennis.
Heroes: my father, Leonardo Da Vinci.
Kurt Stiehl - Software Developer 
MIT 2007, BS Computer Science
Favorite Things: the color purple, ice cream, CNC Mill tool.
Hobbies: music and film
Heroes: Steve Jobs, Brett Farve.
Naseem Makiya
Harvard in 2008, BA Philosophy and Film
Naseem has been a Build-It-Yourself crew member since he was
10 years old and is now a member of our content development team.
Favorite Activities: Basketball, pool, music
Hero: Mugsy Bogues
Amy Darr
Sophomore at Manhattanville in 2005.
Favorite Activities: Art and science
Amy built a project at Build-It-Yourself when she was 12 years old
that was included in an MIT Playful Inventions exhibit at the
Smithsonian Museum.
Daniel Langkilde - Business Developer and Workshop Leader
Majoring in Engineering Physics at Chalmers University in Sweden
Hobbies: Philosophy, Building things, Golfing, Music and  my friends
Heroes:  Jed Bartlet (West Wing), Richard Branson, Mom
Olive Barber - Workshop Leader
BA in Psychology from Brandeis
Hobbies: sculpting, painting, tango dancing, yoga, hiking
Heroes: Alexander Calder, Dr Seuss, Bruce Springsteen
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John Mejia
AS Science, Lyndon State College, VT
BA TV Production & Videography, Fitchburg State, MA
Hobbies: my kids, photography
Heroes: Mom and Dad
Favorite Quote: "A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars!"
Tim Rades - Workshop Leader
MIT 2009, Physics and Music
Hobbies: Singing, playing guitar, programming
Heroes: Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bela Fleck

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