Maker Pro
Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
May 15th-17th
Contributors to "Maker Pro" read their essays in the Author's Tent. "Maker Pro" is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros).
John Baichtal
John Baichtal has written or edited over a dozen books, including the award-winning Cult of Lego (2011 No Starch Press), LEGO hacker bible Make: LEGO and Arduino Projects (2012 Maker Media), and Maker Pro, a book of essays on being a pro maker.
http://www.nerdage.net
Tito Jankowski
Tito Jankowski hacks biotechnology. He is a proponent of open source hardware, biotech hackerspaces, and synthetic biology. His work has been covered by the New York Times, Wired, Nature, and GQ France, and in the books Biopunk: Kitchen-Counter Scientists Hack the Software of Life (Marcus Wohlsen), Makers: The New Industrial Revolution (Chris Anderson), and "Maker Pro" by Maker Media Tito is co-founder of Pearl Biotech, empowering scientists with a torrent of new research tools and practices, and co-founder of BioCurious, the first hackerspace for biology. He thinks about society’s effect on science, product design, and public speaking. Tito was previously the Product Manager at Scanadu, a Silicon Valley startup bringing medical tools for the people to the people, and Co-Founder of OpenPCR, a company developing open source DNA copy machines to make biotechnology accessible on your desktop.
Sophi Kravitz
Sophi Kravitz is an engineer and interaction designer. Her company, MIX-E, LLC, consults in electrical engineering and product design. She also designs large scale installations for festivals, parties and conferences. She works closely with OT Model Fabrication, a mechanical fabrication company with CNCs, laser and metal working facilities.
http://www.mix-engineering.com
