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Brant Holeman
Group History
January 2010, My first meeting with Milwaukee Makerspace
November 2010, Founding Member
October 2011 - October 2012, Secretary
October 2012 - November 2012, Operations Director
November 2012 - October 2014, President
October 2014 - January 2015, Secretary
May 2015 - Present, Laser Cutter Trainer, Hack Rack Area Champion, Paint Room Area Champion
Background
I grew up in New Port Richey, FL and attended the University of South Florida in Tampa where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation I moved to Milwaukee for work and a relationship. (Yes, I know what snow is and yet I still chose to move here.) I found Makerspace in January 2010 after seeing a poster in the back of American Science & Surplus. By day I work as an HVAC designer (CAD drafting, boilers, chillers, fans, ducts, pumps, pipes, etc.) and by night I'm usually at Makerspace or tinkering with something at home. My interests include almost everything: electronics, mechanisms, learning how things work, gadgets, science fiction and fantasy, and cartoons.
Contact Info
Expertise/Skills
Giving tours of the building - 100+ tours given over 3 years
Orientation Classes - 6+ classes given
Laser Cutter (60 watt) - 100+ hours use, partial owner
Laser Cutter (50 watt) - 100+ hours use
Vinyl cutter - 50+ hours use
CNC Engraving/Etching Machine - 10+ hours use
Electric Forklift - 5+ hours use
Saleae USB Logic Analyzer - 2+ hours use
AutoCAD - Excellent
Revit - Excellent
SketchUp - Fair
CorelDraw - Excellent
CamBam - Fair to Decent
Mach3 - Good, but it's been awhile
Inkscape - Very little experience
Motors/Fans/Pumps - Excellent
Residential/Commercial HVAC - Excellent
Household Wiring/Electrical - Excellent
Plumbing - Excellent
Thru-Hole Soldering - Excellent
Surface-Mount Soldering - Not yet attempted
PCB Etching - Decent
Sewing Machines - Fair to Poor
Pottery wheel/kiln - Not yet attempted
Favorite Areas/Tools
Electronics Lab Hand Tools
Electronic Components Library
#22: Casting Furnace
#38 CNC Router
Dust Collector
Space Invaders Pinball
Electronic Testing Equipment
Various Power Tools
Hand Tools
#36 Panel Saw
Projects
Works In Progress
 | Christmas Blinkies |
|---|---|
 | Score Board Clock |
| No image | Vacuum Fluorescent Display Desk Clock #2 |
 | Underground ROV |
| No image | Mechanical counter |
| No image | DIY Nail Wall |
Completed
On Hold
| No image | Indoor Lamp Post |
|---|---|
| No image | GhostBusters Proton Pack Prop |
| No image | Portal Test Chamber Sign |
Abandoned
Editorals
Makerspace Energy Conservation Measures
What Milwaukee Makerspace is and is not
How to get and keep volunteers
What Makes a Good Makerspace Member?
What Makes a Good Makerspace **Board** Member?
Reason's I'm A Maker
Log Entry 2014-12-30: Doing the bare minimum as Secretary
Music To Make By
Milwaukee History
http://xkcd.com/1124/
Some favorite links
News
http://www.themarysue.com/
http://theawesomer.com/
http://www.neatorama.com/
http://gizmodo.com/architecture
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?lang=eng
http://www.wired.com/
http://boingboing.net/
http://www.geekosystem.com/
Hackery & Electronics
http://hackaday.com/
http://www.sparkfun.com/
http://adafruit.com/blog
http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/
http://wins.failblog.org/
http://www.sciplus.com/
Interesting
