About Us

Fall 2025 Hours

Open Monday - Friday 10:30a - 7:00p

Prototyping Lab

M 10:30am-7:00pm

T 10:30am-7:00pm

W 10:30am-7:00pm

Th 10:30am-7:00pm

F 10:30am-7:00pm

Manufacturing Lab

M 10:30am-7:00pm

T 10:30am-7:00pm

W 10:30am-7:00pm

Th 10:30am-7:00pm

F 10:30am-7:00pm

Tech Shop

M 10:30am-7:00pm

T 10:30am-3:30pm

W 10:30am-7:00pm

Th 10:30am-3:30pm

F 10:30am-7:00pm

Our Calendar

Staff

The Design / Create / Innovate Lab has several dedicated full time staff as well as several student staff. You can also talk to them on our Slack, which you can join here.

Malina Wong

malwong@chapman.edu

Malina Wong is the Makerspace Coordinator for the Design/Create/Innovate Lab. She provides material support to faculty, staff, and students - ensuring that they have the resources they need to complete their projects. Her background includes woodworking, 3D printing, sewing, and inventory management.

She enjoys helping students navigate the creative process from idea to finished project.

She values curiosity, resourcefulness, and the joy of making. She strives to create a welcoming environment where everyone feels encouraged to experiment and learn.

Before joining Chapman, Malina built her skills in hands-on fabrication and creative problem-solving across multiple disciplines. Outside the lab, she enjoys exploring national parks and is always on the lookout for new food and drink spots.

Oscar Yustman

yustman@chapman.edu

Oscar Yustman is the Lab and Makerspace Design Technician for the Design/ Create/ Innovate Lab. He ensures the smooth and collaborative operation of the DCI Lab, rooms N102, N103, N106 and instructional labs. This includes technical support and mentorship for students, staff, and faculty in various interdisciplinary course-related projects, extracurricular activities, and academic research. He has a positive and approachable can-do attitude and is ready to assist anyone in need. He began co-managing maker space operations at the University of Southern California Iovine and Young Academy in 2014. He continues to share his ever-growing passion for digital fabrication and technology while maintaining Chapman University environmental health and safety standards.

Vincent Vumbaco

vumbaco@chapman.edu

Vincent is the Assistant Director of Labs and Makerspaces at Chapman University. He's built everything ranging from sustainable housing and communal makerspaces to mobile applications and innovative STEM curriculum. He believes in empowering others with research-backed, forward-thinking, inclusive design.

Vincent is constantly working to ensure that our engineering students are given the opportunity to create meaningful projects in collaboration with Chapman University's incredible faculty.

ZULEYKA URIETA

zurieta@chapman.edu

Zuleyka Urieta (she/her) serves as the Makerspace Assistant at the DCI Lab. She is a Chapman Alumni (Software Engineering major) and was previously a DCI Lab student worker during her undergraduate years! She is passionate about programming as well as anything involving the arts; she loves to paint and draw (traditionally and digitally). She is excited to uplift the DCI lab student workers on the staff to aid them in helping others learn how to utilize the space to bring their visions to life. Feel free to reach out to her in the space or via slack, she's always happy to help and talk!

Student Staff

Elliot Hawkins is an Electrical Engineering major and Music Technology minor. First introduced to the engineering field at a young age, he grew a solid connection to Arduino and started his own small projects to grow his knowledge. He loves to create and problem-solve to achieve any task handed to him. Elliot has vast experience in the 3D printing field, designing in Fusion 360, and laser-cutting.

Jennifer Gutierrez (she/her) is a junior Software Engineering major and doing an Environmental Science themed inquiry. She is very excited to be working in the Makerspace and can’t wait to see all the amazing projects students are working on and is there to help in any way she can.

Kalin Richardson (she/her) is a senior Software Engineering major and Information Security & Policy Minor. She loves working on different side quests including photography, videography, and social media management (follow @chapman_engineering on insta!), along with her passion for engineering and technology. She loves creating things using a variety of the machinery in the Makerspace, but more specifically with 3D Printing, laser-cutting, CNC milling, and more. Do not hesitate to reach out via slack or instagram, she is willing to help out with project ideas/processes, or even just about Chapman in general!

Hayden McKenna is a Senior Computer Science major with in depth experience of software and hardware integration, mechanical systems, and full product development. He worked extensively with CNC mills, 3D printers, and other manufacturing equipment to create unique projects. With a background in off-roading and being his own mechanic, troubleshooting issues is second nature.

Dehusa Pacheco is a sophomore majoring in Creative Writing from Lima, Peru. Before coming to Chapman, she had no experience related to engineering. However, with the support of the DCI Team, she has developed a strong passion for design and fabrication. If you have any projects in mind, she would be happy to help bring them to life!

Melanie Ochoa is a junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. She loves all things crafty (crochet, scrapbooking, and collaging). In addition, she loves utilizing the DCI lab for her crafty projects! If you ever need any help, she is always here to help with a smile on her face!

Ethan Bravo is a freshman majoring in Electrical Engineering. He loves all things Dinosaurs and is always ready to take on new challenges. His passion for engineering comes from the ability to create anything you can imagine and bring it to life.

Evan Savvas is a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering. He has worked extensively with different forms of 3D printing primarily with robotics projects utilizing Arduino and loves to see all the great projects students come through to work on.

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