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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.
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 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.
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!
Elliot Hawkins is a senior Electrical Engineering major and Music Technology minor. He loves to create and problem-solve to achieve any task handed to him. He has extensive experience with electronics, LED's, PCB design and manufacturing, CNC, 3D printing and post processing, embedded systems, laser cutting, wood work, and more.
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.
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.