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Fall 2025 Hours
Fall 2025 Hours
All DCI spaces will be closed at 3:00pm on Friday, August 29th - Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:30am.
All DCI spaces will be closed at 3:00pm on Friday, August 29th - Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:30am.
Open Monday - Friday 10:30a - 7:00p
Open Monday - Friday 10:30a - 7:00p
Prototyping Lab
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
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
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
Staff
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
Malina Wong
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
Oscar Yustman
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
Vincent Vumbaco
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.
Student Staff
Student Staff
Grace Stuart is a senior Graphic Design major with a business and economics themed inquiry. She also has a passion for cinematography and has produced multiple short films over the past two years. She is an innovative student who has six years of experience involving Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. Although she's worked with Maxon Cinema 4D 25, Fusion360 is the next software she's ready to conquer! She can't wait to lend a helping hand around the lab and is always happy to talk about designing, or give feedback on your work!
Zuleyka Urieta (she/her) is a senior Software Engineering major and neuroscience minor! She is passionate about programming as well as anything involving the arts; she loves to paint and draw (traditonally and digitally). She's excited not only to create in the Makerspace but to also help others 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!
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!
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 Game Development Programming minor. 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.
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.
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