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Being a fan of the site for years makes working for Instructables a dream. Before coming here, I was a sales director in the pharmaceutical industry for 5 years, and have been in sales one way or another for most of my career.... but my true passion is food. And when I say "food," what I really mean is "eating." And when I say "eating," what I really mean is "stuffing my face."
Carley Jacobson earned her BS in Computer Science and Visual Arts from Union College. She spent the better part of her time at school in the digital art lab building physical computing sculptures and in the sculpture lab welding steel and carving rocks. In her spare time you can catch her hot gluing shiny things like sparkles, beads, and glitter to what ever she can! Her art projects can be found here.
Dave Worley has been developing websites since 1998. He's responsible for the visible elements of the site and making sure the user interface is intuitive and error free. He has only broken the site two three seven times so far.
A former ski bum who at one point somehow managed to get his act together long enough to graduate from college with a degree in graphic design, Gary makes things look nice on the internet when not schlepping a pair of skis or snowboards between San Francisco (where he grew up) and Tahoe (what keeps him from growing up).
Karen likes making things, candlelit dinners, and long walks on the beach.
Lindsay has a degree in Media Studies and has spent the last several years in digital advertising sales for CNET and CBSi. Upon discovering the Instructables site she was quickly taken in by the great Tech and CE projects. After spending 45 minutes exploring, it was literally love at first 'site'.
I make crazy things, then I show you how to make your own. A strong believer in DIY, reusing materials not for their intended purpose, breaking things and getting messy; I can be found scouring the streets looking for my next project inspiration. When not making wacky projects I can be found writing the Man Crafts column at DollarStoreCrafts.com, or nerding out on my website
Natalie has a degree in fashion design, and began her career as an art director for beauty advertising in NYC. She has since switched to web and is indulging in her crafty side. She can't imagine better lunch conversation than comparing knitting techniques with the Instructables crew.
My love of constructing and de-constructing things goes all the way back to my first Lego set. Truth be told, I'm slightly better at deconstructing, than I am constructing, but I'm working on it. These days I spend most of my time constructing toys for my 4-month old daughter. I'm still waiting on the Instructable that teaches me how to get her to sleep through the night. Anyone...
Wade is a former Oakland middle school English teacher who appreciates a good trebuchet almost as much as a well-constructed sentence or a properly-placed semicolon. He is writing a choose your own adventure romance novel.
New intern and long time fan of the site, Matthew is an avid "Instructabrarian". Currently resides in the Apple HQ city and is earning his undegrad at UBC. Absolutely loves anything PIXAR related and participates at the Maker Faire with his DIY PIXAR booth. Spends too much time on TV Tropes.
Jessy earned her BS in Public Health Education from University of Louisville and is a total CHES! She enjoys Nicolas Cage and quilting more than anyone should. She also enjoys kitties and feeding people.
Oliver studied medicine and biomedical engineering in the UK before realizing he'd much rather get excited and make things than pretend to be a grown-up. Highlights of his career have included delivering babies in hospitals, throwing axes on stage and wrangling ferrets in the name of neuroscience. He spends his spare time crawling through caves, dancing the Lindy Hop and accidentally gluing himself to his chair.





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