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*[[Lauren Boswell]] - Body Worker, Body Mechanics, General Support | *[[Lauren Boswell]] - Body Worker, Body Mechanics, General Support | ||
*[[Stuart Robinson]] - Design Concepts and General Support | *[[Stuart Robinson]] - Design Concepts and General Support | ||
| − | *[[Mark Chang]] - Electrical Engineer | + | *[[Mark Chang]] - Electrical Engineer, Unicorn Driver |
*[[Matt Seitzler]] - Mechanical Engineer | *[[Matt Seitzler]] - Mechanical Engineer | ||
*[[Zach McCaffrey]] - Mechanical Engineer? | *[[Zach McCaffrey]] - Mechanical Engineer? | ||
==Why We're Doing It== | ==Why We're Doing It== | ||
| − | Pamela is a power-chair user, and has been for over 30 years. In that time she has owned many chairs, and experienced the repair nightmare ''many'' times. Somewhere along the line, she found that some of the issues could be repaired at local shops faster, cheaper, and with a less stress. The ones that couldn't be repaired at the local bike shop (or other local non-wheelchair specialist) were usually due to the broken part being customized - unique to that brand and model of chair. | + | Pamela is a power-chair user, and has been for over 30 years. In that time she has owned many chairs, and experienced the repair nightmare ''many'' times. Somewhere along the line, she found that some of the issues could be repaired at local shops faster, cheaper, and with a lot less stress. The ones that couldn't be repaired at the local bike shop (or other local non-wheelchair specialist) were usually due to the broken part being customized - unique to that brand and model of chair. |
Michael is a software engineer, with 30+ years of experience in problem solving. When Pamela's current chair started showing its age (17+ years), Michael kept looking at the "odd" design choices of her current and past chairs, and began asking questions. He finally made the audacious claim that "I can design a better chair than that." After a couple years of hearing this, Pamela finally said, "Prove it!" | Michael is a software engineer, with 30+ years of experience in problem solving. When Pamela's current chair started showing its age (17+ years), Michael kept looking at the "odd" design choices of her current and past chairs, and began asking questions. He finally made the audacious claim that "I can design a better chair than that." After a couple years of hearing this, Pamela finally said, "Prove it!" | ||
