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Thomas Vu (Panda Ken)

Howdy! My name is Thomas (he/him) and I’m very happy and proud to be your new Maker-In-Residence! I was born in a maker-oriented environment which has made me a happy DIY-er.

My mother did a lot of sewing to put food on the table, my father did a lot of home improvement projects, my uncle tinkered with electronics and stereo systems, and my brother opened me up to the world of video games and car maintenance.

I’ve had experience running a makerspace in college for engineering and art students, and I am glad to help the Addison Residents spur your imagination to reality. Come by and tell us MIR your problems or ideas, and we can brainstorm with you some solutions. Let’s unlock new skills and give yourself some long term gratification that will last you the rest of your life.

“Don’t let your dreams be dreams. Yesterday, you said tomorrow. So just do it!”
-Shia LaBeouf

“Why didn’t I do this before!?”
-You

Mingjia Jett Chen

Jett (he/him) is a design practitioner specializing in façade design with expertise in building information modeling, parametric design, and digital fabrication. His educational background in architecture has granted him access to a wide range of means of organizing/manipulating/(mis)representing materials, through which he enjoys experimenting with creating artifacts/phenomena across different mediums.

As a Maker in Residence, Jett would devote his knowledge to supporting the realization of project ideas, moderating events and conversations, and exploring new territories of interest as the community grows.

Jett is recently growing veggies, reading neuroscience, making lacquerware, and recording dreams using generative AI tools.

Jett speaks both English and Mandarin.