Lee Wilkins. www.LeeCyb.org Community Leader, Educator & Technologist [email protected] ~ 514 717 9700 Community Leader. Educator. Technologist. AT A GLANCE: I am a community leader and educator working in experimental technology settings to bring together teams. I have a background in wearable tech, cybernetics, academic research, and creative technology. LEADING TEACHING MAKING PROGRAMMING Outreach, fundraising, team Curriculum design, Digital Fabrication: Laser HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, building, organization, undergraduate teaching, cutting, 3D Printing, CNC, jQuery, React.js, Ember.js, community building, youth outreach, technical electornics, Arduino, Angulars.js, PHP, C++, Uni- diversity and inclusivity, workshops, design thinking, welding, wood working, ty, UDK, Processing, P5.js, event planning, volunteer feminist pedagogy, shop safty, soldering, Arduino, Wordpress, Open- coordinating, mentorship, accessibility, popular wearable technology, Frameworks, Twine, Python, coaching, facilitation, team education, Inquiry and soft circuits, Adobe CS C#, Node, Ember.js, Cordova/ growth and development. based teaching, Augmented/Virtual reality. phone gap, agile development. Leadership Education Senior Manager - R&D, Sheertex PhD student: Faculty of Information. 2020-2021. I led a team of fibre scientists, designers University of Toronto. 2018 - 2021. and engineers in doing experimetnal polymer My dissertation is about media theory in space settlements, science in Montreal working on the world’s first with a focus on feminist science and technology studies and unbreeakable hosiery. SHEERTEX.COM methods of fabrication. Advisor Dr Sarah Sharma Co-Executive Director & Co-Founder, Little Dada 2014-2021. LIttle Dada is an organizaiton of Creative PhD student: Social Justice Education Technologists, whose goal is to interlace opposites and all OISE University of Toronto, 2017 - 2018 contradictions, using art and technology to teach lateral thinking, creative practices and educate learners. Little Masters of Fine Art (MFA) in Digital Futures Dada runs events, classes, workshops, and happenings. OCAD University, 2012 - 2014. LITTLEDADA.CA My thesis was about design technologies for plants in urban environments, and materialist media theory. Senior Technical Lead & Facilitator, Advisor Simone Jones Ryerson Library Colaboratory 2017 - 2018. Designing lab and maintaining digital BFA Computation Arts Specialization. fabrication tools for the first faculty research lab led by Concordia University, 2009-2011 the Ryerson University Library. RYERSON.CA/COLAB DEC Visual Arts, Dawson College. 2006-2008 Director of Education, STEAMLabs Makerspace 2015 - 2017 I led a team of creative technologists in building an Social Entrepreneurship Laser Safety Training education program and physical location for this large Bootcamp - Growth, Centre ANSI Z136.1-2014 Makerspace in Toronto from the ground-up. for Social Innovation, 2016 University of Toronto, , 2019 STEAMLABS.CA Canadian Film Centre WHMIS CERTIFICATION Prototyping Manager, Make Works, 2017 Medial Lab, 2013 Renewed 2020 Produce functional prototypes for clients using digital fabrication methods. MAKEWORKS.CA Lee Wilkins. www.LeeCyb.org Community Leader, Educator & Technologist [email protected] ~ 514 717 9700 Physical Computing OCAD University Digital Computational Studio Sheridan College, Teaching Futures, 2016 - 2020. Arduino and basic Interaction Design 2017. Technical thesis electronics for artists, both technical and creative class for undergraduate students, covering a I teach a variety implementation of electronics. DIGF 2002 variety of topics tailored to student projects. of technical and theory based Emerging Media Practices: Interactive Objects 2 Sheridan College, classes to both Cybernetics and Body Centric Technologies Interaction Design 2017. Physical computing graduate and Ryerson University, New Media 2018 - Present and electronics, wireless networking undergraduate Theoretical and hands-on exploration of and cross platform systems. students. My cybernetics, the current, and future wearable classes build technology industry and scene. RTA 968 Interactive Objects 1 Sheridan College, theory and practice Interaction Design 2016 Basic electronics and together, centring Wearable Electronics Ryerson University physical computing for interactive media the existing School of Fashion 2018 - 19. Wearable students, Arduino, electronics theory. experience and electronics integration from a fashion knowledge of apparel perspective FSN 599 Digital Media Principles Sheridan learners in the College, Interaction Design 2016 Web discovery process. Wearable Electronics Studio OCAD programming for creative students using Collaborative, University Digital Futures 2017 - 2020. 3JS and basic JavaScript concepts, object iterative, and Smart fabrics, DIY sensors, and smart oriented programming and procedural. explorative materials exploration of industry and art for processes are used interdisciplinary students. DIGF 2016 Game Design Fundamentals to engage students Sheridan College, Game Design 2015. on topics from Wearable Computation OCAD University Introduction to game design concepts. basic electronics, Digital Futures 2019. Integrating to wearable microcontrollers and e-textile materials IMC Programming basics Sheridan College, design concepts, with traditional craft-based electronics with Game Design 2015. Programming for artists using critical theory, and interdisciplinary students. GDES 3015 Processing and basic object oriented code. programming. Community Community Consultant, Code of Conduct officer over 12,000 attendees Aplenglow Industries BioSummit at MIT Media 2021 - PRESENT. Lab. October 2019 Artist In Residence Program APLENGLOWINDUSTRIES.COM Coordinator SITE 3, 2015 - 16. Education Officer, Site 3 Community Manager, coLaboratory, 2012-2014 LGBTQ Shop nights Co- Hackaday / SupplyFrame, Founder, Site 3 coLaboratory 2018 - 2021. HACKADAY.IO CoFounder, Adventure Box 2014 – 2019. Organization and Collective, 2017 - 2019. Arts leading of weekly LGBTQ Board of Directors, PleasureDome, and technology collective inclusivity community events. 2021 – PRESENT. PDOME.ORG in Toronto, Ontario. Make Friends Monthly Co-Founder, Chair of the Board of Innovator In Communities, Little Dada, 2015 – 2018. Monthly Directors, Site 3 CoLaboratory, Toronto Public Library, meetups of makers and community 2013 – 2019. SITE3.CA 2014 - 2015. A teaching series leaders in Toronto, rotating venues. throughout Toronto’s community MAKEFRIENDSMONTHLY.COM Organizational team centres on Arduino, web member, BioHacking Village development and coding. Site Bee Popup Shop Co-Founder, (DEFCON) 2020-Present Summer 2014. Created and ran Satellite Events Team, Maker a two month long pop-up shop Festival Toronto, 2016. with local artists and makers. Coordinating 100+ events around Maker Festival with Lee Wilkins. www.LeeCyb.org Community Leader, Educator & Technologist [email protected] ~ 514 717 9700 Tech & Research Publications Researcher, Full Stack Web developer E-Textiles: Power and Restance KMDI / Semaphore 2018 - 19. Freelance. 2011 - 2014 Lee Wilkins in Journal of Virtual Creativity, Research assistant in the Web development services April 2020 — Peer Reviewed Makerspace, and ongoing and consultation. technology projects Wires, LEDs and Buttons- Lee Wilkins, with Dr. Sara Grimes. Graduate Researcher (OCAD self published, November, 2019 University). Anthill Lab, Mobile Lab, Creative Technologist Inclusive design research center. Pandemic Fashion - Lee Wilkins on Consulting Supplyframe Hardware, April, 2019 2014 - 2019. Building installation Front-End Developer and physical computing projects (Specialization), Crowd Twist. Who is buying and certifying the voting 2011 - 2012. crowdtwist.com machines for the 2020 election? Etherium Bridge #ARTPRJECT Lee Wilkins on Supplyframe 2018. Designing and Full Stack Developer, Hardware, SEPT 5, 2019 building interactive Learning Modules Project installations connected with York University. 2016-2017 The future of implantable technology Etherium blockchain Institute for research on digital Lee Wilkins on Supplyframe learning. irdl.info.yorku.ca Hardware, March 27, 2019 Digital Fabricator & Owner ZAP! Laser Cutting, 2014 – 15. 2019-07-22 Guest Editor The Prepared. Laser cutting & digital fabrication Lee Wilkins and Hillary Predko services & consultation. Clothes Minded in Make Magazine, May 2018 Building the Feminist Cyborg Revolution. Awards & Residences Misc Magazine. L. Wilkins. June, 2016 Animating Torontos Dames Making Younger Than Parks, 2019 Toronto Games 2016 GDC Beyonce Artist Art’s Council Grant Scholarship Residency Recipiant Resident Animating Torontos Conference Parks, 2018. Toronto Innovator In OCADu Graduate Art’s Council Grant Residence Scholarship 2012 Organization Toronto Public & 2013. Recipiant Artist In Residence Library The Future Of Making, 2019 Social Body Lab, 2017 TORONTO, CANADA. Co-organizer Digital naturalism Conference 2019 GAMBOA, PANAMA. Conference Chair Advising and conference organisational group. Make Change 2015-2018 LITTLE DADA / MAKER Talking Back Feminist Media Conference 2019 FESTIVAL TORONTO. Coordinated a confer- TORONTO, CANADA. Steering committee ence and showcase with Maker Festival Toronto Textile Museum of Canada Selection Committee about critical engagement with Maker culture. Residency for Artists, educators and curators, Fall 2019 Centre for Media Culture and Education (CMCE) Advisory Board 2018 Southern Ontario Maker Space Conference Fashion