CHILOPOD TEAM
Bringing the Chilopod to life
LAWRENCE GROWN
Lead Artist
Lawrence Grown studied architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a focus in organic architecture. He worked for Michael Reynolds, Eugene Tssui, and others before founding the custom fabrication company Metro Lighting in 1993.
He founded the West Berkeley Design Loop in 2012, a design district / business association, of which he is executive director.
TeamEmbrio is an arts organization established to produce biomorphic interactive installation art at Burning Man and beyond.
ZACK WHITAKER
Project Manager
Zack has managed many complex projects including the San Francisco Zoo playground. He served on the Black Rock City Department of Public Works in 2012 and 2013. Zack has a wood and metal workshop in West Oakland.
KRISTI MCKENNEY
Project Management
Kristi is an experienced project manager of complex development expansions at the Oakland International Airport. Kristi has been instrumental in drafting the Chilopod budgets and timelines.
HERB DIAMANT
Technology Lead
Herb brings his experience as a BART systems engineer to the Chilopod team to organize the LED systems architecture and integrate it with the energy and sound systems.
NIKOLAS DIAMANT
Animation
Nikolas brings his years of experience of independent animation to the team. Nikolas imported Ria Aguirre's SolidWorks models into Blender and AfterEffects to create the stunning nighttime view of the Chilopod in action on the playa.
RIA AGUIRRE
3D models
Ria created the 3D models of the Chilopod and has updated them with new iterations as needed throughout the development of the concept.
THELMA LEE GROSS
Editor
Lady Tee is our editor in chief, bringing her linguistic talents to the team. Tee has helped craft and fine tune our project descriptions.
ROB KATZENSTEIN
Solar Design
Rob has been building solar projects in the Bay Area and in the Grass Valley/Nevada City areas for many years. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Chilopod endeavor.
ANNE LUV-LE ALLISON
Sound Design
Anne Luv-le Allison is a Bay Area DJ extraordinaire, bringing her sound editing talents and experience to the team.
SELINDA MARTINEZ
Structural Engineer
RBHU Engineering Principal
ALI LAHIJANIAN
Structural Engineer
RBHU
KRISTEN COOPER
Public Relations
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RIC SCHWARTZMANN
Construction Leed
Ideal design/build contractor
BOLSTON JONES
Publicity, Southern California
Bolster and lobbyist for great causes
NINA BOEDEKKER
CFO
CFO for EcoHome Improvement and the West Berkeley Design Loop