Our Instructors

Adam teaches training's in additive manufacturing and metal fabrication. He is formally trained and has worked as a landscape architect, wildland firefighter, playground designer, and welder.

Trainings Taught:

• Epilog Laser Cutter - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Kern Laser - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Intro to 3D Printing - Safety & Operation
• BigRep ONE - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Markforged/Stratasys - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Welding – MIG - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use

Greg has spent the majority of his life making "things" - from tree houses to trucks, with a formal education in Architecture, both a BSA and M.Arch, he can often be found in the Metal shop at the Boston Technology Center. Outside of Autodesk he designs and builds large scale public art, works in Landscape design and installation, and has a passion for exploring all forms of making. If you would like to talk design or making he is always ready.

Josh is a woodworker, machinist, and general fabricator. He has a BS in Industrial Design with a minor in Architecture with a passion for CAD and CAM moving from digital to reality.

Trainings Taught:

• Intro to Wood Shop - Safety & Operation
• Planer & Jointer - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Sanders & Drill Press - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• ShopBot CNC Router - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Wood Lathe - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Vinyl Printing/Cutting - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Haas Mini Mill - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use

Stefanie Pender is a Senior Shop Supervisor at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston, where her focus is on robotics, glass/ceramics, waterjet, and CNC machines. She supports robotic applications that include milling, welding, additive manufacturing, cutting and material handling.

Trainings Taught:

• Robotics Safety – In Class
• Robotics Training – In Person
• FLOW 5-Axis Waterjet Cutter - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use

Taylor has been a supervisor at Autodesk's Boston Technology Center since 2016. His background is in R&D in the composites industry, as well as CAD/CAM work and CNC programming and operation. 

Trainings Taught:

• Haas Mini Mill - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Intro to Precision Machining - Safety & Operation
• FLOW 5-Axis Waterjet Cutter - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Onsrud 5-Axis Router - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Filter Wall - Safety & Basic Use
• Lathe/Bridgeport - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use

Zack Tenaglia is a Research & Design Engineer at the Technology Center in Boston. He currently manages the machine shop and all relevant trainings, including CNC Pathways, Intro to Precision Machining, and multiple machine-specific CNC machine trainings. He assists shop users with design-to-make workflows in Fusion 360, and helps product teams develop new workflows on the machines in the workshops. Zack is trained on the majority of the equipment in the technology center and can help with many digital fabrication projects.

Trainings Taught:

• Haas Mini Mill - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use
• Intro to Precision Machining - Safety & Operation
• Lathe/Bridgeport - Safety, Operation, & Basic Use