Our Team

  • You?

    Would you like to join our team and be part of a cool making community?

  • Marc Paulusma (labmanager)

    Marc is labmanager and connects Fablab Groningen and Indietopia, as well as being a conceptual and spatial designer with his own studio. Currently mainly working on 3D printing clay and materials research.

  • Femke Joustra (labmanager)

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Grytsje-Suze Abma

    General Volunteer

  • Sophie Bekker

    General volunteer

  • Marleen Breurken

    Marleen Breurken comes from a healthcare background and is very creative.
    During her first encounter with the FabLab, she felt drawn to combine her creativity with technology.

  • David Coopman

    3d program: OnShape.David runs the open walk-in on Thursdays and Fridays.

  • Albert Ellens

    General Volunteer
    Graphic Design.

  • Jacob de Grooth

    Concepts, marketing, runs the Open Walk-in on Fridays

    Jacob feels most at home at the intersection of engineering and business development. He is passionate about technical concepts, as well as marketing. In SolidWorks, he is quite experienced.

    In his free time, Jacob enjoys playing guitar, tennis and foot volleyball.

  • Natasha Hoogendorp

    General volunteer

  • Inne Lemstra

    Inne is very fascinated by soft robotics. He also makes different things with silicone. Currently working on "do you like to: start one project or finish a dozen" in which he is trying to focus on completing 12 existing projects.He has experience with* 3D printing* Laser cutting* OpenSCAD* Casting in molds (silicone and epoxy)In terms of 3D designs, he mainly makes functional parts.

  • Kerensa Strijker

    Kerensa is in charge of teaching workshops.

  • Paul Tonk

    General volunteer

  • Dries Verbeke

    Dries is a spatial designer with his own workshop and business. Besides wood and metal working, he likes to experiment with laser cutting, 3D design and innovative materials. He has extensive experience with Adobe and is currently learning Fusion 360. Innovation, sustainability and creativity are core values in his projects. He can be found at FabLab every Friday for open walk-ins.

  • David van der Vliet

    David used to have a lot of experience in Eindhoven's high-tech industry. He has a lot of knowledge of electronics, sensors and
    control technology. Now he combines his knowledge with creativity where interaction with humans is always the main focus. He designs his 3D models mainly in FreeCAD and Inkscape.

  • Mo Visser

    General volunteer

  • Brecht van Eyndhoven (board member)

    Chairwoman

    Brecht is a consultant and cultural entrepreneur in the fields of media, culture and education. She has a background in the arts and a decade of work experience abroad including Italy and Ireland.

    At the Fablab Groningen, she chairs the board. Brecht is committed to strengthening and expanding the lab, among other things by thinking about, monitoring and representing the direction and core values of the lab.

  • Sylvia Poth (board member)

    Treasurer


    Sylvia is manager of business operations at DUO. At the Fablab Groningen she is treasurer of the board. Sylvia is committed to strengthening the financial position of the lab in order to further build on the course set.

  • Marc Middendorp (board member)

    Secretary

    I am Marc Middendorp, secretary on the board of the Fablab Groningen.

    I have a weakness for applications of technology, science, innovation and creativity. At the Fablab, I see that this can become concrete. I would like to contribute to that by co-managing the Fablab.

    In my daily life, I work in data management at the central government and want to make data work for societal challenges.