The Portland Hardware Meetup is a place for hardware professionals, newbies, and the hardware-curious to connect, share projects & ideas, and learn from each other. We bring together a strong community of folks who are building businesses with physical products, be it a cold fusion engine or a bionic fork, but also wearables or robots or just about anything.

Whether you’re an founder, designer, engineer, investor, or exploring the hardware startup ecosystem for the first time- come join us for talks, networking, innovation, and good times!

At this month’s Portland Hardware Meetup, Helen Leigh from Crowd Supply will be moderating a panel on Advanced Manufacturing. The line up of panelists includes:

Alex Kingsbury - Alex is a well-known additive manufacturing technical expert and has worked in metal additive manufacturing in technical, leadership, and advisory roles for the last ten years. She is currently the Market Development Manager for nLIGHT, a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers.

Alana Mongkhounsavath - Alana is a Strategic Development Manager on the Autodesk Research team. She engages with companies to shape projects and research activities within the Autodesk Technology Centers Outsight Network. Alana started her career as a mechanical engineer where she actively led and designed for real-time solutions in manufacturing and future product programs.

Connor Shimamoto - Connor is a Product Designer and the Additive Manufacturing Application Manager at Sherpa Design. He leverages additive manufacturing technology and methods to deliver innovative solutions for clients, from manufacturing prototypes to finished production parts.