Ivan Owen is an innovator from Washington State, USA. As a multi-disciplinary, multi-media artist he has developed a wide range of unique knowledge and skills over the course of 21 years of creative exploration. Professionally he has knowledge and experience in the areas of manufacturing, industrial automation, medical clinic operations, rapid prototyping & education. From December of 2011 to January of 2013 Owen co-developed the world’s first 3D printable partial-hand prosthesis, which was released into the public domain in late January of 2013. Said device is the parent device of a series of derivatives, including 6 hands from the e-NABLE Open Source Prosthetics community, two of which Owen directly assisted in designing as part of a team of volunteers. He is a volunteer and designer/fabricator for the e-NABLE community. In February of 2014 he began working with the University of Washington Bothell and in March 2015 transitioned roles to the position of Makerspace Lab Manager. While working at UWB, Owen has worked in concert with university faculty, staff and students to develop educational processes and physical spaces that foster innovation and creativity. He currently mentors teams of undergrad researchers and helps to plan, maintain and oversee the rapid prototyping capabilities of the university. In his private life, Ivan likes to pursue art forms including film, blacksmithing, costuming, music and creating insane gadgets. His greatest passion in life is the pursuit of ideas and their implications.