Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer is a Manufacturing Technologist and the Fab Lab Senior Manager at the Museum of Science and Industry Wanger Family Fabrication Laboratory. Dan Leads a team of staff and volunteers providing hands-on experiences in digital design, fabrication, as well as technical education for students, educators, and the general public. Dan also supports the International Fab Lab Network and Chicago area maker spaces. Dan has a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology. Previous to joining the museum Dan worked for over 20 years in manufacturing with a focus in high-tech metal casting processes, metal casting tooling and design for manufacturing. Later in his career Dan worked at a manufacturing non-profit teaching technical courses and managing the government grant funded research to improve the performance, efficiency, and competitiveness of metal casting designs and foundry operations.