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James Lamken
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Naitotchi
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james@pumpingstationone.org
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James Lamken
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My name is James Lamken. I have been volunteering for Pumping Station:One in various ways since 2018. I initially started by helping out the Tech-Team, mainly with physical network buildout and general maintenance. I have also held positions on the DRC, and Treasury-Team. I was Vice president for 2021 and 2022. I have now been the first two year single term President for the 2023-2024 term.
I am an authorizer for:
- Blasting Cabinet
- Powder Coating Guns
- Powder Coating Ovens
- Box Cutting Machine
- Electronics Ultrasonic Cleaner
- Billiard Table
Presidental Run 2025-2026
I am running for re-election as president for the 25-26 term.
After much thought, I belive that over the course of another term I could see through some of the more long term projects I have been excited to work on.
A few main points of focus I would like to make progress on:
PS1 is an amazing space because of the community that builds it. By bringing together people with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives, PS1 becomes a hub for innovation and creative problem-solving. Active participation ensures that PS1 will thrive as an inclusive space that promotes learning, mentorship, and the development of new ideas. I belive that introducing new policies to expand on the clubs and activities we have happening at PS1 is an important step to grow the level of involvment that members have with PS1.
Consumables Management
PS1 has seen an increase in loss over the years due to consumables. Some of this is due to large ammounts of things being misplaced or disappearing without being noticed. Having dispensers strategically placed throughout the space could be a good way to slow the disappearance of bulk purchased items. Donation kiosks could help recoup the loss the space is incurring through heavy use beyond what is expected of individual members. Additionally product dispensers could allow us to offer convenient access to higher quality things that we wouldn't normally be able to provide to members.
Building Future
As most members are now aware, it will not be possible to obtain a new lease for our building. The landlords are interested in selling, and the good news is they are willing to entertain an offer from us. I have been holding off tuesday planning meetings at the usual board meeting time to continually discuss options and plan for the future of PS1. This will continue for many months and there will not be a solid plan to present to the membership until well into the next term.
Functional Projects Showcase
"Functional" because when you are building custom solutions they are never really "Done".
- Mailbox
- PS1 kept losing important mail causing us to miss payment and document submission deadlines. The new mailbox has solved that issue.
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- TempBot
- I installed a Zigbee network with temperature sensors around the building to enable GenOps to check the building temps in the winter months without having to make the trek in durring rough weather. Ron Olson took the data streaming in on MQTT and made TempBot.
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- Voting System
- After several weeks of work on the infrastructure and carl on the programming, we got the voting system online. This has allowed us to save hundreds of dollars a year and more easily fit the experience to what PS1 needs. Our previous system was a subscription service for surveys that had many flaws. VotePS1 is completely open source and will hopefully grow to serve other hackerspaces over time.
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Projects
Infrastructure Projects
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Status
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| Mailbox
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Done
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Secure Mailbox to catch PS1 mail so we do not continue to lose important government documents.
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| Donation Boxes
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InProgress
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Some parts have been ordered.
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| Green Ticket Machine
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Stalled
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Basic testing with printers. Great results. Lack of funding when last worked on. Huge ammount of scope creep from contributors.
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| Lighting Automation
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Stalled
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Andrew Wingate hated the idea so much due to poor ROI that it died..
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| HVAC Automation
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InProgress
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Smart thermostat has been installed upstairs and testing has been positive. Need to aquire additional hardware to expand to other areas of the building.
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| Tool Lockers
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Idea
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Fob access for smaller handheld tools. Auditable access ensures we can provide higher quality tools for members to use without significant monitary loss over time.
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| Key Storage
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InProgress
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On site easily accessible secure repository for keys and fobs related to space infrastructure.
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| Machine Lockout
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InProgress
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Fob activated lockout for space equipment. Testing with various boards and components is ongoing.
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| Consumables Vending
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Idea
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Offering certain consumables to members in a controlled way can maximize the options we can offer while slowing monitary loss.
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Policy Projects
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| Tidy Space Policy
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InProgress
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Update the Tidy Space Policy to be more clear to understand. Over time adopt more variation to align with what Milwaukee is doing
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| Club Encouragement
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Idea
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Offer incentives to club leaders for regularly scheduled club meetings. Offer PS1 storage space for club use.
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| Space Project Grants
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Idea
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Encourage people to do group projects together that benefit the space by making it easier for the projects to obtain funding.
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| Internet Usage Agreements
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InProgress
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Make the terms of PS1 internet usage more clear, and put a specific agreement in place for members who have internet based projects.
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| Membership Tiers
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Idea
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Add additional membership tiers with varried abilities to make it easier for community to thrive.
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| Stalled
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Something has caused the project to stop.
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| InProgress
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Project is actively being worked on.
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| Done
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Project has been completed.
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| Idea
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Interesting idea that could become a project.
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