Working in a Maker Mecca with Fusion360s Jonathan Odom

This week we are chatting with Jonathan Odom, aka Jon-a-Tron. We get into Jonathan’s current work as the community manager for the 3D modeling software Fusion 360. Plus why he works in one of the coolest shops in the world, Autodesk’s Pier 9 in San Fransisco.

Show Notes

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Shownotes

• Website
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Dark Crystal
• Jim Henson Creature Shop
• John Criswell
• 3D Printed Animatronic Puppet
• Mute Math
• Southern Institute of Architecture in LA
• Michael Cobb
• Agriboard
• Tech Shop
• Instructables
• Jon-A-Tron on Instructables
• Pier 9
• Fusion 360
• Dremel 3D Printer
• Tinkercad
• Air Quality Sensor Project
• Autodesk University
• Ultimaker
• Haas CNC
• Epilog Laser
• Florian Born
• Florian Born Encoded Mirrors
• Paolo Salvagione String Foundation
• Breeze Automation Soft Robots

Topics

00:02:11 - Growing up in Louisiana
00:05:21 - Going to school for engineering
00:05:53 - Film and animatronics
00:13:13 - Architecture
00:21:13 - Working at Autodesk
00:27:53 - Working for Fusion 360
00:41:01 - Jon-A-Tron name
00:41:33 - Favorite Projects from Pier 9
00:47:27 - Where to find Jonathan
00:48:29 - Make or Break Shop Update

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