Prototype Engineer, Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Biomimetics Expert
MEET CHING!
Ching-Ching Shiue is the Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of Itemfarm, a San Francisco Bay Area-based 3D printing startup. With expertise in 3D printing, CNC milling, laser cutting, and a variety of other manufacturing processes, Ching-Ching is an experienced engineer with a demonstrated history of designing and manufacturing products in both prototype and production environments. They have a passion for applying biomimicry to industrial and consumer products and are recognized as an expert in this field. As a true polymath, Ching-Ching enjoys using their neurodivergent brain to come up with creative solutions to big problems, especially those related to human-centered design, compliant mechanisms, and bioprinting.
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