Seattle Coffee Gear Crew

True to our customer-centric mission, our entire crew is focused on helping you navigate the seemingly complex world of home espresso machines. With our knowledgeable, frank advice and excellent service, we are all available to assist you in selecting your machine, learning how to pull a perfect shot of espresso or adding accessories to your existing setup. In addition to serving you, each of us contributes to Seattle Coffee Gear in different ways -- learn more about us below.

Customer Service & Sales

Miranda Godfrey Superpowers: Buying advice, tips & tricks, customer service Digs: Baking, photography, travel Drinks: Hot chocolate	Vera Maldanado Superpowers: Customer service & store manager Digs: Reading, antiques, movies Drinks: Grande decaf Americano with milk & honey

Brandon King Superpowers: Commercial sales & wholesale distribution management Digs: Bowling, volleyball, FSU sports Drinks: Drip coffee, although sometimes a nice pour over is tasty	Teri Kopas Superpowers: Buying advice, tips & tricks, customer service Digs: Painting, baking bread, crafts Drinks: Cold club soda ... or an Americano

Dori Lowman Superpowers: Buying advice, tips & tricks, customer service Digs: Snowboarding, paintball, knitting Drinks: Caramel latte	Gail Williams Superpowers: Equipment education & troubleshooting, buying advice, machine repair assessment & service Digs: Power boatin'! Drinks: Dry cappuccino and the occasional shot

Marketing & Communications

Allison Espiritu Superpowers: Product research & management, vendor relationships, wholesale fulfillment coordination Digs: Camping, running, volleyball Drinks: Vanilla latte	Victor Gehlen Superpowers: Marketing, product management, operations Digs: Cooking, biking, guitar Drinks: Dry Cappuccino

Kaylie Kipe Superpowers: Web marketing, product testing, SEO Digs: Travel, video games, reading Drinks: Soy vanilla latte	Kat Oak Superpowers: Content creation & management, product testing, education Digs: Travel, cooking, photography Drinks: Triple shot + 1 oz. water

Operations Management

Carolyn Bartlett Superpowers: Office management, A/R, A/P, HR Digs: Motorcycle travel, gardening Drinks: Huckleberry Slump latte	Joe Brink Superpowers: Jack of all trades! Digs: Basketball, hangin' with the lady, video games Drinks: Shot in the Dark

Nick Buxton Superpowers: Warehouse operations, Quality Assurance Digs: Hiking, writing, playing The Legend of Zelda Drinks: Velton's Coffee Twilight Blend prepped via French Press	Brandon Dettmers Superpowers: Shipping, receiving, inventory management Digs: Guitar, skateboarding, riding his motorcycle Drinks: Drip coffee + double or triple shot (depending on how wild he's feeling)

Dawn Grimshaw Superpowers: Operational management, workflow, internal processes Digs: Travel, yoga, hiking Drinks: Double Americano + Cream	Brandi James Superpowers: Order management queen Digs: Working out, cocktails with friends, playing with her kids Drinks: Double latte or mocha, depending on her mood

Jessica Malaspino Superpowers: Warehouse management Digs: Watching COPS, sipping cocktails Drinks: Velton's Twilight via the Chemex	Tristan Sandnes Superpowers: Packing, shipping Digs: Scuba diving + taxidermy = underwater taxidermy, roller derby Drinks: Kool-Aid!

Radoje Spasojevic Superpowers: Parts management and reclamation Digs: Woodworking, beekeeping, homebrewing beer & wine Drinks: Turkish coffee

Repair, Warranty Support & Technical Services

Ryan Cheshire Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Snowboarding, baseball, hiking Drinks: The Cheshire Cat - shot of espresso over spumoni	Patrick Crogan Superpowers: Repair & Refurbishment Team Lead Digs: Hockey, guitar, playing with his dog Drinks: Mocha

Michael Fillmore Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Classic cars, collecting comic books, jazz Drinks: Straight up coffee flavored coffee	William Jansen Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment, QA Digs: Paintball, playing & watching football, cars Drinks: Straight up, black drip coffee

Michael Jones Superpowers: Machine troubleshooting & repair Digs: Climbing, bicycles, Nissans Drinks: A cool drink o' water	Dylan Kline Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Wakeboarding, snowboarding, surfing Drinks: Smoothies

Patrick McMahon Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Skiing, basketball, listening to music Drinks: Smoothies	Conner Martin Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Triathlons, hunting, fishing Drinks: Iced coffee or frappuccino

Jeff Montie Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Reading non-fiction, making collages, running Drinks: Double latte	Johnathon Quarrell Superpowers: Machine troubleshooting & repair Digs: Fly fishing, welding, snowboarding Drinks: Straight up drip coffee

Monica Seaford Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Horseback riding, camping, shopping Drinks: White chocolate mocha	Brendan Swenson Superpowers: Machine repair & refurbishment Digs: Playing the drums & the piano, running Drinks: French press