Authors

We've had a lot of Authors for our Seattle Coffee Gear Blog over the years! Browse through them all at each authors' page, and maybe learn a little more about your favorite contributor in the process.

Customer Support Team

Michael

Superpowers: Buying advice, tips & tricks, customer service

Digs: Hiking, birds, classical music, literature, and writing

Drinks: Organic Assam Tea

Edgar

Superpowers: Buying advice, troubleshooting Yoda, customer service

Digs: Playing sports, hanging out with friends, going out

Drinks: Mojito

Conor

Superpowers: Order Management and Customer Service

Digs: Hanging with friends, jokes, Starbucks

Drinks: Hot chocolate

Stephen

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: Guitar, Reading comics, Watching random videos

Drinks: Beer

Arnel

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: Aquascaping and Aquarium stuff, Gundam assembely, Transformer G1 Figurines

Drinks: Hot coffee with creamer

Catie

Superpowers: Improvising, adapting, and overcoming even the hardest situations

Digs: Gaming, Nature, Painting

Drinks: Grapefruit Seltzer Water

Technical Services Team

Andy

Superpowers: Machine Repair

Digs: Gaming, woodworking, prop-making, electrical engineering

Drinks: Ginger beer

Peter

Superpowers: Machine refurbishment

Digs: Live music, quality time with my dog, dancing and singing just for fun

Drinks: Quad Latte, Red Wine

Jessie

Superpowers: Machine Refurbishment

Digs: Guitar, painting, reading

Drinks: Dirty chai

Brian

Superpowers: Machine Repair

Digs: Video games, golf, camping

Drinks: Espresso

Corey

Superpowers: Machine Refurbishment

Digs: Enchanting, smithing, archery

Drinks: Blackbriar mead

Myles

Superpowers: Kindness, patience, and humility are my bread and butter

Digs: I love art! Primarily music and sketching!

Drinks: My Momma's homemade lemonade

Trevor

Superpowers: Machine refurbishment

Digs: Rocket League, golf, Magic the Gathering

Drinks: Sprite

Rylee

Superpowers: Absorbing extremely obscure star wars knowledge

Digs: Collecting Music, Horror and Sci-Fi, Literature

Drinks: Arnold Palmer

Natasha

Superpowers: Everything you would ever need in my bag

Digs: Embroidery, Sea life, Tattoos

Drinks: Apple Juice

Heidi

Superpowers: Positivity, Endless Energy, Remembering Trivia

Digs: Reading and Writing

Drinks: Lattes and Kombucha

Marketing Team

Kelli

Superpowers: Product marketing, planning, and organization

Digs: Gardening, traveling, and trying new restaurants

Drinks: Vodka martini, straight-up with 3 olives

Jake

Superpowers: Digital support guru, tips & tricks, customer service

Digs: Baseball, hiking, traveling

Drinks: Cold brew or green juice

Cory

Superpowers: Google Stuff

Digs: Video Games, Soccer, Cats

Drinks: Blue Gatorade

Product Team

Joshua

Superpowers: Product marketing, writing

Digs: Cooking, bouldering, movies

Drinks: Root beer

Sales Team

John

Superpowers: Milk Steaming

Digs: Coffee, food, Jesus

Drinks: One and One

Chris

Superpowers: 3rd Party Marketplace Savant

Digs: Dogs, pools, quiet

Drinks: Mr. Jim Beam, neat

Amanda

Superpowers: 3rd Party Marketplace Client Order Service

Digs: Books, dogs, rain

Drinks: Good People Bearded Lady

Ariel

Superpowers: Customer Service, over-caffeinating, talking with my hands

Digs: Cooking, mixology, playing the violin

Drinks: Aviation Cocktail

Operations Team

Mike

Superpowers: Chief Executive Officer

Digs: Camping, Traveling, and Golf

Drinks: Cadillac Margarita

Sarah

Superpowers: Process Development and Documentation, Training, and Playing with String

Digs: Knitting, Reading, Spoiling Her Cat, Maizy Moon

Drinks: Drip with Half and Half

IT Team

Chris

Superpowers: Computer Wizard

Digs: Music, Martial Arts, Cats

Drinks: Latte or IPA

Nick

Superpowers: Systems Ninja

Digs: Family time, adventures, and playing Legend of Zelda

Drinks: Drip with milk

Daniel

Superpowers: Empathy and problem solving

Digs: Video Games, Japanese Media, Olympic Weightlifting

Drinks: Double Shot Americano

Shipping & Receiving Team

Brandon & Dyna

Superpowers: Logistics and Warehouse Ops

Digs: Motorcycles, mountain bikes and family

Drinks: Toddy Cold Brew

Ryan

Superpowers: Shipping, Receiving and everything in between

Digs: Football, camping, and Dungeons and Dragons

Drinks: Iced Coffee or Seltzer water

Amanda

Superpowers: Invisibility

Digs: 4 Wheeling, Fishing, Travel

Drinks: Sweet Tea

Ashley

Superpowers: People Person

Digs: Hanging with my kids, home remodels, playing with my dogs

Drinks: French vanilla cappuccino

Tim

Superpowers: ESP

Digs: Backpacking, Fishing, Cooking

Drinks: Lime Ricky

Luis

Superpowers: Warehouse Operations

Digs: Family time, Cars, Outdoors

Drinks: Fresh squeezed lemonade

Purchasing Team

Savannah

Superpowers: Purchasing, processes, relationship building

Digs: Climbing, skiing, backyard cookouts

Drinks: Coffee or a good Pilsner

Finance & HR Team

Sean

Superpowers: Finance and accounting guru

Digs: Traveling, hiking, spending time with family

Drinks: Americano with a splash of cream

Sharon

Superpowers: Understands the language of accounting

Digs: Love the hot sun, hiking, biking and cooking, but not the cleaning part

Drinks: Chai Latte with whip cream

Courtney

Superpowers: Time Travel

Digs: Travel, wine tasting, Seattle Kraken

Drinks: Spiced Cinnamon tea and IPAs

Natalie

Superpowers: Accounting and Excel Nerd

Digs: Zumba, Cooking, Painting/Drawing, Dogs and Martial Arts

Drinks: Decaf coffee with honey and black tea

Retail Team

Mark

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NCAA Football

Drinks: Coffee/soda

Eric

Superpowers: Operational Tetris

Digs: Snowboarding, Overland Adventures, My Dogs

Drinks: Double Espresso or a "Last Word"

Alexander

Superpowers: Freaky good selective hearing, customer service

Digs: Painting, Magic the Gathering, Video games with friends

Drinks: Coca-Cola or a double-shot screwdriver

Alex

Superpowers: Patience, love and empathy

Digs: Live music, video games, traveling

Drinks: Caramel macchiato

Sam

Superpowers: Explaining a frendly way to look at science

Digs: Glassblowing, Gardening, Illustrating

Drinks: 450 North Slushy

Hannah

Superpowers: Eating pucks of ground espresso like an Oreo

Digs: My dog and cat, Turning trash into trees, Wildlife conservation

Drinks: Mano Kombucha

Alexus

Superpowers: Customer Service

Digs: Baking, Gardening, Long Walks With My Dog

Drinks: Just about anything on ice

Jacob

Superpowers: Friendly and Relaxing Energy

Digs: Writing, Reading, Hiking

Drinks: Shakerato with orange zest and a splash of oat milk

Brandon

Superpowers: Latte art coffee madness and being obsessive about way too many things. I love to learn, and plan to never stop. Some people say I have a nice smile too

Digs: Music, Coffee, Self Care

Drinks: Pistachio Rose Latte

Kendall

Superpowers: Make anyone in the room laugh, Dog whisperer, and Can drink more than three cups of a coffee a day

Digs: Singing, Dogs, and Video Games

Drinks: Cold Brew

Pablo

Superpowers: Make Cheetos appear out of thin air

Digs: Playing Guitar, Latte Art, Running

Drinks: Water

Hunter

Superpowers: Has a robot dog, taser gauntlet, and can 3D print my way out of any situation

Digs: Engineering Projects and Building custom mechanical keyboards

Drinks: Gesha Coffee brewed as a pour over with a splash of oatmilk

Sean

Superpowers: Calm in Chaos

Digs: Cooking, Hiking, Random Adventures

Drinks: Espresso, Smoothies, Fresh Fruit Juice

Gabriel

Superpowers: Customer Service + Hype Man

Digs: Comics, Basketball, Making Photo Edits of my Friends

Drinks: Mango Smoothies

Ken

Superpowers: Ability to hear, smell, feel, see and taste

Digs: Mechanical Keyboards, Bowling

Drinks: Iced Oat Milk Latte

Founders

Gail

Superpowers: Equipment education and troubleshooting, buying advice

Digs: Power boatin'!

Drinks: Dry cappuccino... or anything with half and half

Victor

Superpowers: Marketing, product management, operations

Digs: Cooking, biking, guitar

Drinks: Dry Cappuccino