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Shawn Estes, SINCE 2001 Shop Lead, Frame Builder AKA: E.F.M. Shawn keeps the fab end of the shop running smoothly. He is an expert welder and skilled at all aspects of frame-building. His favorite bike is his IF BMX bike. “You’ve got to love a bike that can make you feel like a 200-pound 12-year-old.” |
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Toni Smith, SINCE 2008 Mission Control, Finance and Administration Toni is a CPA and has a PhD. She teaches finance, statistics and math at the university level... and she tries to keep us organized. Cat herder should be her title. |
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Gary Smith, SINCE 2008 Head Badge/Janitorial Services Gary gave up his parking space in the rat race to make bikes and bags for bikers. Bikes are easier to park, so who needs the reserved space? |
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Brian Kelly, SINCE 2001-2008, 2011 Frame Builder Brian is the work-horse of our fabrication efforts. He's a problem solving genius, and never panics. |
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Chris Rowe, SINCE 2000-2005, 2011 Lead Painter Chris is back for his second stint at IF, having put us on the map with custom paint and then starting his own shop. He is a master with the spray gun, and the James Brown of paint (the hardest working man in the biz). |
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Keith Rouse, SINCE 2001-2007, 2011 Welder AKA: Keitch Keith is another former IFer back for a second helping. He's got over 16 years of bike frame experience at both Merlin and IF, and is infamous for his mullet and motorcycle burn-out "Living the Dream" image. When Keith isn't welding he can be found renovating one of his apartment buildings or on the lake with his kids. |
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Ryan Waters, SINCE 2010 Graphics/Marketing Support Ryan puts his art degree to use making sure that we look good. Sometimes it's like putting lipstick on a pig, but who doesn't like hot bacon? |
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Jesse Fox, SINCE 2010 Frame Designer Jesse is a certified fitter, has worked in top bike stores in NYC, DC and Portland, is a graduate of two frame-building schools, and he has an MS from Stanford. We're still not sure what he's doing hanging out with us... |
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Phil Harwood, SINCE 2011 Paint Padowan Phil gave up the glamorous life on the road of a traveling minstrel to become a paint Padowan under Master Rowe. When he is not in the booth, Phil can be found fishing, riding, or working on his cafe racer project. |
