Kjell van Zoen  

Co-Founder & CEO

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and English mother, Kjell grew up in both countries, confused about what he liked better: coffee or tea. He dreamed of following in his father's footsteps and becoming a pilot, but with less than perfect vision-and a horrible fear of flying-this dream was silenced at the tender age of 17. Kjell is taller than you might think and has the 2nd best accent at Plywerk.

JJ Birky  

Operations Director

JJ has the heart of a Colorado native but a birth certificate with the state of Iowa seal on it. JJ's got a Bachelors of Art in Theatre and is ready to throw down with any AV nerd or set builder out there. JJ is awesome at transitioning between his desk, woodshop, studio and lunchtime cleanup responsibilities and to top it all off, he can tear virtually any type of paper in a straight line.

Kim Oanh Nguyen-van Zoen  

Co-Founder & Photographer

Kim is an award-winning photojournalist & art photographer. Born in Laos, Kim emmigrated to the U.S. in 1980. Picking up her first camera, a Olympus OM-2, at the age of 13, Kim spent much of her teen years learning, experimenting, and honing her photography skills with her 80-year-old grandmother as her subject. Kim is an amazing vegetable chopper and will put fish sauce in almost anything.