Christopher Owsianowski

Biography

Chris Owsianowski is the Innovation Lab's prototyping specialist. In this role, Owsianowski creates prototypes of potential new products for the many clients of the Innovation Lab. He does this by utilizing the Lab's 3D printers and its comprehensive woodshop. Additionally, as a skilled carpenter, Owsianowski serves as the lab's woodshop manager. He also maintains the entire Innovation Lab and helps do the same for the Innovation Park building.

Owsianowski's professional career began in 1983 when he joined the Coast Guard. While in the Coast Guard Owsianowski served as a third petty officer radar technician/navigator.

After leaving the Coast Guard in 1987, Owsianowski worked for American Eagle, a contractor for American Airlines, where he performed many tasks on a daily basis including working the ticket counter, serving as a ramp agent, and customer service.

Owsianowski left American Eagle in 1994 to join Adams Remco where he served as a copier technician for three years.

In 1997, Owsianowski joined IKON Office Solutions as a high-volume printer technician where he serviced professional print machines for large clients. He held this role for nearly 17 years.

Owsianowski left IKON in 2014 and joined Konica-Minolta where he also worked as a high-volume printer technician.

In 2016, Owsianowski left Konica-Minolta to open his own woodworking business, Third Coast Woodshop. His business focused on creating artisan wood products including high-quality frames, benches, and guitars.

After the Innovation Lab had worked with Owsianowski on a number of projects they decided to hire him in 2020 as the lab's prototyping specialist and carpenter, the role he serves in today.