Lee Wilkins
Executive Director at Dawson College
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolLee Wilkins is an interdisciplinary technology leader and creative technologist with a decade of experience building makerspaces, teaching physical computing, and directing community-focused tech initiatives. Currently a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto researching outer space infrastructure, Lee combines academic research with hands-on practice as Executive Director of Montreal’s queer makerspace Radio Snack and Program Director for Sketching in Hardware 2025. They have a strong track record in wearable tech, interactive installations, and curriculum design across universities and nonprofits, and have led R&D and sustainability work in industry. A prolific organizer and educator—chairing the Open Hardware Summit and writing the Squishy Tech column—Lee is equally at home fabricating prototypes, writing grants, and managing multidisciplinary teams. Notably, their career blends small-business operations and community engagement with scholarly inquiry into infrastructure beyond Earth, giving them a rare perspective on technology’s cultural and material futures.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Computation Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Computation Arts at Concordia UniversityVisual Arts, Visual Arts at Dawson CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Communication and Media Studies, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Communication and Media Studies at University of TorontoMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Digital Futures, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Digital Futures at OCAD University
French, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (11)
folding7
member7
piano5
gmm5
rails4
audio-effect4
speaker4
parametric4
python4
svg3
coil3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
LeeCyborg/CART253-F-22
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:49 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
LeeCyborg/DMX-Pretends-To-Be-Neopixel
Nov 2018 - Aug 2024
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 10 months
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