Jayson Margalus is a demo engineer at MapR, faculty member at DePaul Unviersity, and has a background in design with a specialty in games, interactive exhibits, and data. He lives in Mokena, Illinois where he chairs the Mokena Technology Committee, the Mokena makerspace SpaceLab, and runs a Maker Faire. He also founded the Glen Ellyn makerspace Workshop 88\. Some maker-related projects include the “Big Data Outbreak” project for Big Data Everywhere and Hackerspaces in Space. Jay also writes for outlets like Make, NBC Chicago, and the Mokena Messenger. He is working with several communities to launch makerspace efforts in their areas.
