Patrick Waters is an award-winning maker & educator who brings the Maker Movement to new audiences. He founded The STEAMworks, a makerspace for individuals with neurological differences at The Monarch Institute in Houston, TX. When he’s done teaching young adults, he teaches normal-aged adults at local makerspaces in the Northern Virginia area.

A maker with skills in woodworking, metalworking, 3D printing and more, he makes furniture, home decor and more on commission. He regularly post updates on his work at www.woodshopcowboy.com, a blog at the crossroads of sawdust, education and technology.