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People of Long Now

Brian Ford

Clock Engineer

Brian is a third generation San Francisco native with 25 years experience in the design, fabrication and installation of sculptural, architectural and industrial projects. He has worked as a design engineer, art fabricator, sculptor, metal fabricator/machinist, and as an architectural designer. Brian graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a degree in fine art. He is the proprietor of Metropolis Design Studio, an art, design and engineering firm specializing in residential, commercial and product design/consultation. He has designed restaurants in San Francisco and overseas.

He has worked on the Clock of the Long Now since 02006 wearing a number of hats including assembly, testing, fixture/tool design and transport/installation logistics. He currently works as the lead installation engineer supervising the installation of the 10,000 year clock in Texas.

Programs Associate

Community Manager

Long Now Research Fellow

Long Now Research Fellow

Bell Maker

Long Now Research Fellow

Rosetta Intern & Museum Associate (02010 - 02011)

Consulting Engineer

Office & Store Manager (02007 - 02008)

non-profit advisor

office manager (02001)

Designer & Developer (02003-02013)

Former Director of Operations and Long Now Library

Digital Research Director

Digital Infrastructure Consulting

Samuel Arbesman

Long Now Research Fellow

Greg Baiden

Principal at Penguin Automated Systems

Roseann Baker

Member Program Associate (02016 - 02019)

Catherine Borgeson

Office Manager & Programs Associate (02012-02016)

Heather Bowden

Long Now Research Fellow

Lonny Brooks

Long Now Research Fellow

Stuart Candy

Long Now Research Fellow

Todd Carnam

Beverage Director & Lead Bartender

Daniel Claussen

Long Now Research Fellow

Jennifer Colliau

Beverage Director for The Interval

Simone Davalos

Office Manager (02002 - 02008)

Camille Davila

Office Manager (01998 - 02001)

Whitney Deatherage

Associate Director of Operations (02011 - 02014)

Jake Faw

Machinist/Fabricator & Clock Install

Brian Ford

Clock Engineer

Jeff Good

Rosetta Technical Director

Charlotte Hajer

Outreach & Development Manager (02012 - 02015)

James Home

Product Designer

Joe Kacmarcik

system admin

Stuart Kendall

Principal at Seattle Solstice

Luke Khanlian

Clock Engineer

Roman Krznaric

Long Now Research Fellow

Jascha Little

Lead Clock Engineer

jim mason

Director of the Rosetta Project (01999-02005)

Marisa McKay

Design Management Consultant for Clock One

Alex Mensing

Former Assistant Manager of Museum & Store

Dave Miner

Fabrication Specialist

Julie Momméja

Scholar-in-Residence at The Interval

Forrest Pound

Video Director and Editor

Chris Rand

Machinist and Fabricator

DANIEL RICHARDSON

Long Now Research Fellow

Alice Riddell

Writing Intern

Kristen Shuken

Operations Associate (02016-02017)

Greg Staples

Clock Engineer

Zoe Stephenson

Clock Engineer

Contessa Trujillo

Office Manager (02009 - 02010)

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