Andy Hieb

Type of Member: Resident

Member Since: August 2010

In the summer of 2010, Andy Hieb came into Office Nomads for a tour but was already exclaiming that he was ready to be a Resident. He just had to first move to Seattle from Brooklyn.

We often get folks who come in and are super excited and then are never heard from again.  Andy was not one of those people. Sure enough, August 1st he was moving his computer and photos to his desk of choice.  I’m not sure if who was more excited, him or us.  He jumped right into things here at ON, happily joining member lunches and attending the range of workshops we have in the space, from patent law to bicycle commuting.

Office Nomads is Andy’s space to work as a web developer with his company, Dtek.  He runs a boutique web development shop that builds WordPress and Drupal web sites for non-profits, commercial firms, and entrepreneurs.

Andy has just moved back to Seattle and is loving seeing the city with fresh eyes and seeing how it has changed over the years.  Visiting the new Elliott Bay Books, discovering new films with SIFF and trying to find the closest thing to New York pizza are favorite activities.  Soccer, though, seems to top the list as his son, Jonah, plays on a team, Andy also plays, and the Sounders have already won them over as fans.

We’re pretty happy that Andy found us and are fairly certain that the feeling is mutual.  Next time you’re in, you should make sure to say hi.

Susan and Jacob went to the Coworking Unconference in Austin recently and left Office Nomads in the questionably capable hand of Alexandra and Charlie for three days.  In the past they have both often said that it would be great to prank a Resident who leaves for a couple days on vacation.  Well, with Jacob and Susan both out, Charlie and Alexandra took it upon themselves to get pranking.

Susan came home to find her entire desk and all her unattended belongings wrapped in wrapping paper.  No pencil was forgotten and even her sweater and slippers were lovingly wrapped.

Jacob returned to find his desk enclosed in a box.  It took a lot of tape and cardboard boxes but we were able to make him a nice little cubicle.

It was great fun having everyone in the office in on the prank, giving helpful hints on better construction or wrapping. Nobody leaking it out to the interwebs before Susan and Jacob returned and both had great reactions.  Now Alexandra and Charlie need to watch out if they ever leave ON for too many days…

We have a quiet week happening here at Office Nomads with just the usual yoga and Happy Hour on which to keep tabs.  Hopefully we’ll see you this week!

In the past we have done our best to keep you all updated on the news from Office Nomads. You’ve heard about our neighborhood campaign to start another coworking space in Seattle, when we are lucky enough to score some great press, and when we make changes to our membership offerings.

Well, that’s fun and all, but it barely scratches the surface of the great stuff that happens within the walls of our Capitol Hill coworking space. So welcome to the first of (hopefully) many posts featuring projects and happenings from our members. They are a hard-working bunch, and are usually working on something awesome:

• New part-time member Ryan Luce launched a free, comprehensive website that helps folks with Type 2 diabetes find clinical trials that are right for them. The site helps those who are interested in clinical trials sort through the huge number of available trials with ease, and find trials that are close to home. The website is called Corengi, and it’s pretty awesome.
• Long-time member Ariel Stallings added a new website to her Offbeat Empire called Offbeat Home. It’s the newest gem in her crown of beautiful, fun, and useful websites for folks who are looking to navigate their lives a little differently than the norm. Check out the sweet yurt drawing on the home page – it’s my favorite!
• Matt Davis is a local salesman for Rulon, a Florida-based company that manufactures and installs stunning acoustical wooden ceilings and walls. This week Rulon began producing these beautiful ceilings for the Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland OR. In just 4 months, the project will be done, and will hopefully have earned either a LEED gold or platinum certification. Go Matt!

Rendering of a children's hospital in Portland OR

• In the realm of amazing things that don’t happen every day, member George Divoky recently heard from an actor who was playing a part inspired by his arctic bird research at the National Theatre in London. Yes, you read that right. George had no idea that his life’s work had inspired a playwright to base a couple of characters off of him in a play about climate change. But apparently, they did. So off to London George went to go watch himself (as portrayed by two different actors) on stage. You can read all about it (and I’d highly recommend it) at the Adventures in Climate Change blog.

Pretty neat, eh? Stay tuned for more updates from the goings-on here at Office Nomads!