A great many people helped make the KCCUSA project happen. Here is a bit of information about some of them.
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Jim Garrett
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Jim helped out with construction on Tony, doing much of the torso musculature. Jim works for an environmental
software company and lives in the Metro Detroit area.
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Ken Koleda
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Ken did much of the image processing for, and helped out with construction of, the Froot Loops box. Ken works
for Wayne County and lives in the Metro Detroit area.
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"Purple Dave" Laswell
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Dave helped with Tony the Tiger, doing the upraised hand, and other details. Dave lives in the Metro Detroit
area.
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Chris Leach
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Chris was Lead Artist for the Froot Loops box. Chris works in the construction industry and lives in the
Metro Detroit area.
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Larry Pieniazek
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Larry is the proprietor of Milton Train Works, and thus had overall project management responsibility. He
also helped with portions of the display and statues. Larry works for IBM as a Solution Architect and lives
in the Metro Grand Rapids area.
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Nik Pieniazek
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Nik was responsible for the undersea display. Nik will be in 8th grade next year and lives in the Metro Grand
Rapids area.
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Spencer Rezkalla
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Lead artist for Tony the Tiger, Spencer works at a major auto manufacturer in product development and lives
in the Metro Detroit area.
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Steve Ringe
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Lead artist for Pop!®, Steve also had design and fabrication responsibility for
all the bases and armatures. Steve works for an automotive plastics company as a Senior Designer and lives
in the Metro Detroit area.
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Jason Spears
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Lead artist for Snap!® and Crackle!®. Jason also was
the display coordinator and the bulk of the display items are his. As President of MichLUG Jason served as
the executive liason to the club. Jason works for Whirlpool as a Layout Drafter and lives in the St Joseph
area.
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Back Row: Spencer Rezkalla, Jim Garrett, Larry Pieniazek, TONY!, Ken Koleda, Allison Tribul (KCCUSA)
Front Row: Jason Spears, Trevor Koleda, Chris Leach, Steve Ringe
Not Present: Dave Laswell, Nik Pieniazek
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