Maker
Building and making.
Allowing people to hold thier imagination in the palm of thier hand.
Teacher
Teacher, Artist, Activator.
Educating people about technology and possibilities.
Public & Keynote Speaker
Dynamic speaker and communicator.
Communicating to people possibility and using technology to make dreams happen.
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Rebuilding a secondhand bandsaw
Rebuilding a secondhand bandsaw For the past few years, Gil has been looking for the right opportunity to add a bandsaw into his workshop. After his trip to New York City, to hang out and learn with Jimmy Diresta, Gil came across an old desktop bandsaw that needed a...
read moreMakers Vs Crafters – Gender bias in Maker Culture
Makers Vs Crafters - Gender bias in Maker Culture Makers Vs Crafters At a Buzzconf 2017, a family-friendly technology festival where participants and presenters spend the weekend together in country Victoria, Australia Gil Poznanski presented a talk entitled “How...
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Vacuum Former for the Connected Community Hackerspace
Vacuum former created for the Community Connected Hackerspace After Gil returned from my Makertour earlier this year a number of local Melbourne Makers reached out wanting to catch up, build, and socialise together. This became a group we call Melbourne Maker Links...
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Library at the Dock Makerspace news article
Library at the Dock Makerspace Library at the Dock's own Makerspace is the subject of a local newspaper article featuringGil Poznanski who is the Creative Technologies Activator for the library. The article discusses what the Makerspace offers to the public as well as...
read moreThe importance of story in creating and making
The importance of story in creating and making Gil was invited to the Initiative headquarters to take part in their "Talking Heads" influencers series. Initiative is a worldwide media company which allowed Gil to bring together his two passions, creating and making...
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Jimmy DiResta – New York – Makertour 2017
Gil arrived in New York City to meet and learn with Jimmy DiResta. For those of you who do not know Jimmy he was a New York-based designer, artist and video producer before co-hosting "Trash to Cash" with his brother John DiResta, "Hammered with John & Jimmy DiResta'...
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Testimonials
Gil’s energy is just amazing. He is enthusiastic, willing to meet, learn, get to know processes and fully immerse himself. Thank you Gil!
Jimmy DiRestaThe presenter Gil, was excellent. He explained ideas in simple terms that were easy to understand. It was enjoyable and I look forward to learning more. Thank you for providing this session – very valuable.
Tim ReadyHoly smoke! I always knew you were a Stark.
James WanGil was professional in terms of presentation style, working with the participants and his knowledge of the topic was elite. He wasn’t just talking about stuff, he was sharing first hand experience. It was the level and experience of someone who is being paid professionally to present to a conference.
Geoff McDonaldClient orginisations:
Telstra
HP
TiVo
Paramount Pictures
University of California, Los Angeles
City of Monash