Being Geek Chic is a blog about one woman navigating the male-dominated industries of production and tech. It's written by Elizabeth Giorgi, Founder, CEO and Director of Mighteor - one of the world's first internet video production companies. Learn more about Mighteor here.
Alicia Gibb is an artist, an engineer, a rule breaker and a hardware hacker. She’s also the founder of Lunchbox Electronics, a company that creates innovative and playful products with imagination and a hardcore passion for open source hardware. It’s R&D plus art and a healthy dose of geekiness.
And get this: Gibb created Build Upons—LEGO-compatible, light-up bricks. Put us on that pre-order list asap.
In the meantime, check out this stellar lady geek’s Q&A with us!
Q: What was your inspiration for launching Lunchbox Electronics?
A: I decided to start a company to fund my R&D habits and enable me to mass manufacture products. Lunchbox Electronics is an R&D Lab inspired by art and engineering—my two backgrounds. I mostly just wanted to invent things, sometimes artsy, sometimes engineery, and sometimes just plain silly. Having my own company seemed to be the easiest way to accomplish that.
Q: What’s your current favorite Lunchbox Electronics toy?
A: My favorite toy that we manufacture would be our Stop and Go Soldering Kit. It’s a DIY soldering kit that you can keep playing with by integrating it into your existing LEGO sets once you build it.
My favorite “toy” as in favorite piece of equipment at Lunchbox Electronics is definitely the Lulzbot 3D printer.
Q: When did you discover you were “geeky”?
A: When I was 5, I dressed up as an engineer for Halloween, when I was 6 I went as a robot. I think I knew at a pretty early age.
Q: If you could take any fictional character out for a drink, whom would you choose and what would you drink?
A: I would take out a minion for a job interview, because I have a lot of manufacturing to do! I would probably order a banana shake for solidarity since minions are into that whole banana thing.
Q: What would you tell your 13-year-old self?
A: I would tell my 13-year-old self not to get deterred by a few bad apples out there and trust my gut to go into science - but if I had done that, I might have been too busy being a research scientist at NASA to start my own R&D company. So I guess I would just tell my 13-year-old self that she is awesome!
Emma Bauer is a Being Geek Chic Contributor. Clearly, she’s got great taste. She is a PR enthusiast, dog lover, tea drinker, art appreciator, and of course, aspires to Be Geek Chic. Follow her on Twitter: @emmalynnbauer
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