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Bre Pettis
Pettis at the 26th Chaos Communication Congress, December 2009
Born	c. 1972/1973 (age 40–41)^[1]
Education	The Evergreen State College,Pacific Oaks College
Known for	co-founder and CEO of MakerBot Industries

Bre Pettis (born c. 1972/1973^[1]) is an American entrepreneur, video blogger and multi-artist.^[2] He is also known forDIY video podcasts for MAKE,^[3] and for the History Hacker pilot on the History Channel.^[4] He is one of the founders of the Brooklyn-based hacker space NYC Resistor.

Pettis is a co-founder and the CEO^[5] of MakerBot Industries a company that produces 3D printers.^[3] Besides being a TV host and Video Podcast producer, he's created new media for Etsy.com, hosted Make: Magazine's Weekend Projects podcast, and has been a schoolteacher, artist, and puppeteer.

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Early life and education[edit]

Pettis was raised in Ithaca, New York. At the age of 13 he moved to the Seattle area, where he later graduated fromBellevue High School.^[6] Pettis is a 1995 graduate of The Evergreen State College,^[7]^[8] where he studied psychology, mythology and performing arts.^[6]

After college, Pettis worked as floor runner and camera assistant on feature films in Prague and as an assistant at Jim Henson's Creature Shop in London.^[9] He then attended Pacific Oaks College and graduated^[8] with a teaching certificate.^[6] He worked as an art teacher for the Seattle Public Schools from 1999 through 2006.^[2]^[6]

Personal life[edit]

Pettis and Kio Stark have a daughter, Nika Stark Pettis, born July 8, 2011.^[10]

References[edit]

^ Jump up to:^a ^b Dwyer, Jim (March 4, 2011). "Kittens With Jet Packs? Not Yet, but These Inventors Are on It". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2011. "The group that created the 3-D MakerBot printer — Mr. Pettis, 38, Mr. Smith, 27, and Mr. Mayer, 35"
^ Jump up to:^a ^b "About Bre Pettis". BrePettis.com. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b Downes, Laurence (April 10, 2010). "Geeks on a Train". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
Jump up^ Baichtal, John (September 5, 2008). "History Hacker: Bre Pettis explains Tesla". Wired.com. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
Jump up^ "Bre Pettis Interview on Founder Stories". MakerBot Industries. June 30, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b ^c ^d Pettis, Bre (September 8, 2005). "Art Newsletter". BrePettis.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
Jump up^ "Evergreen magazine: News & Notes (page 20)" (PDF). The Evergreen State College. Fall 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b "Bre Pettis". BusinessInsider.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
Jump up^ Pettis, Bre (December 5, 2007). "Prague". BrePettis.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
Jump up^ Pettis, Bre (August 2, 2011). "Survival Guide to a Hospital NICU". BrePettis.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.