Seattle Coffee Gear Crew

True to our customer-centric mission, our entire crew is focused on helping you navigate the seemingly complex world of home espresso machines. With our knowledgeable, frank advice and excellent service, we are all available to assist you in selecting your machine, learning how to pull a perfect shot of espresso or adding accessories to your existing setup.

Customer Support Team

Michael

Superpowers: Buying advice, tips & tricks, customer service

Digs: Hiking, birds, classical music, literature, and writing

Drinks: Organic Assam Tea

Edgar

Superpowers: Buying advice, troubleshooting Yoda, customer service

Digs: Playing sports, hanging out with friends, going out

Drinks: Mojito

Conor

Superpowers: Order Management and Customer Service

Digs: Hanging with friends, jokes, Starbucks

Drinks: Hot chocolate

Ana

Superpowers: Mind travel

Digs: Sourdough culture kits, Foraging, and Ramen!

Drinks: Coconut Lychee Mint Smoothie

Rowena

Superpowers: Super Intuition

Digs: Eating, Sleeping, Reading, Love for animals and strays

Drinks: Coffee, Pineapple juice, Buko juice

Stephen

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: Guitar, Reading comics, Watching random videos

Drinks: Beer

Arnel

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: Aquascaping and Aquarium stuff, Gundam assembely, Transformer G1 Figurines

Drinks: Hot coffee with creamer

Catie

Superpowers: Improvising, adapting, and overcoming even the hardest situations

Digs: Gaming, Nature, Painting

Drinks: Grapefruit Seltzer Water

Technical Services Team

Andy

Superpowers: Machine Repair

Digs: Gaming, woodworking, prop-making, electrical engineering

Drinks: Ginger beer

Peter

Superpowers: Machine refurbishment

Digs: Live music, quality time with my dog, dancing and singing just for fun

Drinks: Quad Latte, Red Wine

Jessie

Superpowers: Machine Refurbishment

Digs: Guitar, painting, reading

Drinks: Dirty chai

Brian

Superpowers: Machine Repair

Digs: Video games, golf, camping

Drinks: Espresso

Corey

Superpowers: Machine Refurbishment

Digs: Enchanting, smithing, archery

Drinks: Blackbriar mead

Myles

Superpowers: Kindness, patience, and humility are my bread and butter

Digs: I love art! Primarily music and sketching!

Drinks: My Momma's homemade lemonade

Trevor

Superpowers: Machine refurbishment

Digs: Rocket League, golf, Magic the Gathering

Drinks: Sprite

Rylee

Superpowers: Absorbing extremely obscure star wars knowledge

Digs: Collecting Music, Horror and Sci-Fi, Literature

Drinks: Arnold Palmer

Natasha

Superpowers: Everything you would ever need in my bag

Digs: Embroidery, Sea life, Tattoos

Drinks: Apple Juice

Amanda

Superpowers: Excellent hindsight

Digs: Aquarium keeping, terrible horror films, frogs

Drinks: Redbull Lemonade

Heidi

Superpowers: Positivity, Endless Energy, Remembering Trivia

Digs: Reading and Writing

Drinks: Lattes and Kombucha

Marketing Team

Kelli

Superpowers: Product marketing, planning, and organization

Digs: Gardening, traveling, and trying new restaurants

Drinks: Vodka martini, straight-up with 3 olives

Jake

Superpowers: Digital support guru, tips & tricks, customer service

Digs: Baseball, hiking, traveling

Drinks: Cold brew or green juice

Cory

Superpowers: Google Stuff

Digs: Video Games, Soccer, Cats

Drinks: Blue Gatorade

Kim

Superpowers: Visual Branding

Digs: Photography, Hiking/Yoga, Food and Drinks History

Drinks: Cortado; Martinez

Product Team

Joshua

Superpowers: Product marketing, writing

Digs: Cooking, bouldering, movies

Drinks: Root beer

Jason

Superpowers: Teaching

Digs: Hiking, camping, reading, cooking

Drinks: Craft lager 

Sales Team

John

Superpowers: Milk Steaming

Digs: Coffee, food, Jesus

Drinks: One and One

Chris

Superpowers: 3rd Party Marketplace Savant

Digs: Dogs, pools, quiet

Drinks: Mr. Jim Beam, neat

Amanda

Superpowers: 3rd Party Marketplace Client Order Service

Digs: Books, dogs, rain

Drinks: Good People Bearded Lady

Ariel

Superpowers: Customer Service, over-caffeinating, talking with my hands

Digs: Cooking, mixology, playing the violin

Drinks: Aviation Cocktail

Operations Team

Mike

Superpowers: Chief Executive Officer

Digs: Camping, Traveling, and Golf

Drinks: Cadillac Margarita

Sarah

Superpowers: Process Development and Documentation, Training, and Playing with String

Digs: Knitting, Reading, Spoiling Her Cat, Maizy Moon

Drinks: Drip with Half and Half

Shannyn

Superpowers: Operational Wizard

Digs: Sailing Trips, Wildlife Rescue, Hiking

Drinks: Spicy Margarita and Cold Brew

Lena

Superpowers: Machine refurbishment

Digs: Spending time with family, loving my pets, going to shows with friends

Drinks: Dirty Hippie

IT Team

Chris

Superpowers: Computer Wizard

Digs: Music, Martial Arts, Cats

Drinks: Latte or IPA

Nick

Superpowers: Systems Ninja

Digs: Family time, adventures, and playing Legend of Zelda

Drinks: Drip with milk

Daniel

Superpowers: Empathy and problem solving

Digs: Video Games, Japanese Media, Olympic Weightlifting

Drinks: Double Shot Americano

Nick V.

Superpowers: Systematic Comprehension

Digs: Space, Computers, Photography

Drinks: Iced Lemon Tea

Shipping & Receiving Team

Brandon & Dyna

Superpowers: Logistics and Warehouse Ops

Digs: Motorcycles, mountain bikes and family

Drinks: Toddy Cold Brew

Ryan

Superpowers: Shipping, Receiving and everything in between

Digs: Football, camping, and Dungeons and Dragons

Drinks: Iced Coffee or Seltzer water

Amanda

Superpowers: Invisibility

Digs: 4 Wheeling, Fishing, Travel

Drinks: Sweet Tea

Ashley

Superpowers: People Person

Digs: Hanging with my kids, home remodels, playing with my dogs

Drinks: French vanilla cappuccino

Justin

Superpowers: Mind control

Digs: Looking at houses and business for sale, Business and personal development

Drinks: Redbull

Tim

Superpowers: ESP

Digs: Backpacking, Fishing, Cooking

Drinks: Lime Ricky

Brittani

Superpowers: Always being there for friends and famiy

Digs: Photography, Traveling, Cooking

Drinks: Dr. Pepper

Luis

Superpowers: Warehouse Operations

Digs: Family time, Cars, Outdoors

Drinks: Fresh squeezed lemonade

Savanah

Superpowers: Empathy

Digs: Writing, scrapbooking, art

Drinks: Coffee or Tea

Purchasing Team

Savannah

Superpowers: Purchasing, processes, relationship building

Digs: Climbing, skiing, backyard cookouts

Drinks: Coffee or a good Pilsner

Finance & HR Team

Sean

Superpowers: Finance and accounting guru

Digs: Traveling, hiking, spending time with family

Drinks: Americano with a splash of cream

Sharon

Superpowers: Understands the language of accounting

Digs: Love the hot sun, hiking, biking and cooking, but not the cleaning part

Drinks: Chai Latte with whip cream

Courtney

Superpowers: Time Travel

Digs: Travel, wine tasting, Seattle Kraken

Drinks: Spiced Cinnamon tea and IPAs

Natalie

Superpowers: Accounting and Excel Nerd

Digs: Zumba, Cooking, Painting/Drawing, Dogs and Martial Arts

Drinks: Decaf coffee with honey and black tea

Cher

Superpowers: Finding and rewarding the best of the BEST superheros in the entire universe

Digs: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Traveling the World, Watching Comedies

Drinks: Americano with cream and two raw sugars

Retail Team

Mark

Superpowers: Customer service

Digs: MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NCAA Football

Drinks: Coffee/soda

Joseph

Superpowers: Connection to source

Digs: Extraction, Food, Relaxation

Drinks: Water

Eric

Superpowers: Operational Tetris

Digs: Snowboarding, Overland Adventures, My Dogs

Drinks: Double Espresso or a "Last Word"

Alexander

Superpowers: Freaky good selective hearing, customer service

Digs: Painting, Magic the Gathering, Video games with friends

Drinks: Coca-Cola or a double-shot screwdriver

Alex

Superpowers: Patience, love and empathy

Digs: Live music, video games, traveling

Drinks: Caramel macchiato

Sam

Superpowers: Explaining a frendly way to look at science

Digs: Glassblowing, Gardening, Illustrating

Drinks: 450 North Slushy

Hannah

Superpowers: Eating pucks of ground espresso like an Oreo

Digs: My dog and cat, Turning trash into trees, Wildlife conservation

Drinks: Mano Kombucha

Alexus

Superpowers: Customer Service

Digs: Baking, Gardening, Long Walks With My Dog

Drinks: Just about anything on ice

Jacob

Superpowers: Friendly and Relaxing Energy

Digs: Writing, Reading, Hiking

Drinks: Shakerato with orange zest and a splash of oat milk

Brandon

Superpowers: Latte art coffee madness and being obsessive about way too many things. I love to learn, and plan to never stop. Some people say I have a nice smile too

Digs: Music, Coffee, Self Care

Drinks: Pistachio Rose Latte

Maggie

Superpowers: Connecting with a variety of different people and showing empathy towards their sharings; Giving people the room and confidence to be themselves. I'm also kinda funny

Digs: Tik Toks, Sewing, Adventuring

Drinks: Water, is that boring :p

Kendall

Superpowers: Make anyone in the room laugh, Dog whisperer, and Can drink more than three cups of a coffee a day

Digs: Singing, Dogs, and Video Games

Drinks: Cold Brew

Pablo

Superpowers: Make Cheetos appear out of thin air

Digs: Playing Guitar, Latte Art, Running

Drinks: Water

Hunter

Superpowers: Has a robot dog, taser gauntlet, and can 3D print my way out of any situation

Digs: Engineering Projects and Building custom mechanical keyboards

Drinks: Gesha Coffee brewed as a pour over with a splash of oatmilk

Sean

Superpowers: Calm in Chaos

Digs: Cooking, Hiking, Random Adventures

Drinks: Espresso, Smoothies, Fresh Fruit Juice

Gabriel

Superpowers: Customer Service + Hype Man

Digs: Comics, Basketball, Making Photo Edits of my Friends

Drinks: Mango Smoothies

Aubrey

Superpowers: Customer Service, Empathy, and Listening

Digs: Reading, Writing, Listening to Music

Drinks: White Chocolate Mocha with Cold Foam

Ken

Superpowers: Ability to hear, smell, feel, see and taste

Digs: Mechanical Keyboards, Bowling

Drinks: Iced Oat Milk Latte

Founders

Gail

Superpowers: Equipment education and troubleshooting, buying advice

Digs: Power boatin'!

Drinks: Dry cappuccino... or anything with half and half

Victor

Superpowers: Marketing, product management, operations

Digs: Cooking, biking, guitar

Drinks: Dry Cappuccino