Hey Hew!

I guess this is where I should let you know who I am and where I’m from. I’m born and raised in Calgary, AB, Canada and I’ve lived here my entire life. My first experience with woodworking was in junior high school during shop class. We learned about wood, metal, leather, plastics and throughout my tenure I made some pretty awful works of art throughout high school. No….they weren’t art…they were just awful. But I stuck with it and continued to learn how to make things better!

After high school I went to SAIT and got a diploma in Computer Engineering and this set me up to work as a technician fixing electro-mechanical things. After 10 years as a tech, I dove into the world of corporate IT support for the next 6 years. And that folks, is how fast 16+ years of your life can pass.

On January 13, 2022 the depressing world of corporate IT decided they were done with me and kicked me to the curb. Yes - I was fired! Fired from the place I kept on it’s feet during the entirety of the pandemic. But hey, that’s what the corporate world is like. Everyone is replaceable, because you’re just a number to them at the end of the day. So, in that moment I had two options.

1: Find another soul sucking, depressing, corporate job

2: Put everything I had into Hewman Made and see how far I can go!

Guess which one I picked ;-)