Laurie Wicker Email and Phone Number

I am the Service Manager at Easy Street Recumbents here in Austin, Texas. We are a full-service recumbent bicycle and tricycle sales and repair shop, the only such shop in Texas and one of a very few in the United States. I am also chief Bodger, tasked with creating custom solutions to provide our customers with the exact product they need. Many of our clients have physical impairments that prevent them from riding standard bikes, trikes, and bents. We make it possible for these folks to get back to cycling by developing the mechanical workarounds needed to make them independent riders once again.

L R Wicker Design is the outlet for everything I design, build, and sell through my Etsy shop. I also use the blog of the same name to highlight my futher aquisition of skills and investigation into new avenues of creativity and creation. Currently Blacksmithing and Bladesmithing are the where I am concentrating these efforts. Please stop by my Etsy shop to see what is currently available.

Demonstrate period appropriate Blacksmithing techniques in a restored Blacksmith's shop located within the Park. The local ABANA group, The Balcones Forge, operates the forge in conjunction with Zilker Botanical Garden to enrich the Park experience for attendees.

Instructor for TechShop. Currently teaching Laser Cutter SBU, Bookbinding SBU, Stained Glass SBU. Will also be leading several holiday oriented workshops in November-December.

Elected member of the Board of Trustees for Balcones Forge Organization, one of the largest and most active Blacksmith Organizations in the United States. Recognized by ABANA, the American Blacksmith Association of North America.

Assist Master Blacksmith in demonstrating period appropriate tool production using authentic equipment in a restored period setting.

QA Analyst for simulations using proprietary game engines.

QA Analyst for DC Comics Universe Online I am currently tasked with Group Content testing for end game content. We are preparing for our inevitable launch by putting the final polish on this high profile content.

Tested Disney Epic Mickey on the Wii platform. Performed various tasks associated with testing: Verified daily builds, maintained QA bug database and reported daily totals to QA and Production leads, as well as typical testing and reporting of bugs discovered via daily play through of assigned stages.

Responsible for testinggames on multiple consoles, reporting issues and regressing them until they are resolved.

Responsible for Quality Control of the production of electronic images for clients legal documents.

Responsible for testinggames and reporting issues with regard to various Operating Systems and hardware configurations.

Responsible for testing games,logging bugs, and regressing them to insure the game met the client's standards.

Responsible for all purchases of educational software, licensing and box product for students, professors, and staff. Managed a staff of full-time employees and student workers, assisted technicians and sales staff, and was responsible for all store operations.