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2K - Collaboration: From Sea to Shore by way of the Drawing Board

Moderator:

John K Hanson Jr., President, Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors

John Hanson founded the award-winning Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine in Camden, Maine, where it was published for 22 years before moving to Rockland in the fall of 2009. The publication also produces an annual in-water boat and home show in Rockland during the second weekend of August, now heading into its eighth year, and a well received website (maineboats.com) that complements the other products and provides original content as well.  One mission of his company is to present Maine’s proud artisans—boatuilders, furniture makers, artists, architects, and other creative workers--to the rest of the country and the world. Hanson has served on the boards of the Maine Marine Trades Association and Searsport’s Penobscot Marine Museum.

Speakers:

JB Turner, President Lyman Morse Boatbuilding

JB Turner grew up racing and cruising sailboats in Noank Ct.  He graduated from Bryant college in 1987 with a BS in business management.  While in school, from 1985 until 1987 he worked in a bareboat charter program out of Dodson Boatyard in Stonington Ct.  After graduation he joined the service yard as assistant yard manager.  In 1988 he moved into the yard manager position.  In 1994 he moved his family to Camden Maine and worked as a service manager for Wayfarer Marine.  In 1998 he was asked to join Lyman Morse overseeing the yard.  In 2001 he became a partner in the business and continues focusing on both the day to day operations as well as the overall plans for the yard.

Michael Hewes, President, Hewes and Company

Michael Hewes started as a one man cabinet shop in an old barn in Down East Maine.  Since then the company has grown steadily in reputation and scope of work. In 1999, Hewes & Company moved to its present 19,500 square foot headquarters in Blue Hill, Maine.  Today, Michael Hewes maintains oversight of the entire operation as well as day-to-day project management. Hewes’ work philosophy, dedication to excellence, conscientiousness, and respect for his customers and colleagues is reflected in every employee and in all aspect of the company's operations. The shop’s highly skilled team members handle every project – large or small – with thoughtful care and unparalleled craftsmanship, resulting in a high level of customer satisfaction.

Michael Roy, Co-founder and President, Phi Home Designs

Michael Roy is the co-founder and president of Phi Home Designs. His passion for woodworking started at a young age. His career began in furniture making at a well known company in Connecticut. He then went on to study and teach boatbuilding. After this he returned to Connecticut to apprentice with an old-school craftsman in house construction and historic renovations. This lead to starting his own custom cabinet shop, which he ran for 4 years before moving to Maine.  Once in Maine, he took on the role of Shop Manager at a well known high-end construction company for 5 years. In 2003, he co-founded Phi Home Designs which embodies his extensive background in design, fine home construction, cabinetry, and furniture making. Furthermore, Michael has spearheaded a unique approach to home building that  entails working collaboratively with the client, architect, landscape architect and interior designer from the initial concept to completion of the project.

Patric Santerre, Principal, ARCADIA designworks

Patric Santerre is a Maine native who spent his early life in the “forest island” community of Millinocket. Living between town and “the lake,” Patric had plenty of time to explore nature and was less interested in a formal art and design education until departing Maine in 1979 for Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. After a year of computer science he discovered, and was quickly dedicated, to the study of art, theatre and architecture. He continued his studies of Art & Design at Virginia Polytechnic Institute receiving a 5 year professional degree in architecture and producing a sizeable collection of steel sculpture. After a brief return to Maine in the late 80’s, Patric met his wife, artist/designer C.M. Bard and together they embarked on a challenging life inside the Washington DC beltway. After 4 years of developing a domestic portfolio for an international architecture and engineering firm, and drawing and sculpting at night, they moved to Urbana, Illinois where Patric earned a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design at the University of Illinois. During 4 years in the Midwest plains, Patric gained
invaluable insights to product design, teaching as an assistant professor, and how to express and document his imagination using digital Cadd, audio and video editing software. Patric has been back in Portland, Maine since 1998 where he is helping raise their children and making award winning architecture and product design at ARCADIA designworks a multi-faceted design firm that he co-founded with Ms. Bard.

Stuart “Mac” Ferris, Lyman Morse

Stuart “Mac” Ferris joined Lyman Morse as the Cabinet Shop foreman in 1995.  Prior to coming to Maine, Mac ran a high end carpentry business in Colorado specializing in high end residential and commercial construction 24 years.  He is passionate about period furniture and architecture, particularly American and English styles, and is recognized for his beautifully hand carved pieces found in Lyman Morse’s boats.  His expertise in fine construction recently helped the company expand into the home building and remodeling business, where he has overseen 3 large scale projects in the last 2 years.