» The Shipbucket Team

Here's a listing of the people that have made Shipbucket possible.

MConrads

Name: Martin
Position: Founder
Short Bio: I am a lawyer living in Hamburg, Germany. I have been a naval enthusiast for several years, a passion that even my short stint as conscript could not extinguish.

Favorite Warship: NFR-90 and its derivatives
Favorite Period: Dreadnought arms race and post Cold War

MihoshiK

Name: Mischa
Position: Founder / Moderator
Short Bio: I live in Amersfoort, geographical center of the Netherlands, and thus, the world. I work as a lab assistant for a cosmetics firm. Likes: Good Whiskey, Thai food, graphic novels, Sci-Fi, drawing warships. Unabashedly proud of the fact that he got the Shipbucket ball rolling before there was a shipbucket.

Favorite Warship: De Zeven Provincien (LCF Frigate)
Favorite Period: The Jurassic

Gollevainen

Name: Antti
Position: Administrator
Short Bio: I live in Tampere and work as district heating oriented construction engineer. I have drawn warships since the year 1 I think, and shipbucket is just the current incarnation of that habit.

Favorite Warship: ?
Favorite Period: ?

Colosseum

Name: Ian
Position: Administrator
Short Bio: I'm a business analyst working for a tech firm in Austin, Texas. Hobbies include shipbucket, amateur radio, historical firearms, and hiking/climbing in Colorado.

Favorite Warship: USS Alaska (CB-1)
Favorite Period: U.S. Navy of World War II

Portsmouth Bill

Name: Douglas
Position: Moderator
Short Bio: Lives near Cambridge, England. Works as a Housing Officer in local goverment. Obsessions: Lady Portsmouth (L.P.) All things Naval, English Springer Spaniels. Good Scotch, food and wine. Sibelius. Sci-Fi. Walking in Scotland.

Favorite Warship: HMS Douglas
Favorite Period: World War II

nighthunter

Name: Cutler
Position: Moderator
Short Bio: I live in Everett, WA, USA & Everett Naval Station, but originally from Tacoma, WA where I was surrounded by Naval Base Kitsap, McChord Air Force Base, Fort Lewis & Camp Murray. I'm an amateur war historian. Ex-US Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Ex-US Coast Guard. Likes: Sharks, MS Paint Projects, Military History, Sci-Fi, Steampunk & Society for Creative Anachronism/ Renaissance Faires.

Favorite Warship: Any ship named for a city of or the state of Washington.
Favorite Period: Great White Fleet (1890s)

TimothyC

Name: Timothy C.
Position: Technical Administrator
Short Bio: I'm and MechEng student from Ohio, with a focus on Thermo & Fluid Dynamics. I am also the point of contact for Intellectual Property issues as they relate to Shipbucket. In addition, I currently run the twitter feed.

Favorite Warship: DG/AEGIS
Favorite Period: Late 20th Century

Hood

Name: James
Position: Moderator
Short Bio: Lives near Lancaster, England. Currently studying for a Masters in History. Interests, besides contributing to Shipbucket, include; aviation, military and naval history since 1900, modern history, drawing, architecture, Sci Fi, reading and being a player and member of Wesworld naval RPG since 2005.

Favorite Warship: CVA-01
Favorite Period: Cold War

erik_t

Name: Erik T
Position: Moderator
Short Bio: Fluid dynamicist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Of particular interest to me are the systems engineering and integration challenges in warship design that became apparent in the Washington Treaty era, took on dramatically greater importance in the post-WW2 era of integrated electronic warfare, and even now do not seem fully manifested.

Favorite Warship: ?
Favorite Period: ?

Lazer_One

Name: Antonio
Position: Moderator
Short Bio: I live in Milano, Italy ... not so far from Sea. I am an Electrical Engineer specialized on laser & photonics but with a lot of other interests from surfing & windsurfing to hystory passing through sciences and arts.

Favorite Warship: I like any ship but I love the "iced" ones and submarines.
Favorite Period: Modern era & Sail-age