Name: Louis "Darth" Hsiao

Position: Benevolent Dictator

Alma Matter: UC Berkeley and that other school across the bay (Stanford?)

At CDI Since: The Mesozoic Era

Star Wars or Star Trek: Death Star vs Enterprise?

Bagels or Donuts: Life Savers

Favorite Quote: "...that is why you fail..." - Yoda, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning..." - Colonel Kilgore, Apocalypse Now, "Plan on things not going according to plan." - Louis Hsiao.

Favorite Movie(s): The Godfather, Alien, The Big Lebowski, Casino Royale (Daniel Craig), Patriot Games, Dodge Ball, Airplane, Star Wars

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Oia on Santorini

Turn-Ons: Sunsets in a hammock, good pizza, a nice smile

Turn-Offs: People who don't appreciate what they have, Bad Welds, Smoking

Life Lessons: Good common sense will get you far in life

Favorite Powdercoat Color: Cardinal Frost White H309-WH27 followed closely by Bronze T025-BR01

Hobbies: Building things, architecture, art, design, photography, hiking, tennis, bicycling, competitive dog walking, and watching sports

Favorite Stupid Dance Move: MJ's crotch grab

Name: Larry "The Fix" Rockwell

Position: Director of Business Development

Alma Matter: New York University

At CDI Since: 2003

Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Wars (so long as Sir Alec Guinness is in it)

Favorite Quote: "In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." - Orson Welles, The Third Man

Favorite Movie(s): Too many to mention. For starters: Lawrence of Arabia, The Searchers, The Philadelphia Story, Citizen Kane, Jules & Jim, La Strada, The 7 Samurai, Casablanca, Red River, Modern Times, An American in Paris, The Palm Beach Story, 20th Century, Chinatown, Godfather 1 & 2

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Florence

Life Lessons: The best offense is a good defense

Hobbies: Watching my favorite sports teams: Stanford Football, SF Giants, SF 49ers

Nobody Knows That I: Once appeared in a movie with Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Vanessa Redgrave, and John Hurt. If you can guess the title, you're good. And if you've seen it, you're one of VERY few

Favorite Animal: Rio and Bug

Name: Curt "Tiberius" Jo

Position: Design Director

Alma Matter: San Jose State University

At CDI Since: 1999

Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Trek (…hence my nickname)

Bagels or Donuts: Donuts ("Glazed Old Fashioned" is a favorite)

Favorite Movie(s): 2001, A Space Odyssey

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Paris (Great architecture and art), Barcelona (Great people, food, culture, and art)

Turn-Ons: : Mid Century Modern design, Haruki Murakami novels, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, reading with my morning cup of coffee

Turn-Offs: Commuting on 85, the "rainbow wheel of death" on my iMac

Hobbies: Tending the garden, international travel, and skiing up at Tahoe

Favorite Animal: Cats (I have 3 of them!)

Name: Ann Marie "Awesome" Alanes

Position: Operations Manager

Alma Matter: Loyola University Chicago

At CDI Since: 2005

Favorite Quote: "I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany."

Turn-Ons: Monday Treats Made from Scratch, the Dessert Menu, People Who Follow my Instructions, Organic Food, Double and Triple Rainbows, Unicorns, Costumes & Any Excuse to Dress Up, Overseas Trips, Checking Off Checklists, Spreadsheets, Silliness, Joy, Ridiculously Shiny Metallic Red Nail Polish

Turn-Offs: No Monday Treats, Uncooperative People, Monsanto, Inhumane Treatment, Comic Sans, the Smell of Vomit, Hair on Porcelain, Mullets, Sidewalk Spit, Wardrobe Malfunctions, Mean People, Idiots, Stalkers and Guys Who Think They're "All That", Plastic Packaging, Wal-Mart, Fracking, Slender Man

Nobody Knows That I: ...was a hip hop dancer on The Jenny Jones Show

Hobbies: Songwriting & Singing, Dancing & Choreography, Retro Fashion, Creating (Jewelry, Accessories, Practical Things, Decorations, Themed Events), Dog Training & Dog Nutrition, Coordinating Events, Cooking & Baking from Scratch, Contemplating Street Art and Pop Surrealism, Tai Chi, Hashtagging

Favorite Animal: My pet lion, Tankers

Favorite Stupid Dance Move: The Typewriter

Name: Laura "Mugs" Mulligan

Position: Designer

Alma Matter: Carleton University

At CDI Since: 2010

Star Wars or Star Trek: Star Trek: TNG or Voyager

Bagels or Donuts: Tim Horton's Maple Dip Donut... mmm

Favorite Quote: "Oh, I'm a crumbling canyon wall, and I'm taking you with me." Well, not today, pal! Uh-huh, uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-uh."

Favorite Movie(s): The Emperor's New Groove, Men with Brooms, Harvey

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Gimmelwald, Switzerland

Nobody Knows That I: Have flown under the Golden Gate Bridge in a helicopter

Favorite Colour: Maple Leaf Red

Hobbies: Woodworking, Legos, making stuff, hiking, curling, soccer, and watching sports

Favorite Animal: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Favorite Stupid Dance Move: The Lumberjack

Name: Kevin "The Muscle" Dickson

Position: mostly sitting (aka Designer)

Alma Matter: UC Hard Knocks

At CDI Since: 2011

Favorite Quote: "I am Ergo the Magnificent, short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose and wide of vision."

Favorite Movie(s): It's a story of fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles,... and there may be kissing.

Turn-Ons: Full and round, with a mature wood note

Turn-Offs: A lack of passion

Life Lessons: Skipped that class and went to the beach

Hobbies: Going up or down mountains

Favorite Color: Rust

Favorite Animal: Sacchromyces Cerevisine

Name: Brook "Long Haul" Plog

Position: Project Manager

Alma Matter: San Jose State

At CDI Since: 2012

Star Wars or Star Trek: Equal parts 60's 'Trek and 70's/80's 'Wars

Favorite Quote: "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

Life Lessons: Righty tighty, lefty loosy (that covers about 89% of my daily dilemmas)

Nobody Knows That I: I'm Batman

Favorite Powdercoat Color: The one your company's next display will be in. definitely that one.

Hobbies: Filling out questionnaires about my favorite things

Favorite Pastimes: Chuckling to myself, while making assorted, clever smiley faces with e-z cheese, on crackers. I'm doing it right now

Favorite Animal: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Animal

Favorite Stupid Dance Move: So many of my dance moves are stupid. Impossible to chose just one

Name: Wyanne Tsang

Position: Designer

Alma Matter: Queen's University (Mech Eng), AAU (IDS)

At CDI Since: 2014

Star Wars or Star Trek: Ewoks for life (Star Wars Eps. IV-VI only)

Bagels or Donuts: Timbits

Favorite Quote: "Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!...." -The Mighty Ducks

Favorite Movie(s): Last Hero in China, Men with Brooms, Stardust

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Istanbul (not Constantinople)

Turn-Ons: A good chuckle. Really good sushi or bbq ribs (possibly together)

Turn-Offs: Smokers, Bullies, Durian, Sandwich Condiments, Chores

Nobody Knows That I: Was a competitive pianist as a child.

Hobbies: Travelling near and far. Lego. Accidental Adventures. Snow-based activities. Softball.

Favorite Animal: Pandas and Honey Badgers, two animals at opposite ends of the survival instinct spectrum.

Name: Jill Daisy

Position: What needs to happen? Marketing, Project Managment, Business Development, Dog Petting (Program Manager)

Alma Matter: Columbia College Chicago

At CDI Since: 2014

Star Wars or Star Trek: Battlestar Galactica remake

Bagels or Donuts: That's like asking, "Cyanide or Arsenic?"

Favorite Quote: "They call me the Hiphopopotamus my lyrics are bottomless...".

Favorite Movie(s): Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Favorite Foreign City So Far: Paris, what's not to love?

Turn-Ons: Sunshine, Morning coffee, Dance, Musicality, Humor, Humility. Good design.

Turn-Offs: Automated toilets and sinks. Chicago in February. Sidewalk fecal matter. Litter-bugs.

Life Lessons: Don't eat yellow snow.

Hobbies: Creating Music, Jewelry, and Art. Cycling, Hiking, Exploring new hobbies and deciding if I like them enough to pursue.

Favorite Animal: Oscar and Willis

Favorite Stupid Dance Move: Type in "Country Hip Hop Dancing" on YouTube. You're welcome...