about us
Since 1998, we’ve had 4,000 sq ft of fantastic fabricating space in the heart of the Crossroads Arts District.
As a team of diversely experienced individuals and a shop of curated resources, we are equipped to take on a vast variety of projects. We love new ideas, techniques, and opportunities to highlight our client in the best way possible. Projects come to us from clients in various forms: imagined, designed, or fully planned, and we gladly jump in at any point to see it through to the end. We love taking on large-scale, complex, and artistic projects, knowing that our team and shop make this type of work a perfect fit for us.
the team
Dick Jobe
Founder & Chief Machine Head
Coming from an auto‑based career as the “Dr. Volvo of KC,” Dick has shaped Machine Head into what it is today. A talented machinist with years of fabrication experience, he brings deep mechanical know‑how and a hands‑on understanding of how things work. Dick is passionate about guiding projects from conception to completion, ensuring precision, craftsmanship, and artistry at every step.
Jeff Beith
General Manager
A lifelong designer and sculptor, Jeff brings a rare blend of artistic training and years of hands‑on fabrication experience to Machine Head. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts and more than twenty years leading creative studios, he has built a career around turning ideas into tangible, well‑crafted work.
Robyn Nichols
Guest Artist
Robyn Nichols is an international jewelry artist with a vision – a vision that the beauty of nature can be brought to life in the sculpting of sterling silver. Robyn’s graceful and elegant sterling silver jewelry and tableware are sold and collected across the United States, Canada, Australia, England, South America and the Caribbean countries.
the shop
Aside from our unique team, our shop and its assets within are what make us stand out. Organized for the most efficient and flexible use, our tools and equipment have been selected carefully.
