The Shield Team
COVID-19 ARMY
The Shield Team
My husband Sundar Sivaraman and I are printing 3D Face shields to be used as personal protective equipment.
In the unprecedented times, we felt powerless against the virus and wanted to do something to help the frontline workers. This was a perfect opportunity. On March 29, I got an email from Doug Scott, an educator at Hopkinton High school asking for help in 3D printing face shields. Sundar and I jumped at the opportunity to help as we had a 3D printer at home that was lying unused.
It all started around March 22, with a tweet where Mass General Hospital President Dr. Peter Slavin said he was worried about the lack of personal protective equipment. This prompted a call to action from Doug Scott of Hopkinton High School, Mike Looney from Mashpee Public school and Mark Westlake of Minnesota.
They came up with a design to 3D print face shields and The Shield Team was born.
The Shield Team is a network of about 190 educators, students and residents across 22 states doing their best to help flatten the COVID curve by producing protective face shields for those in need.