Today we’d like to introduce you to Steven Rioux.
Hi Steven, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
This is not just my story this business is both mine and my wives’ her name is Jenniffer Kuivinen.
From Steve:
I have my own controls business called Minuteman Controls, LLC where I mainly design and program systems for companies like robotics for Amazon to rides for Universal Studios Orlando. So, my background is intense in science, technology and programming. I grew up in a rather poor community in Massachusetts, and it’s always been a dream of mine to be able to pass my knowledge, excitement and love for building, creating, designing, programming and essentially making something from nothing to others of all ages and abilities.
From as young as I remember I aways had a passion to take everything apart and hopefully put it back together where it could still work again. I was always fascinated with how things work and professionally, it’s always exciting to me to be able to make large pieces of machinery move with a few strokes of computer keys.
I have always been part of the maker community from building and using 3d printers, laser engravers, CNC machines and even designing and programming holiday lightshows for my house.
From Jen:
I grew up facing significant adversity. Spending time in foster care, and learning early how to adapt, observe, and figure things out on my own. Survival required problem solving. It required resilience.
At 18, I was hit by a drunk driver and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Recovery was not simple. I had to relearn, rebuild, and push through cognitive challenges that most people never see. (And sometimes still do) That season reshaped how I think about learning, patience, and perseverance.
I have always had a curiosity for the world and how it works and what the processes are.
And the experiences I have faced pushed me to be a problem solver.
When I became an adult and a mother, I made a conscious choice to advocate and stand with those who feel overlooked, the hands-on learners, the deep thinkers, the ones that are wired differently. (and we all are wired differently) I made a choice to help them understand that they are capable of anything, and they have the power to excel when they put their mind to it.
It began with classes, but it has always been about something bigger. It is about creating a community where curiosity is celebrated, where failure is part of growth, and where people — children, teens, and adults alike — can build confidence by building real things.
My dream is not simply to teach. It is to cultivate a space where resilience is modeled, mentorship is personal, and different wiring is recognized as strength.
Weirdly Wired reflects the lessons I learned the hard way: rebuilding is possible, problem-solving is powerful, and community changes outcomes.
From Both :
We came together to build Weirdly Wired, from a conversation of Steve’s dream to always offer a space like this and Jen’s desire to build a community for everyone to come together and grow.
We are a blended family and between the 2 of us we have 6 kids, 3 are homeschooled and 3 are in public school. This is where we saw a lack of a small, hands-on engineering spaces, where learners of all backgrounds could build, tinker, experiment, and grow.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It has not been a smooth road at all. Our biggest struggle is balancing professional life, personal life and growing Weirdly Wired. As we grow Weirdly Wired I (Steve) still work more than full time with customers of Minuteman Controls, LLC and travel all over the world. Jen homeschools her 3 boys (which alone is a full-time job) and helps a local Co-op. plus of course all the other actives our family participates in like Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and participating in school activities for the 3 that go to public school. With all of that growing Weirdly Wired has been a slow but steady process.
In our early growth phase, we invested in community outreach, using the infrastructure we have at Weirdly Wired, to produce large and small Cub Scout events. While it strengthened our presence and mission alignment, we later recognized that we needed to better balance our outreach with sustainable business development.
When we develop a new class, we like to take the time to test it thoroughly and refine the details. This can be an extensive process, as we are committed to delivering high-quality, meaningful experiences.
At times, we encounter challenges in determining the best structure or execution for a program.
Our kids have often served as early testers and collaborators, (they also love to help in the class), but they are currently ages 9-15. So, coordinating schedules, gaining full cooperation, and keeping them away from hangry, can be challenging. However, they have played a significant role in shaping the space and have supported us every step of the way.
We started with offering 3d Printing classes, where students (kids to adults) could come in and learn the entire process of building a printer to printing parts, and at the end of the class they take the printer home with them.
We opened up to more classes like programming, physics and learning about circuits, robotics with Lego League.
Finally, in November of 2025 we sponsored and participated in Maker Faire Orlando where we launched our full program starting in spring of 2026 and we are proud to announce that we have officially started Quarterly classes that we are calling our Micro School on March 2. We hope to keep building new and exciting classes that
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
We love what we do so much that our entire family is involved.
We want people that choose to join our classes to feel like family and want to come back time and time again.
Classes are intentionally small so people can ask as many questions as they want, experiment and learn by doing.
Our goal is to build a space where people of all ages feel comfortable experimenting with their curiosity. We offer programs for all ages, some blended and some for specific age ranges (Kid, Teen, Adult).
Weirdly wired offers single day classes, multi day classes and this summer we will launch our first summer camps. Our classes are on all different topics but include 3d printing, arts, programming, robotics, circuits, soldering and much more. This summer we expect to have some really cool classes like DIY arcade system, Battle Bots, 3d modeling, game design with animation and much more.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
Come Check us Out!
Pricing:
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Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.weirdlywired.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMoqgSlOdv/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeirdlyWiredDeltona
Image Credits
All Taken by Weirdly Wired
