{"id":1723,"date":"2026-07-07T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/?page_id=1723"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:55:01","slug":"lizz-hampton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/mentorship-team\/lizz-hampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizz Hampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to The Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">The Frank Institute<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tMentor Team: Lizz Hampton\t<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large  wsu-image--style-round\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"1188\" data-id=\"1724\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-792x1188.webp\" alt=\"Program Mentor\" class=\"wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-792x1188.webp 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-396x594.webp 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton-132x198.webp 132w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/LizzHampton.webp 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Director of Operations at RapidMade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lizz-hampton-88723a40\/\">Lizz Hampton on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lizz Hampton is the Director of Operations at RapidMade, an advanced manufacturing and product development company specializing in rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, thermoforming, CNC machining, and engineering solutions. She leads cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations, helping drive significant company growth while leading operational excellence and the implementation of the organization&#8217;s ISO 9001 Quality Management System.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lizz began her career at RapidMade as a production finisher and progressed to Director of Operations, gaining hands-on experience across manufacturing, engineering, quality, and business operations. She is also a former entrepreneur who founded and operated her own company, patented a product, and won several business pitch competitions, including Pitchfest NW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduate of the University of Oregon, Lizz holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Product Design and Fine Art with a minor in Business. 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