As a Disabled Veteran suffering from toxic chemical poisoning Todd started his own line of Synergy Surfboards with one goal in mind: Develop and create the most Environmentally Responsible high performance surfboards on the market... PERIOD! No fluff...no bull...NO COMPROMISES! Todd and Ryan first crossed paths nearly 5 years ago when they worked on several of Todd's first board creations together. Where Ryan came from a traditional poly background , Todd immediately started off on the eco path quickly establishing himself as one of the leaders in sustainable surfboard production. Todd teamed back up with Ryan in October 2010 to start work on the ultimate vision: Eco Boardworks. Sacrifices were made as both Todd and Ryan dropped their respective labels to create their own in house line of green surfboards- E-Tech. When he's not at home with the wife and kid, Todd can be found surfing Venice, or in the warehouse constantly working on new files or developing the greenest method possible to make boards.
Born and raised in Oregon where surfing was a true trek. Ryan moved to So Cal in 2000 and quickly fell in love with surfing and the sacred craft of shaping where his artistic background came in handy. What started off as a few shapes here and there for his bros developed into a local following in the South Bay where he shaped out of several garages in Redondo Beach and Hermosa. Full time production work came later after some tutelage from Scott Anderson. Ryan spent the next 5 years working as a full time shaper in a traditional poly glass shop and production assistant. Here he met Rey Banatao of Entropy Bio Resins. "he really opened my eyes up to greener methods of making surfboards". And the rest was history. All the while developing his own brand of Podunk Surfboards Ryan set off on his own unique path. Quickly learning the ins and outs of epoxy lamination and Vacuum bagging directly from Rey. Within a year Ryan was one of the leaders in green glassing, having glassed numerous boards with bio epoxy from shortboards to paddleboards and everything in between. What started off as a goal to make lighter and stronger boards ended up being highly sustainasble and eco-minded in the process. Although the Podunk name has been dropped he can still be found at his local break-El Porto on a daily basis charging at first light before going straight to the Eco BoardWorks shop to mow some foam and make the surfing world greener one board at a time.

A pro skater turned hard charging Venice and Santa Monica surfing local. What started of as a couple shapes for his bros in the early 90's transformed into a full on shaping career. Chano surfboards was quickly established by 1995. Mr. Alvarez was a key part of the team at the legendary Aqua Tech glassing shop for 7-8 years. He perfected his production skills in Hawaii for 8 years charging the gnarly waves on Maui while introducing his shapes to the local line up. He is now back in So Cal and a much welcomed addition to the Eco BoardWorks crew. Chano currently is the GreenHouse Glassing production manager.