Griffin Brunner Email & Phone Number

Rocklin, Ca, Us

(Promoted to Senior Mechanical Engineer in January 2023)Collaborative design, fabrication, and modification of an omnidirectional treadmill, along with the relevant tooling for small scale production. Both translating 2D designs to full 3D production ready models and creating original components from scratch. As a key early employee of a startup that has gone through several rounds of successful funding, I've had the opportunity to fill many more roles than most engineers with my years… Show more (Promoted to Senior Mechanical Engineer in January 2023)Collaborative design, fabrication, and modification of an omnidirectional treadmill, along with the relevant tooling for small scale production. Both translating 2D designs to full 3D production ready models and creating original components from scratch. As a key early employee of a startup that has gone through several rounds of successful funding, I've had the opportunity to fill many more roles than most engineers with my years of experience, including:[Production Manager]Managing day-to-day operations of the production facility as needed. Designing, manufacturing, andtesting tools used by production.[Quality Technician]Verifying the accuracy of inbound first article components from vendors and establishing Non-Conforming Material Reports (NCMRs) and Corrective Action Reports (CARs) when components anywhere in the production line fell outside of standard production tolerances. [Game Engine Plugin Developer]Rebuilt both the Unity and Unreal Plugins from scratch to meet modern game development standards for use with any XR project (fully self taught). Responsible for managing the plugins on the Infinadeck GitHub site and their respective marketplaces.[Game Developer]Generated many of our early demo environments, using assets procured from the Unreal Marketplace and Unity Asset Store. [Game Publisher (for Infinadeck Studios)]Responsible for uploading our complete demos to Steam for ease of accessibility by customers.[Engineering Sales Support]Assisting customers directly with the setup and operation of their products, remotely and on-site. With customers in the medical, military, fitness, gaming, and educational fields, I have provided individualized support for each of them.[Trade Show Exhibitor & Demo Operator]Assisted and led the buildup, teardown, and operation of booths and product demonstrations at industry trade shows including CES, Augmented World Expo, and Warrior West/East. Show less

During my time at UCSD, I had several jobs in the engineering department, all focused on teaching others about engineering technologies, both used in current manufacturing and those of the future.[Section Tutor] (Fall Quarter of 2016)Assisted in leading a specific subdivision of students from the Introduction to Mechanical Design class (MAE 3). Hosted section hours for teaching my students specific design concepts, and hosted office hours in the Design Studio for use of all… Show more During my time at UCSD, I had several jobs in the engineering department, all focused on teaching others about engineering technologies, both used in current manufacturing and those of the future.[Section Tutor] (Fall Quarter of 2016)Assisted in leading a specific subdivision of students from the Introduction to Mechanical Design class (MAE 3). Hosted section hours for teaching my students specific design concepts, and hosted office hours in the Design Studio for use of all students in the class for the purposes of their developing of their group projects.[CAD Tutor](Fall Quarter of 2015, Spring Quarter of 2016)Instructed the entire Introduction to Mechanical Design class on details for basic computer aided design in Solidworks, along with offering up specific helpful tips and tricks for the more advanced users. Provided office hours for students of all skill levels, both enabling those who needed individualized assistance to find success, and providing further knowledge for the students who were ahead of the curve.[3D Printing Assistant](Spring Quarter of 2015)Co-ran the 3D Printing Lab in the Mechanical Engineering department. Both aided students in learning more about fundamental 3D printing concepts, and assisted those looking to execute on more complicated concepts. Maintained a print queue used by all students to run over 500 parts between 3 printers, all the while managing that queue such that students could get their parts in time for their various class projects. Show less

Assisted in the development of carbon-fiber baseball bat prototypes for Louisville Slugger products. Learned about the research and development process with a hands on approach, making physical components for testing and developing an understanding for the sheer amount of work that goes into developing and optimizing what can seem like the simplest product.