Who am I
Entrepreneur, problem solver, engineer, leader, event planner, man of many hats.
What I do
- UX Review
- Marketing Consulting
- Sales Process Review
- Web Design
- Ideate Constantly
- Build things
Currently working on:
- Turning the recruiting industry on it's head
- Hack Fat: a way to hack your brain to lose weight.
Things I've worked on
- Reverse job fair connecting companies to awesome developers
- Using 'Google challenges' like screening for incoming job applicants
- New marketing concepts for Commonred
- Sales restructuring for RewardMe
- Converting a boat trailer into a mobile rocket launching and testing platform
Future problems I might work on
- Something to end boring dates: www.boringdate.com - not active
- Helping kids get into inventing
- Solar air conditioning
- Supermilage commuter car
Garrett Dunham
San Jose, CA
(408) 673-8616
Mechanical Engineering graduate possessing strong interpersonal skills with leadership, sales, training, and design experience.
Education
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
B.S. Mechanical Engineering. Graduated: August, 2009
Senior Project
Led team of four during design phase to develop a unique solution for testing specialized rockets on a boat trailer converted into a rocket launcher/test platform.
- Designed and developed a unique test system to greatly increase accuracy while reducing costs.
- Created an expandable system for remote control and data gathering.
Team was awarded one of the top scores out of a group of 30+ senior projects by evaluation of engineering faculty. Project gained NASA sponsorship during design phase. Received a grade of an 'A'.
Hacker Fair
Designed and built website (www.hackerfair.com), generated sponsorships organized and planned a Reverse Job Fair. Produced forward looking sponsorship requests by Google, Facebook, and Rackspace.
- Featured in Mercury news and Mercury News Online
- Raised over $25,000 for the Hacker Dojo, a non-profit organization in Mountain View.
- Sponsors included Microsoft, Palantir, Twilio, and Originate (a unique VC firm).
Work Experience
Hirewire
Founder and CEO
1/11-present
- Created team, product specs, website design, and overall company vision.
- Led design and prototype development phase, helping team to create prototype in 1.5 weeks.
Miller Networks
Account Manager
6/10-11/10
- Create end-to-end sales experience though identification of target market, meetings and follow-up scheduling concluding with a successful close - without any employer provided structure or support.
- Designed/developed marketing collateral for e-mail campaigns - produced first client within hours.
Jenning's Engineering
Composite Aircraft Fabricator
11/07-6/08
- Completed precision finish work on wing molds and built UAV's using composite materials.
- Streamlined in-house procedures, reducing labor costs and increasing efficiency.
Systems
Highly Proficient in: Excel, Power Point
Proficient in: MS Publisher, Word, HTML, CSS
Basic Understanding of: Ruby, Google App Engine, Matlab
Personal Activities
- Ski Racing
- Hiking
- Wakebaording
- Skydiving
- Kite boarding
- Rappelling
Places you can find me