Helping you move from design, through development and onto production.

SIMPLE + STRATEGIC
our story
53

Clients

64

Years of Combined XP

750

Products

94

% Repeat clients

28 Gorilla is a Product Design Firm that started in 2017.  Our engineers help companies design and create devices from start to finish. With notable clients such as General Dynamics, Dillon Aero, Stryker, & Knox, 28Gorilla has made its name in the field and continues to reach out and grow.

CREATIVITY

Creative minds to give multiple solutions

EFFICENCY

Effective use of time to get the most out of every project

SCALABILITY

The ability to adjust performance
and cost as needed if things change

EFFECTIVENESS

Work done correctly to get the best end result

Our Clients

Our Projects

American Equus
EQX Vitals
Kutta
K-TAC
Knox
Key Defender
Nexus 21
Moving TV Wall Mount
Wrap
BolaWrap
ibColumbo
Fingerprint Scanner
Stryker
Wall Control for Surgical Lights
Xator
Javelin Fingerprint Scanner

What We Offer

We offer a variety of different services to help assist our clients in meeting their wants and needs. We can assist with everything from schematic designs to prototype builds, software to hardware, or even adjustments on existing builds.

PRODUCT DESIGN

ELECTRONICS

SOFTWARE

SENSING TO IDENTITY

CLOUD DATA

CONNECTED DEVICES

QUALITY TESTING

DESIGN TO MANUFACTURE

Meet the 28GORILLA Team

Andrew Phillips
FOUNDER / PRINCIPAL

Andrew Phillips

FOUNDER/PRINCIPAL

Before Co-founding 28Gorilla, Andy held global engineering leadership positions at A.O.Smith and Generac, where he managed engineering teams in the US, Europe, and Asia.

He holds several patents in motor design and led Generac’s Smart Platform Initiative and New Product Introduction team. He is a former UL delegate for the standards committee and has founded and launched numerous data-based companies.

Jordan Klosa

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Jordan joined 28Gorilla from Nant Energy where he served as a Senior Engineer developing control algorithms for lithium-ion Hybrid batteries.

Before this, Jordan worked at Generac Power Systems, designing, developing, and leading several microcontroller and wireless connectivity projects.

Peter Lankisch

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Peter joined 28Gorilla from ZPower, where he worked with Silver Zinc battery technology. Before this, Peter was an engineer at Nant Energy developing embedded software for Zinc Air and Lithium Battery Management Systems.

Peter’s work also included improving overall round trip efficiency and reliability of Zinc Air batteries via software.

Alyssa Thompson

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Alyssa joined 28Gorilla from Arizona State University, where she studied Electrical Engineering and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She was enrolled in the Barrett Honors program, where she studied human system factors in engineering using eye tracking in her honors thesis.

Alyssa specializes in hardware, and some of her skills include PCB layout design, soldering, and performing circuit analysis.

James Sargent

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

James has a background in science, data analytics, entrepreneurship, and software development.

The National Science Foundation funded his past work, and Arizona State University awarded him the Most Outstanding Student of the Year in 2017.

Nemanja Kuzmanovic

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Nemanja joined 28Gorilla with a science, entrepreneurship, and product management/development background.

He graduated with honors from Arizona State University before co-founding a health-tech startup.

Kendall Murray

TECHNICIAN

Kendall is from Overton, Nevada. She made her way to Arizona and started her career in the service industry as a server, bartender, and manager and has been in the industry for 15 years.

Throughout her career, she has applied her skills in all aspects of her life. Currently, Kendall works to assist our engineers with daily tasks, such as soldering, to help complete projects.

Megan Gingerich

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

Megan moved to Arizona from Chesterfield, Virginia, back in 2017. Since then, she has held positions in various customer service-orientated jobs.

Megan currently works as the Admin for 28Gorilla and helps with duties at the front desk and in the labs when needed.

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