Donny Grimes

Donny Grimes is a skilled mechanical engineer with extensive experience in various engineering roles. Currently serving as a Mechanical Engineer at Kirby Company since April 2022, Donny previously held the position of Development Engineer II at Peak Nano from November 2018 to February 2021. Donny's career includes experience as a Product Manager for Fives North American Combustion, Inc., and as Co-Founder of PneuKinetics, LLC, a startup focused on developing passive lower-limb exoskeletons utilizing pneumatics. Notable achievements include earning multiple awards in competitive entrepreneurial events, such as 2nd place in Cleveland State's Entrepreneurial Senior Design pitch competition and 1st Place for a Senior Design Project in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cleveland State University, where Donny earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. Additional roles include work as a Contract Mechanical Engineer for Rambus and as an Undergraduate Researcher and Physics Teaching Assistant at Cleveland State University.