the Valormill story
After a period of intensely seeking the Lord, Trigg officially submits his resignation as COO of a Northwest Arkansas electronics contract manufacturer to start a company focused on product development company and electronics design.
September 7, 2021
The name of Valormill is chosen for the budding team. The name is based on a fascination with old things and parallels from the Bible, in the book of Judges, chapter 6. See the full naming story here.
September 14, 2021
Trigg completes his final week working for a contract manufacturer. That same day, Valormill gains its first employee as well as its first customer — marking this date as the official beginning of Valormill.
October 15, 2021
The initial vision script for Valormill is completed. This exciting vision sets the stage for what Valormill will become over the next three years. It provides alignment and clarity for our team, allowing us to achieve unparalleled success in reaching our goals as we focus on what matters most.
November 15, 2021
April 8, 2022
May 6, 2022
The first Valormill PCBA prototype is assembled at Valormill.
Jani Proko is hired as the first intern of Valormill. Jani’s focus is on software development, primarily in the mobile application space.
May 18, 2022
Valormill is awarded its first patent for the creation of an NFC-enabled, electronic-ink trophy plaque. Click here to learn more about this project!
July 1, 2022
Valormill is awarded its first fixed-price engineering contract. Check out this epic customer over at Empathy Tool!
July 12, 2022
July 14, 2022
The second Valormill intern is hired — Blake Arnold. Check out Blake’s bio!
August 16, 2022
The third Valormill hire is made — Raul Flores. Learn more about Raul here!
October 15, 2022
Valormill turns One Year!
May, 2023
Valormill hired our firmware developer Joshua Milnes. Learn more about Joshua here!
October 15, 2023
Valormill turns Two!
October 24, 2023
We hired our first executive assistant, Elyssa Sasongko.
Onward and upward! The Lord has over and over proven his providence to Valormill. The team has continued to expand, so we also launched our EMS partnership program.
We are looking for contract manufacturing companies that will partner with us. We're looking for a two way relationship, where we can drive business to you, and you can drive new design projects to us. Find out more here!
November, 2023
We are blessed to have our very own Linux guy in the form of Blaze Moore. Learn more about Blaze here!
December, 2023
The legendary David Covington joins the team. Learn more about David here!
January, 2024
Valormill has continued to expand, and adding Coleman Wilson to the team! Coleman is spearheading the mechanical design team. Check out the mechanical design offerings here.
Along with Coleman, Jacquelyn Blush joins the team to become the new executive assistant.
April 12, 2024
Evan Ayres joins the team, bringing fresh talent to the hardware and software development teams.
May, 2024
September, 2024
The latest addition to the Valormill team is our very own Hannah Zimmerman! Hannah joined the team and is leading the business development.