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Rumor has it that they're now building error-free playfields entirely from memory. So much for those 900 pages of assembly instructions!
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Meet TJ Weaver, our lead Mechanical Engineer.
TJ joined the Multimorphic team in 2012 to help turn all of our early machine and playfield concepts into fully engineered products, starting with the floating flipper assembly and then going through literally every other component in the P3. He's also been the primary engineer on all of our playfield modules, and he's created some of the most mechanically impressive interactive mechs in the pinball industry. Things like the 3-axis crane in Heist; the 8-ball spaceship ball lock in LL-EE; the multi-shot diverters, hamster wheel, and UHF camera in WAMONH; and the ball-firing spaceship with its raisable shield in Final Resistance were either fully designed or engineered to work properly by TJ.
In addition to product engineering, TJ helps with almost everything we do that requires a good handle on mechanical concepts. Be it a technical writer, technical manufacturing advisor, facilities and manufacturing equipment installer and operator, customer support rep, etc, etc, TJ's obviously played and continues to play a major role in Multimorphic's growth from garage startup to fully-fledged pinball design and manufacturing company.
TJ lives in Georgetown, TX with his wife Kim and daughter Charley. When he's not at work, you might find him working on his vintage right-hand-drive Mini Cooper or hand-making creative gifts for his friends and family. TJ also continues to enjoy tech work on local collectors' pinball machines, though he rarely has time to do that anymore because of the many hats he wears at Multmorphic.
As we grow, we'll look forward to off-loading many of the responsibilities TJ takes on. We can't wait to see what he creates when he can dedicate his work days solely to new product development!
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Meet Bill and Nate, two more of our assembly experts at Multimorphic. Bill is always smiling. He's also always building frames, assembling chassis, or helping prepare new parts for assembly. Nate... we haven't yet seen his full expression behind his beard, but we sure hope he's smiling, at least sometimes! Nate is usually building sub-assemblies, such as flippers, side targets, and wall/scoop devices.
Bill lives in Leander, TX. When not helping assemble P3s, he loves to entertain. He's an actor, singer, and musician, and you may find him performing around Austin on the weekends.
Nate moved to Round Rock, TX about a year ago and claims he likes to eat, sleep, and play video games and D&D. We couldn't even guilt him into saying he's picked up pinball. Some day, Nate, some day. You're going to play pinball and smile... at the same time![quoted image][quoted image]

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Meet John, our lead cabinet builder. He works closely with our CNC operator to build and paint a growing number of P3 cabinets each week. After also applying the metal skins that hold our magnetic artwork, John delivers the completed cabinets to our assembly team so they can put in all of the pinball goodness!
When not working, John likes to... umm... build and paint stuff. No really, that's what he said. Well, good news, John, we're going to have more and more things for you to build and paint! We're a match made in heaven!
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Meet Stephen Silver, a man of many talents and many hats. He joined Multimorphic in 2012 to help with video production and has continued expanding his role throughout the years. He was the Creative Director on Heist and co-Creative Director on Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity, but he's also played a large role in the creative process for all aspects of our business.
We met Stephen at the Texas Pinball Festival in 2012 when showing off the very first P3 prototype. He saw a small team of dummies trying to do really cool things with a new pinball machine that had an embedded video screen, and he instantly knew we needed his help.
Stephen apparently really likes to work, as he does a lot of freelance video work both in and outside the pinball industry. In the industry, he's worked with our friends at 86Pixels, For Amusement Only Games, Houston Arcade Expo, and many podcasts, locations, leagues and individuals, providing all manner of marketing and promotional materials. He's also an instructor at MediaTech Institute, teaching multiple aspects of video production and animation, or if you ask him, "hiking my leg over a backwards chair and telling them how we used to do it in the old days."
Stephen lives with his wife and two sons in Richmond, TX. When not working or enjoying time with them, he likes to watch the occasional movie and win arguments from 20 years ago in his head where he forgot to say something cool but just now came up with the perfect comeback. He is undefeated in temporally-augmented debates with absentee opponents. His real claim to fame, however, was being "ass-naked last" in the 2020 rookie of the year TWIPY category. He's still waiting to receive his plaque commemorating this achievement, convinced it just got lost in the mail. What can we say... we hire based on talent, not popularity. Most of us can relate.
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