Bill Bensing, PE, MBA

Applications Engineer/Territory Manager at Kirst Engineering Co
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Tyler Haggin

I have had nothing but great experiences working with Bill over the last few years. Bill is great at responding immediately and productively with whatever we were working on, and getting things done quickly. I hope to work with Bill again in the future.

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Credentials

  • Professional Engineer
    Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
    Jan, 1988
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Kirst Process Equipment - Division of Bray Sales Inc.
    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Applications Engineer/Territory Manager
      • Mar 2017 - Present

      Develop proposals and quotes to meet customers request. Develop marketing plans to focus on customers that would potentially use our products in various industries. Follow up with sales calls to these customers to establish a working relationship for future business. Meet with existing customers on an ongoing basis to evaluate their needs and issues. Provide on-site surveys to identify potential areas of improvement or troubleshoot and make recommendations Develop proposals and quotes to meet customers request. Develop marketing plans to focus on customers that would potentially use our products in various industries. Follow up with sales calls to these customers to establish a working relationship for future business. Meet with existing customers on an ongoing basis to evaluate their needs and issues. Provide on-site surveys to identify potential areas of improvement or troubleshoot and make recommendations

  • FMC Technologies
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Bussiness Development Manager
      • 2014 - 2016

      Developed new solutions for application of our product. Provided customers with on-site technical support for installation, start-up and operation of metering systems. Worked directly with customers to develop the technical details of projects utilizing our products. Provided applications and technical support assistance to the outside sales force. Developed new solutions for application of our product. Provided customers with on-site technical support for installation, start-up and operation of metering systems. Worked directly with customers to develop the technical details of projects utilizing our products. Provided applications and technical support assistance to the outside sales force.

  • Delafield Corporation
    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Engineering Manager
      • 1997 - 2013

      Developed, designed and oversaw several hydro-electrical-mechanical systems/programs that were $1 million plus accounts. Met with customers and helped to guide them into solutions that our company could provide. Provided detailed written quotes for projects with options. Managed multiple projects from quotation through design, fabrication and testing. Provided engineering support to customers, operations, maintenance, and sales. Responsible for the development of all welding and brazing procedures and there qualification, plus welder/brazer qualifications. Provided A.S.M.E. section VIII design and calculation packages for projects. Developed E.U. Pressure Equipment Directive packages for products that required one. Utilized ASME, API, ASTM, and AWS specifications

  • Allied Systems Company
    • Vernon, CA
    • Engineering Manager
      • 1994 - 1997

      Provided engineering support to customers for custom designs of electro-hydraulic systems to meet specific application. Provided detailed written quotations for systems and available options. Managed multiple projects from order entry through design and material procurement, assembly and test, and certification and installation. Responsible for scheduling and assigning priority to shop work orders and service calls. Solved problems in equipment/design/materials/personnel that may have prevented meeting our delivery schedules. Total responsibility for facility maintenance and the design and implementation of capital projects. Provided input on new technology, engineering standards, and government regulations that might affect the business. Aided in the development of new business opportunities and marketing plans.

  • Unocal Corporation
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Project Engineer
      • 1992 - 1993

      Planned and completed defined project objectives with a consistent record of positive project cost control. Responsible for entire projects from beginning to end, total expenditures averaged $10 MM per year. Effectively coordinated with different departments or discipline within the company, utilizing outside sources as necessary and apply my own knowledge and experience to solve complex problems. Initiated objectives or strategies and made recommendations on policies and safety standards. Kept current on technology, engineering standards, and local, state, and federal regulations

  • GATX Terminals Corp
    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • Senior Project Engineer
      • 1988 - 1991

      Developed, planned, budgeted, and managed up to ten major construction projects per year for the west coast largest public storage terminal which handled in excess of 200 million gallons per month of crude, refined, end exotic fuels and liquids. Individual project budgets ran as high as $8 MM and had to be completed on schedule, within budget and in compliance with all contract conditions, plant safety and security rules, and federal, state, and local regulatory agencies including OSHA and the AQMD. Established and maintained excellent rapport with upper management, customers, vendors, and regulatory officials enabling me to solve problems at all levels. Additional responsibilities included meeting with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors. Being a committee member to determine long range capital and construction plans, provide technical support to operations and maintenance, and acting chairperson for the terminal quality team.

  • Yates Industries
    • Beaumont, CA
    • Plant Engineer
      • 1986 - 1987

      Developed and started to implement a long range plan to reconstruct and improve plant operations in a copper foil manufacturing facility where all the fluid streams were toxic and/or corrosive. Responsibilities included design, capital budget planning, capital request, writing engineering statements of work, reviewing bid packages, subcontracts administration, and coordinating the maintenance department. Also worked on the final phases of an E.P.A. closure plan for hazardous waste ponds. Throughout this project I became very familiar with E.P.A. requirements for handling, storage, and containment of hazardous materials.

  • Kimberly-Clark
    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supervisor
      • 1985 - 1986

      Supervised as many as 70 union maintenance and production personnel on up to 5 different product lines converting tissue paper roll stock to finished consumer products. Interfaced with and provided support to the manufacturing and engineering departments to improve process/productivity and maintain consistent product quality levels utilizing statistical in-process control techniques. Administered department procedures and policies within the guidelines and content of the existing labor agreement between the company and the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. Participated in a joint Union-Management employee involvement team approach to problem solving.

  • Martin Marietta Corporation
    • Vandenberg A.F.B., CA
    • Mechanical Design Engineer -
      • 1983 - 1985

      Designed small systems used by maintenance crews to test ground support systems for the Space Shuttle Program at Vandenberg A.F.B.. The systems were designed in accordance to military and commercial specifications. Designed systems totaled over $1 million in contracts. Provided rapid response support for non-specified equipment needed within three months or less. Supported sub-contracts department to select qualified contractors to build test systems. Assisted quality control and sub-contracts department in having test systems delivered from the contractor according to the contract requirements

  • Bechtel Power
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Piping Field Engineer
      • 1981 - 1982

      Responsible for installation of sixteen piping systems at a nuclear power plant. Specifically accountable for material take-offs from drawings and specifications, audit work to meet drawings and specifications, planned and scheduled projects, redesigned systems to avoid interference problems, and system walk downs and testing. Responsible for installation of sixteen piping systems at a nuclear power plant. Specifically accountable for material take-offs from drawings and specifications, audit work to meet drawings and specifications, planned and scheduled projects, redesigned systems to avoid interference problems, and system walk downs and testing.

Education

  • Golden Gate University
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Project and Construction Management
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
    Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Certificate, Plant Engineering

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