Experience

Heinzen Manufacturing, Intl.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Oct 2018 - Present



DOLE Fresh Vegetables

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Dec 2017 - Jun 2018



Heinzen Manufacturing, Intl.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Sep 2003 - Mar 2017

  Design Custom Equipment and Production Lines for the Fresh Cut Industry (Salad-in-the-Bag). Equipment ranges from conveyors and elevators to shakers, slicers, bin dumpers, wash systems and metal detectors. Design Custom Equipment and Production Lines for the Fresh Cut Industry (Salad-in-the-Bag). Equipment ranges from conveyors and elevators to shakers, slicers, bin dumpers, wash systems and metal detectors.



INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR & CONSULTANT

• Monterey, California

• Independent Mechanical Engineer

  • 1996 - 2003

  Providing engineering expertise on proprietary projects for businesses and individuals in need of mechanical design, documentation, manufacturability issues, document control procedures. Providing engineering expertise on proprietary projects for businesses and individuals in need of mechanical design, documentation, manufacturability issues, document control procedures.



Slautterback Corporation

• Monterey, California

• Project Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

  • 1996 - 2001

  Designed Hot Melt Adhesive Dispensing Equipment and Accessories from concept to launch. Interfacing with customer, vendors, designers and engineers as required meet project schedules and budgets. Designed Hot Melt Adhesive Dispensing Equipment and Accessories from concept to launch. Interfacing with customer, vendors, designers and engineers as required meet project schedules and budgets.



Watkins-Johnson

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • 1995 - 1996

  Worked in the Semiconductor Equipment Group. Traveled internationally meeting with customers to deal with wafer contamination issues due to the transport system on the WJ-999 / WJ-1000 Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (APCVD) tools. Worked in the Semiconductor Equipment Group. Traveled internationally meeting with customers to deal with wafer contamination issues due to the transport system on the WJ-999 / WJ-1000 Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (APCVD) tools.



State of California Integreated Waste Management Board

• Sacramento, California Area

• Engineering Student Assistant

  • 1993 - 1995

  recycling information to private business, government agencies and the public. Gathered and compiled data on 42 counties to assess California’s Landfills and Material Recovery Facilities to assist the Board in determining actions to meet Assembly Bill No. 939 mandating a 25% reduction of refuse going to the landfills by 1995, which it did successfully. recycling information to private business, government agencies and the public. Gathered and compiled data on 42 counties to assess California’s Landfills and Material Recovery Facilities to assist the Board in determining actions to meet Assembly Bill No. 939 mandating a 25% reduction of refuse going to the landfills by 1995, which it did successfully.



Interface: Environmental Land-Use & Planning Consulting Agency

• Santa Barbara, California Area

• Environmental Internship

  • 1991 - 1991

  Provided staff support and developed the project description of an Environmental Impact Report for a residential project by compiling data and conducting site visits. Provided staff support and developed the project description of an Environmental Impact Report for a residential project by compiling data and conducting site visits.



Santa Barbara Municpal Airport

• Santa Barbara, California Area

• Parking and Traffic Consultant/Internship

  • 1990 - 1990

  Wrote a report proposing how to improve the parking situation and ways to finance these implementations, leading to the eventual construction of a new parking structure. Wrote a report proposing how to improve the parking situation and ways to finance these implementations, leading to the eventual construction of a new parking structure.