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Oregon, Wisconsin, Us

There is no other company in the industry with Trachte’s experience in prefrabricated structures. The Trachte family has been a recognized leader in small span buildings and shelters for over ninety years. Trachte bases its success on mutually beneficial relationships and strategic partnerships with end users, consulting engineers, contractors, OEMs and value-added resellers. That’s why a large percentage of current company growth comes from repeat customers. They indicate that the reason they return is due to unsurpassed product quality and overall satisfaction.

The industry leader in self storage with over 100 years of experience that designs, manufactures, and erects a full line of durable, pre-engineered and customized steel self-storage systems. Divisions include Trac-Rite Door, Inc a manufacture of roll-up doors and Fire Facilities, Inc. a leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of fire and tactical training equipment.

Manage all engineering functions for all three divisions of the company. Managed a successful initiative to obtain CSA A660 approval for buildings manufactured by Trachte.Managed all Customer Service and Technical Support functions for all three company divisions.Responsible for all product warranty claims.Dealt personally with all customer service and technical support issues that escalated to the management level.Designated engineer for handling product liability claims.Managed the complete redesign of all Trachte multi-story building designs.Managed up to 40 engineering personnel. Managed all engineering staffing levels to meet sales levels.

In addition to responsibilities listed below, responsible for the management of all sheet metal and door manufacturing operations.Part of a select group of company managers responsible for the marketing of the company to outside investors.Successfully obtained Florida Building Code Product Approval for Trac-Rite Door wind rated door products.

In addition to responsibilities listed below, a member of the company's management team with budget and management responsibility for engineering support functions and all quality assurance initiatives.Managed a successful initiative to become registered as ISO 9001 compliant.Managed a complete redesign of the single story building line for Trachte.

Manage a design team dedicated to implementing product improvements, design changes, and cost savings for existing Trachte and Trac-Rite product lines. Responsible for the development of productivity tools for Trachte engineering production. Manage the Customer Service Department for both the Trachte and Trac-Rite Door divisions. Engineer in responsible charge for all Trachte buildings in designated states.Worked closely with the Trachte and Trac-Rite Sales staff to incorporate customer requests and feedback into the standard design offering.Handled all customer service occurrences that escalated to a management level. Situations included warranty claims and field visits. Responsible for insuring that all design errors discovered in the field were corrected on future projects.Managed the complete redesign and testing of the entire Trac-Rite door line.Provided field training for builders unfamiliar with the assembly of Trachte products.

Stoughton, Wi, Us

A global provider of engineered acoustic, emission and filtration solutions for power generation, oil, gas, and industrial markets.; Structural design of acoustic and filtration systems.Designed structural support systems for inlet and exhaust silencers for gas turbine power generation systems.Created MathCAD and Excel tools to automate repetitive design calculations.Performed and analyzed finite element analysis of exhaust silencers for compressors to determine natural harmonic frequencies to avoid structural damage during operation.Worked closely with compressor supplier to understand the complex operating environment for specific silencer installations.

Responsible for all product improvements and new product development.Developed and programmed multiple product configurators to generate accurate bills of materials, bills of operations, and prices for metal building and self-storage products. Responsible for the design and development of new metal building and self-storage products.Researched, designed, and patented a modular storage system for residential and commercial storage.Designed a new style of self storage building and developed MathCAD calculations to perform design calculations and structural member selection for custom buildings.Studied in detail the feasibility of using steel framing for residential construction in the Midwest.Designed and built a custom aluminum signal building for the railroad industry.

An architectural engineering firm that specializes in professional services for electric power and energy intensive clients. Dedicated exclusively to serving the electric power industry and related businesses since 1891. Engineer - Structural Engineering DepartmentStructural design of power plant components and field inspection of existing structures.Designed support steel and flue gas ducting for desulfurization systems.Developed MathCAD templates to automate the structural design of flue gas ducting. Provided peer training for the use of these tools.Designed chimney and smoke stack work platforms for emissions testing as dictated by the Clean Air Act. Member of the structural exam team. Participated in the field examination of existing structures at power plants around the country. Responsible for creating field reports detailing the condition and recommended maintenance of these structures.