Resume

Galen M. Bowen

Avenida Cuauhtémoc 606, Nuevo Ideal, Durango, Mexico

3331 Zaina Lane, Ukiah, California, USA

+52.677.879.0565 Mexico / +1.530.826.4872 USA

galen@bowentechnical.com

Skills

  • Solid Modeling: Very proficient with Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks.
  • Drafting: Able to quickly produce clear and accurate working drawings for production. Able to correctly apply GD&T where appropriate.
  • Calculations: Adept at performing energy, flow, heat transfer, and thermodynamic calculations.
  • Technical Writing: Able to communicate clearly, succinctly, and correctly in writing.
  • Fabrication: Basic level of proficiency in TIG and MIG welding, turning, and milling.

Experience

June 2002 – Present

Bowen Technical Services

USA/Belize/Mexico

Owner/Operator

Provided technical services in a variety of fields, including the following:

  • Conveyors and product handling
  • Nut harvesting and processing equipment
  • Climate-controlled chambers
  • Small aircraft components
  • Inventor assistance
  • Factory machinery
  • Biodiesel production
  • Solar Heating
  • Fixtures for public buildings

May 2016 – September 2017

Biodiesel del Norte

Nuevo Ideal, DGO, Mexico

Owner/Operator
  • Produced ASTM D6751 compliant biodiesel using a self designed/built biodiesel production system. Fuel was sold to local agricultural customers.  Business was operated profitably and then sold in September 2017.

 

May 2008 – April 2016

Springboard Biodiesel, LLC

Chico, CA, USA

Senior Mechanical Engineer
  • Led the research and development of each item in the company’s product lineup.  Also served as head engineer for the company’s internal biodiesel production facility.
  • Wrote patents, quotes and proposals, owner’s manuals, technical procedures, spec sheets, technical blogs, portions of grants, internal procedures, and technical support correspondence. Also assisted in error-checking and improving marketing documents.
  • Designed PDM system to manage documentation and inventory. (Later implemented by IT at the company as a web-based tool.)

Oct 2004 – April 2008

AGR, LLC

Chico, CA, USA

CEO/Mechanical Engineer
  • Along with two partners, started the company from scratch. As CEO, led company until its sale in April 2008.  During the company’s final quarter, net sales exceeded $500,000, and products were being featured in Northern Tool & Equipment’s catalog.
  • Designed all of the items in the company’s product lineup (BioPro biodiesel processors and other biodiesel production equipment).
  • Managed product documentation and oversaw in-house and outside manufacturing.
  • Took the lead in marketing.

June 2003 – Sept 2004

FAFCO, INC

Chico, CA, USA

Mechanical Engineer
  • Designed and oversaw construction of new machinery and improvements to existing machinery employed on plant floor.
  • Designed new solar domestic hot water system.
  • Conducted and documented testing of solar domestic hot water system performance.

 

June 2003 – Sept 2004

Advanced Equipment Systems

Chico, CA, USA

Technical Drafter
  • Assisted a product development engineer by producing working drawings  of his designs for shop personnel or outside fabricators.

Certifications/Awards

United States Patent Office

  • US Patent #7,398,779 for solar domestic water heater thermosiphon configuration
  • US Patent #7,628,828 for a biodiesel processing machine
  • 3 other domestic patents currently pending

World Ag Expo Top 10 New Products of 2006

  • BioPro 190 Biodiesel Processor

California Department of Consumer Affairs

  • E.I.T, 2002

VICA/Skills USA

  • Gold Medal, 1998 National Skills Olympics, Technical Drafting, Secondary (High School) Division

Miscellaneous

  • Languages: Native English speaker. Proficient in Low German (Plautdietsch).   Moderate proficiency in Spanish.
  • Mexican Permanent Residency/Permission to work in Mexico