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