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Dave Mason

Dave is the founder, owner, and president of ASC. Prior to forming the company in 1988, Dave was engineering manager at Baron Autoclave (formerly Baron Blakeslee).  Educated as a controls engineer at Univ. of Michigan, he is the author of CPC, Flextime, and other in-house engineering packages.  He also developed the Econoclave ® concept and many other equipment and control products sold by ASC.  Dave divides his time between core management, new product development, and helping to improve ASC's sales, project management, engineering, production, human resources, and quality departments. 

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Gudrun Mason

Gudrun is in charge of day to day operations at ASC.  She oversees all internal departments, budgets, new plant development, contract analysis, and negotiation with customers.  She is also responsible for developing internal office systems with a goal of streamlining processes within ASC.  Gudrun is originally from Innsbruck, Austria and studied Economics and Design at California State University - Northridge. She is fluent in German.

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Paul Parsons

Paul has been in the autoclave and thermal equipment business for more than 25 years as general sales manager at Inductotherm Ltd. and Sales Development Manager at Aeroform Ltd. For Aeroform, Paul focused primarily on expanding autoclave business in Asia. When ASC opened our Poole, UK division in 2010, Paul was chosen to manage the new division as well as develop new business leads and build strategic sourcing partnerships in Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Indian markets. Paul is a trained mechanical design engineer, receiving his national certificate from Dorset Institute and his CIM marketing certificate from Bournemouth University.

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Robbie Yan

Robbie wears many hats while managing ASC Process Systems - Beijing. His responsibilities include expanding ASC's presence in China, managing ASC's in-country staff, helping arrange customer support, and perform overall sales and business development activities in China. Robbie also works closely with customers assisting in development of technical specifications Prior to starting with ASC, Robbie worked China Aerospace Engineering Institute (303), KLA-Tencor, National Oilwell Varco, and Devak in engineering and sales positions. Robbie received his BSEE in automation/controls from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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Ethan Jewell

Ethan spends his day working closely with Econoclave® and oven customers in order to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable sales process. Ethan is an expert at the Econoclave® and Oven product lines and manages the majority of ASC's standard Econoclave® sales. Ethan has worked for ASC since 2005.

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Gus Heath

Gus has worked for ASC since 2007 and is responsible for all aspects of manufacturing engineering including continuous improvements, global engineering changes, and document control. Gus received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal State University, Los Angeles.

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Sean Mac

Sean has been with ASC since 2009 where he is responsible for the disposition of design changes and redlines from the field and shop activities. Sean is an expert at solid modeling and is also a key player in generating sales drawings for customers. Sean received his BS in Automaton Engineering from ITT Institute.

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Jojo Teves

Jojo has worked in the autoclave field for more than 25 years. Before joining ASC 10 years ago, Jojo worked at TEC and Baron Blakeslee. Jojo is ASC's most senior electrical engineer and is responsible for design of control systems and control panels for Econoclaves, Ovens, and other specialized equipment. Jojo received his BSME at Don Bosco Technical College, Manila.

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Mari Teves

Mari has worked for ASC for 12 years and is responsible for design of control systems and control panels for Econoclaves and Ovens. Mari is also a leader in developing internal systems to streamline the electrical engineering department. Mari received his BSECE at the University of San Carlos in the Philippines.

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Ilya Margulis

Ilya has more than 22-years of experience in advanced control systems and 7-years at ASC. Prior to ASC, he worked as a field engineer for Honeywell. Ilya is ASC's most senior control engineer and is an expert at PLC programming of complex systems and has experience in a wide range of PLCs including Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, PLCDirect, Honeywell, and others. In addition to being the Electrical Engineering Manager, Ilya has been responsible for the more advanced control system projects ASC has taken on, including nuclear sampling autoclaves and wet-process systems. Ilya received his MSEE from Polytechnical University, Russia.

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Nate Barajas

Nate has worked at ASC in the electrical department for more than 12 years.   In his current position, Nate manages all electrical work at ASC, including panel building, panel testing, conduit and wiring, and interconnect.  He directly manages more than 30 electricians.  Nate is also responsible for electrical planning and resource management.   Before his current position, Nate worked at ASC as an electrician, control system specialist, and most recently as a shop supervisor.  

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Eric Blesgraeft

Eric started at ASC in 2002 as a Mechanical Fabricator and soon became an ASME certified welder. He then continued to take on more responsibilities as a Field Maintenance, a Production Supervisor, and a Production Leader on some of ASC’s most unique and complicated projects.

During his two-year transition into his current title of Quality Control Manager, he continued to perform his duties as an Improvement Specialist / Fabrication Expert. Now fully transition into his role as the Quality Control Manager has successfully led ASC through three quality audits for our pressure vessel certifications in the US, Korea, and Europe. Eric holds a certificate of attainment from SAI Global for ISO 9001-2015 lead auditor training.

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Eduardo Barbosa

Eduardo has worked in the machinery maintenance field for more than 18 years. At ASC, he is responsible for managing our service & maintenance department. Eduardo spends his days working with customers, setting up service calls, managing ASC's service staff, and quoting new service & maintenance work. He is an expert at autoclave and oven operations and preventative maintenance. Eduardo holds an AIB Maintenance Engineering certificate.

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Angie Marquez

Angie has worked at ASC for more than 12 years in the purchasing department. She currently manages the department and is also responsible for specialized buying of components and raw materials for ASC's projects.

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Janice Watanabe

Janice has over 10 years of experience in managing accounting and office staff. Janice is responsible for the day-to-day office operations, including bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, contract review, and job opening/closing. She also supervises a half dozen office personnel. Janice received her BS in Accounting from California State University - Dominguez Hills.

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Nancy Gomez

Nancy as worked for ASC for 6 years and is responsible for all travel coordination. Nancy's day is filled with managing the travel and living plans for dozens of field employees performing installation, startup, and commissioning services throughout the world.

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Meighan Gillett

Meighan has been with ASC since 2007 and is responsible for managing ASC's human resources policies and programs in several areas including recruitment, employee relations, payroll, and benefits.

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Cruz Echeverria

Cruz wears many hats at ASC. He is the shop-floor supervisor for the shipping, and receiving departments.

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Benjamin Brody

Ben is responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the processes that govern how ASC supports our employees and our customers. These processes include EXS (Employee experience strategy) and CXS (Customer experience strategy). Ben also oversees our Customer Service and Service & Maintenance departments. Before this role, Ben was our ASC’s Safety Manager for 7 years. He earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in political science from Lewis & Clark College and is currently studying for his MBA.

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Sophia Reyes

Sophia is responsible for supervision of ASC's document control department. ASC maintains an advanced computer-based system which controls drawings, documents, and red-line job records to meet ISO 9001 compliance.

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Teresa Moreno

Teresa is responsible for employee health benefits, 401k enrollment and leave of absence processing.

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Mauro Esparza

Mauro is responsible for managing the shipping and receiving teams, working with the production managers to ensure equipment ships on time, and purchasing for large equipment shipments.

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Louis Rojas

As the Director of Production, Louis oversees ASC's mechanical department which includes autoclave fabrication, oven fabrication, and pressure vessel fabrication. Louis has more than 10-years in the management of production and facilities.

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Gumaro Rodriguez

Gumaro is responsible for ASC’s training program. He brings a wealth of hands-on and classroom training experience that comes from over eight years of working as trainer for some of the world’s largest manufacturing companies. Gumaro is a certified electronic technician and has been certified as an IPC Trainer by the Association Connecting Electronics Industries.

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Samuel Felix

Sam has been with ASC since 2013 and is responsible for managing the controls engineering teams. Sam received his BSEE from California State University, Los Angeles.

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Ty Vorwaller

Ty is the general manager of ASC's Utah Division. In this role, he is responsible for all operations within Utah, including support, sales, service, and field erection of large aerospace autoclaves for companies such as Boeing, ATK, and ITT-Excelis. Prior to joining ASC, Ty spent over 10 years working for ATK as an equipment and facilities engineer. Ty received his BSME from the University of Utah.

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Elise Riley

Elise has been with ASC since 2013 and has a BSME and masters from University of California – Los Angeles. As engineering manager, Elise directs, mentors, and supports more than a dozen mechanical engineers. Elise is also a talented designer, project manager, and supporter of ASC’s team values. Prior to her manager role, Elise was the chief designer and project manager for one ASC’s largest projects – the 28 ft.x 120 ft. Econoclave for Boeing’s 777x project.

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Rene Farfan

Rene has been with ASC since 2013 and has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. As field engineering manager, Rene manages the field project engineers and field project managers. Rene has worn many hats at ASC, including Deputy Mechanical Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineer II, and Controls Engineer

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Alex Tran

Alex acts as the central interface between ASC and our customers regarding questions and requests for service and support and has over 10 years of extensive Customer Services experience.

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Sam Spence

As ASC's Autoclave Sales and Marketing Manager, Sam applies his years of experience as an avid photographer and multimedia creator, a multitude of Adobe applications to his is responsible for strengthening ASC's brand and digital marketing efforts, including website development, SEO, photo and video production, product literature, and trade show participation.

In addition to his dual role as Autoclave sales and Marketing Manager, Sam brings his 20-plus years of sales experience in the autoclave industry to manage and strengthen our autoclave, small works, support, and spare parts sales team.

Before starting at ASC in 2014, Sam began his career in the autoclave industry at Taricco Corporation in 2000, where he was responsible for marketing, autoclave and oven sales, project management, and controls system training on autoclave and other equipment projects.

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Cory Demaio

Cory is responsible for the smooth operation of our building, equipment, repairs and maintenance, and supervising our maintenance and custodial teams. Prior to moving to Facilities, Cory worked 9-years in our Mechanical Fabrication Department, gaining experience by working in different positions from a mechanic, lead, supervisor, and trainer.

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Albert Pan

Albert is responsible for the design and project management of non-standard equipment designs for Econoclaves, ovens, and custom equipment. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA.

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Pavla Slavicek

Pavla is responsible for various Accounting processes including International Accounts Payable and inter-company transactions. Pavla earned her Bachelors of Science in Accountancy from Cal State Northridge.

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Robbie Witkowski

Robbie is responsible for customer support and has a technical background in software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Robbie received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Sonoma State University.

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Nick Mason

Nick has been with ASC since 2018 as our Production Planner and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing our production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and company standards. Now in his new position as Business Automation Manager, Nick is responsible for the implementation of the new Appward app program at ASC. 

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Andre Villa

Andre manages the controls sales team and is responsible for the preliminary design and quotation of the CPC control system upgrades and control system retrofits. Andre received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Cal State Northridge.

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Lukas Kripal, PhD

Lukas previously worked in the Aerospace industry in a variety of management and engineering roles from 2009, until joining the ASC team in 2012. With his many years of experience in the composites industry, as the Director of Projects, UK, Lukas is responsible for overseeing the operations and project management of existing and new projects in our European division. Lukas earned his PhD in 2007 from Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Republic.

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Ian Simpson

Ian joins ASC with over 20-years of autoclave and oven system controls experience working for companies that include AIC (Autoclave Industrial Controls) and Aeroform. As the Director of Controls and Service for our UK division, Ian's duties will be to expand our controls, service and calibration business outside the US.

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Alex Woodbury

Alex is responsible for managing upgrades, equipment modernization, and installation of new and existing equipment. Alex supports the management of the department and creates and improves department processes and training. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California – Berkeley.

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Bob Cherry

For the last 15 years, Bob has worked in the aerospace industry as Director of Engineering for Dukes Aerospace and also Donaldson. He has familiarity with our customers as well as all facets of business, including sales, operations, and quality.

Bob has a diverse experience and educational background. He spent 6 years in the Navy's Nuclear Program and has a bachelors, masters, and MBA from the University of Minnesota.

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Victor Mitchell

Victor manages ASC's safety department. In this role, he develops, implements, and maintains EHS plans, safe work practices, and safe procedures for ASC's shop, office, and field activities. Victor comes to ASC with over 15 years of safety management experience. Prior to joining ASC, Victor developed and managed safety, health, and workers compensation programs at several large staffing and manufacturing companies.

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Ben Preston

Ben is responsible for the design and project management of new Econoclaves and received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

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Bradley Price

Bradley is responsible for leading process optimization initiatives and management of the mechanical engineering team. Bradley possesses over 5 years of experience in the design and project management of new Econoclaves and industrial ovens. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, where he graduated with honors.

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Luke Fordham

Luke is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Luke received his BTEC and NVQ Electrical/ Electronic Engineering Apprenticeship at Bournemouth College.

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Anthony Parra

Anthony brings to ASC his experience in retail safety management to his role here at ASC. He is responsible for conducting safety training, safety inspection, and ensures employees comply with our safety policies.

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Vanroy Zetz

Vanroy is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Irvine.

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Lorraine Cerquella

Lorraine has over 20-years of experience in finance and office management. Lorraine manages the office at our facility in Poole, UK. She attended Thurrock Technical College and is responsible for accounts payable and receivable, project oversight, and compliance requirements.

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Nick Schiavoni

Nick Schiavoni is responsible for service and support sales. He has over 15-years of sales experience in the hydraulic and pneumatic industries and holds an associate of applied science degree in fluid power from Spokane Community College.

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Preston Dial

Preston is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Emir Argueta

Emir is responsible for purchasing inventory, supplies, and capital goods.

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Glenn Quintans

Glenn is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Glenn earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Cal State Fullerton.

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Enrique Savillo

Enrique is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Enrique earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from St. Mary's College of California. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Master's degree in Engineering Management from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Cindy Alberto

Cindy is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. She received her Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego.

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Alec Vaca

Alec is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Alec received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Irvine.

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Arno Gasparyan

In 2022, Arno joined our control systems sales team and is responsible for the preliminary design and quotation of CPC control system upgrade projects. As a former startup and commissioning engineer, Arno is an expert on CPC software configurations, PLC programming, and electrical control systems. Arno received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara.

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Chris Wells

Chris is responsible for the design of electrical systems for Econoclaves and Ovens. Chris received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from CSUN.

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Julian Rodriguez

Julian is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Julian received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Northridge.

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Kelvyn Amechi

Kelvyn is responsible for spare park packages and parts sales.

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Armando Estrada

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Jeremy Lum

Jeremy has over 16 years of experience in autoclave installation, electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, and system maintenance. In his role as a controls Engineer, Jeremy is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control systems retrofits.

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Chad Turner

In 2022, Chad joined our oven sales team and is responsible for the preliminary design and quotation of ASC’s oven product lines. Chad has an 8-year history working in manufacturing equipment sales.

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Sam Muehsam

Sam is responsible for managing upgrades, and installation of new and existing equipment. He received his bachelor's degree in supply chain management from Temple University. Go owls!

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Horacio Albarran

Horacio is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Horacio received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and Mechatronics from California Polytechnic State University.

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Henry Galeano

Henry joined ASC in 2007 and has been a senior electrical lead and supervisor on many of our largest projects prior to his promotion to electrical production manager. As production manager, Henry is responsible for all aspects of electrical production and leads a large group of ASC electricians who admire and respect Henry for his vast job knowledge as well as his caring personality.

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Cassie Dudea

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Jesus Cruz

Jesus is responsible for managing upgrades, equipment modernization, and installation of new and existing equipment. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Cal State Northridge.

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Diego Corona

Diego is responsible for managing upgrades, equipment modernization, and installation of new and existing equipment. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Boston University.

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Mario Alas

Mario is responsible for managing upgrades, equipment modernization, and installation of new and existing equipment. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cal Poly Pomona.

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Ashlyn Canel

Ashlyn is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. She received her Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Northridge.

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Ashkan Azghadi

Ashkan is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Northridge.

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Christian Aguilar

Christian is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Northridge.

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Daniel Aguirre

Daniel is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Northridge.

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Mack Gyger

Mack is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

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Manny Diaz

Manny is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSU Northridge.

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Parveen Virdi

Parveen is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Irvine.

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Sam Bautista

Sam is responsible for the design and project management of Econoclaves and ovens. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego.

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Mina Khalil

Mina is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Mina received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from UC Irvine.

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Cole Shirakata

Cole is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Cole received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UC Riverside.

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Franco Curcio

Franco is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Franco received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.

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Khoi Tran

Khoi is responsible for software configuration, PLC programming, startup, and commissioning of Econoclaves, ovens, and control system retrofits. Khoi received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC San Diego.

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Christina Barajas

Christina is responsible for purchasing inventory, supplies, and capital goods.

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Lamar Akhondzada

Lamar is responsible for purchasing inventory, supplies, and capital goods.

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Eden Lewis

Eden is responsible for labor tracking, timesheet review, and payroll processing.

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Sally Vasquez

Sally is responsible for ASC's recruiting efforts to fill open positions.

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Karina Pech

Karina is the voice and face of ASC. Her receptionist duties include greeting visitors and directing calls to the appropriate parties at ASC.