Dennis LaVanWay

Experience

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  Port City Group

  Nov 2004 - Apr 2009

  Designer

  A multi-location, fully integrated manufacturer of aluminum die castings, zinc die castings, mechanical assemblies and injected molded plastics.At Port City Group I worked as the sole Designer to develop CNC machining fixtures for parts as well as corresponding jigs for quality control. I also worked with internal simulation engineering to design and optimize die cast mold designs for manufacturing and with sales to determine feasibility of potential business opportunities.

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  Windtronics LLC

  Apr 2009 - Jan 2013

  Mechanical Engineering Designer

  Research and Development Technical Center in Napa, California.A start-up company focused on the development and manufacturing of a novel residential wind turbine technology.At WindTronics, I worked directly with the inventor to take sketches and concepts from paper to reality. In a short span of time, we built several working prototypes and fine-tuned the electro-mechanical designs to improve efficiency. This unique wind turbine was branded by Honeywell and won two design awards: Popular Mechanics - Breakthrough Product 2009; Edison Award - Gold 2010 - Best New Product Winner. WindTronics was also awarded two U.S. patents for this product. Show less

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  XEnergy Technologies, LLC.

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Lead Design Engineer

  "Energy Efficiency Through Creativity"An energy start-up company transforming ideas into applications to help people become more energy conscious in their everyday lives. Primary technology uses exhaust flow from cooling towers to drive a wind turbine generator.Using technology acquired from WindTronics, XEnergy technology adapted wind turbines into the commercial HVAC market. I worked with the Chief Technical Officer to completely redesign the wind turbine into a more robust commercial product that could be manufactured without the need for expensive injection molds or assembly tooling.Once installed, this product would make cooling towers more energy efficient and increase the duration between costly maintenance downtime. Customer's Return on Investments ranged from three to ten years depending on duty cycle and tower capacity.XEnergy successfully landed a contract with the Department of Defense and installed systems at multiple locations at a U.S. military base. Show less

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  Associated Lighting Reps., Inc.

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

  Lighting Applications Engineer
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  FBN

  Apr 2016 - now

  Since 1988, FBN has manufactured replacement parts and provided service for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, distillery, automotive, chemical, cosmetic, personal care and the rapidly growing micro-brew industry. Over the years, we have expanded our design and machining capabilities in order to meet the needs of our customers and to ensure we are providing the highest quality parts and service.www.fbnsalesinc.com

  • Engineering Manager

    Dec 2016 - now

  • Project Engineer

    Apr 2016 - May 2022