Alan Severns

Experience

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  ARESCO Inc.

  May 1992 - May 1996

  Field Service Representative

  Domestic and International field service representative for bulk mobile explosive delivery, lube, fire, service, and crane vehicles

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  RAHCO International

  Sept 1997 - Aug 1999

  Hydraulic System Designer

  Hydraulic Systems Designer for canal profiling and paving equipment, mobile conveying systems for large open-pit mining operations, and other specailized mobile material handling equipment. Responsible for conceptual design, hydraulic schematics, component specifications, supplier communication, hydrostatic drive claculations, mechanical design electrical design, testing, and international field service.

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  Price Engineering

  Sept 1999 - May 2004

  Senior Hydraulic Systems Applications Engineer
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  Hagglunds Drives

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2007

  Regional Sales Manager

  Regional Sales Manager for North Central United States 6-state region. Responsible for applications engineering, sales, strategic marketing, hydrostatic transmission drive sizing, engineering support, and field service. The markets served were building & construction, mining & material handling, pulp & paper, marine, recycling, rubber, cement, and beat sugar.

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  Price Engineering

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2012

  Chief Engineer - Electro-hydraulic

  Chief Engineer for both industrial and mobile integrated electrohydraulic systems. Responsibilities included strategic sales support, project management, client relations, supplier relations, proposal generation, new product review, field data acquistion, hydraulic engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical design for both industrial and mobile integrated hydraulic and electrical control platforms. Many of these systems were for for marine, mining, and mobile platforms with a strong emphasis on integrated manifolds and distributed CAN networks. A strong empahasis in complete hydraulic and electrical control systems for the sailing and motor superyacht industry. Substancial product and aplication knowledge in closed loop motion control utilizing hydraulics and motion controllers. Show less

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  Ludman Industries

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  VP of Sales

  Responsible for global sales for roll compactors, roll crushers / granulators, flacking & shredding mills, and briquetting presses. Application and equipment design engineering for industries served in mining, fertilizer production, salt processing, food, waste water treatment, and other agglomeration and crushing markets.

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  Marine Hydraulic Consultancy

  Jan 2013 - now

  Owner & Chief Technology Officer at Marine Hydraulic Consultancy, LLC

  Being "Performance Driven" at Marine Hydraulic Consultancy we engineer, design, develop, build, commission, and support best in class electro-hydraulic systems for the Marine Superyacht industry. The systems are truly innovative, simplistic, high performing, efficient, and considered and known to be the best in the industry. A specific focus is on cruiser / racing sailing yachts that are raced competitively in international superyacht regattas. Performance analysis are routinely performed in the field utilizing modern data acquisition and logging tools. Contact MHC to engineer, design, build, and commission your next superyacht electro-hydraulic project. Show less