Patrick has over 30 years of manufacturing management experience at both the corporate and small business level. He has proficiently served as President, VP, and GM as well as other roles in companies ranging in size of $1M to $1B helping to increase productivity and better serve their customer/client base. He uses a hands-on approach to team development improving productivity, quality, and customer relations. Patrick has an undergraduate degree in Public/Business Administration and an Executive MBA. He recently joined Oxy-Gon in the role of GM.

With 35+ years in the vacuum, controlled-atmosphere furnace industry, Rick has gathered an abundance of practical furnace knowledge and skill sets to work on any furnace project from start to finish. From working on the floor as an assembler/technician to global field service assignments, managing a furnace R&D laboratory, and as Sales Application Engineer, Rick has a solid foundation that will support all our customers’ needs. Rick proficiently works with PhDs, Engineers, and Techs from a wide range of fields in the industries, thus giving Oxy-Gon a leg up on the competition.

Jack has over 30 years of experience in building  technical glovebox, isolator, and vacuum furnace systems. His knowledge base consists of firsthand experience and multiple certifications including AutoCAD, Solid works, ANST certifications along with several AWS certifications. Jack’s team oversees the highly disciplined design, manufacture, and  test,  of all Oxy-Gon furnaces. Jack is a former US Marine and has been employed at Oxy-Gon for 11 years.

Michael has over 36 years’ of capital machinery experience and has performed many engineering roles such as machine testing and design, circuit board testing and design, cable design, fabrication and testing, machine controls programming, engineering field service, medical device manufacturing, project engineering including selecting and supervising contractors. He has worked in the Medical Device, Semiconductor, and Plastics Extrusion Industries with companies ranging in size from small local to global footprint. Michael has been with Oxy-Gon for 4 years solving complex analog and digital issues related to manufacture and instrumentation.

Kevin joined Oxy-Gon with knowledge of 3D design software and other technical/computer skills. With experience in calculating heating elements and designing hot zones, he has worked on drafting many different types of furnaces such as Hot Kiln, Multi-zone Clamshell, Rolling-Track Crystal Growth, Miniature, Rotating/Tilting, Vacuum, Pressing/Tensile. Now at Oxy-Gon he is expanding his knowledge of both refectory metal and graphite materials to better serve the customer. Including his years at Oxy-Gon, Kevin has valuable experience in the high-temperature industry.

John handles multiple areas at Oxy-Gon. His 38 years of  vacuum furnace experience  provides him the in-depth knowledge to manufacture any furnace our customers might need. He is an expert in everything mechanical and electrical and could easily step into any engineering or management role. He has the keen ability to troubleshoot any furnace (including the competitors’ models) function and design a well thought out solution to the issue. John has worked at Oxy-Gon for 11 years.