Team
Meet the team who makes the difference through Betz MachineBetz Machine Team
Connor Betz
Jr. MachinistPosition: Helping run machines, help with machine assembly, help cleanup/organize the shop, and with always expanding office duties. Learning 5S standards and practices along with lean manufacturing procedures.
Education: Home Schooled, Climax Graduating May 2021
Legacy: Full Career at Betz Machine
Personal Mission Statement:
“I am here to learn and pick up any skills that I can, so that I can then use those skills to add to the company’s success.”
Shawn Betz
Owner/PresidentPosition: Overseer of the daily operations within the office, human resource functions, answering customer sales inquiries, new job quoting, and growing both new and existing customer relations
Education: Graduated Climax High School in 1989, Self-taught Solidworks and AutoCAD.
Legacy: Full career at Betz Machine, with 27 years design experience & 32 years machining experience.
Personal Mission Statement:
"I want to honor God in building a company that is desirable to work at where the team is appreciated and recognized as the main ingredient for the company’s success."
Travis Betz
Project ManagerPosition: Building and wiring controls panels, creating pneumatic drawings, assemble machines, program IV's/vision systems, and machining parts when needed.
Education: George Brown College Certificate for Programmable Logic, Yamaha Robotics Certificate of Linear Actuators Technician
Legacy: Full career at Betz Machine, 9 years of continuous role growth.
Personal Mission Statement:
"I would like to keep bettering all my skills, learn new ones to help Betz Machine continue to grow, providing exceptional machines and service, at an affordable price."
Jaymes Kyle
Operations ManagerPosition: Leading operations to expand the company's growth rate by helping enhance the culture for employees and diversify the company's strong product portfolio.
Education: MBA Graduate 2021, multiple degrees in Criminal Justice & Engineering for a grand total of 357 university credit hours.
Legacy: 19 years of work experience, specializing in SolidWorks 3D CAD, Microsoft Data, and Systems Integration.
Personal Mission Statement:
"My mission is to bring out the best in everyone, by bringing everyone together as one solidified unit, then pushing that unit forward together towards one common vision."
Frank Bowman III
Automation & Controls EngineerPosition: Machine wiring, setup, and debug, designing electrical schematics, assemble machines, Program HMI's & PLC's, integrate robots, configure vision systems, and perform onsite integration & service calls.
Education: Microcomputer Technician, AAS, Certified Solidworks Associate CSWA, Controller Area Network (CAN) for Vehicle Applications Certified, & Yamaha Robotics Certificate of Linear Actuators Technician
Legacy: 15 Years Machine Design and 15 Years Automation & Controls, totaling approximately 20 Years cumulative.
Personal Mission Statement:
"I want to continue to learn and increase my knowledge of new technologies that can be utilized to create one-of-a-kind solutions for our customers and continue to contribute to the growth of our company."
Reagan Owen
Mechanical DesignerPosition: Mechanical designing with SolidWorks CAD software, CNC machine operation, manual machining, machine assembly, and minor involvement with controls when necessary.
Education: Kalamazoo Area Tutoring Association, FTC Robotics through Kellogg Community College
Legacy: Full Career at Betz Machine
Personal Mission Statement:
"I want to deliver quality in each of my designs. I believe in communication, teaching, and learning as the core of what we do. If we are not learning, we are not growing."
Charles Niswander
ToolmakerPosition: CNC machine operation, manual machining, GibbsCAM programming & machine assembly.
Education: Graduated Harper Creek HS in 1977, Toolmaker apprenticeship, Regional Manufacturing Tech Center 2000-2003.
Legacy: Production machining 1977-2000, Apprentice Toolmaker 2000-2003, & Journeyman Toolmaker 2003-Present.
Personal Mission Statement:
"My mission here at Betz is to provide dimensionally accurate parts on time every time"
Dhiloj Vigneswaran
Robot ProgrammerPosition: Assembling machines, Design HMI and programs for PLC, programming A.I based 2D, 3D and IR vision system, automation of tasks, and assisting with business analytics.
Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science with background in business and data engineering.
Legacy: 1 year in automotive, exposure in milling and medical industry. 2+ years research in automotive A.I industry. Specialization in NX, Python, C++, C, MATLAB, R and HTML & CSS.
Personal Mission Statement:
“I strive to inspire success and work together to make a difference in the world, while accomplishing goals and work towards progress effectively and efficiently.”
Jeffrey Tavarez
Mechanical DesignerPosition: Mechanical Designer, performing 3D SolidWorks modeling with 2D drawings and working cohesively with the controls group.
Education: Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Mechanical Technician.
Legacy: 3 years of experience in SolidWorks and other CAD softwares, 5 months of machine design experience.
Personal Mission Statement:
“Passionate about learning, driven by quality and efficiency, I want to be a valuable contributor to a team determined to provide suitable solutions to our customers”
Phillip Shepherd
MachinistPosition: CNC machine operation, manual mill machining, CAM programming, raw materials ordering and inventory management, and machine assembly.
Education: Associate of Business Computer Info Systems from Baker College, Bachelor of Biblical Studies from Calvary Chapel Bible College.
Legacy: Full career at Betz Machine, 9 years of continuous role growth.
Personal Mission Statement:
"I strive to do the best in my abilities in all that I do, while serving and representing the Lord."