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Continuing our 40th Anniversary Celebration, we asked some of our most tenured employees about their experience working for MD&A. Mark LaBonte, Engineering Technician – MD&A Parts Division shares his thoughts on MD&A.<\/p>\n
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Well, in my years with the company I\u2019ve run the full gamut. Started sweeping floors, benching\/cleaning parts, then milling, then turning, and other aspects of manufacturing. During such, I earned my degree to get where I am now; engineering. I currently design seals based on data compiled from the field using solid modeling and drawing creation.<\/p>\n
The main thing I\u2019ve observed is growth and continuing to evolve in an ever-changing marketplace.<\/p>\n
One of the things I enjoy most is seeing a job or project through from start to finish. Especially from pre-measure, through manufacturing, and finally installation. It\u2019s a very satisfying feeling to be involved and hear that start-up went as planned and estimated efficiencies are being met.<\/p>\n
I see us continuing to grow, both here and abroad, which we are seeing now. And I believe we\u2019ll be following the industry in exploring and continuing to develop manufacturing, supplying parts, and servicing potentially cleaner sources of energy, as we are doing with gas technology now. I expect this to go further as we adapt to newer technologies and advancements in renewables going forward.<\/p>\n
So many over the years, I\u2019ve been blessed to work with family and close friends for decades. But there have been a few standout memories. One of which was redesigning a turbine from hardbound seals to spring back seals. It was a one-of-a-kind project and was successful, very satisfying. But most notably, it\u2019s the people I work with. Many of which have become close friends, as mentioned, and some, almost family.<\/p>\n
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Continuing our 40th Anniversary Celebration, we asked some of our most tenured employees about their experience working for MD&A. Mark LaBonte, Engineering Technician – MD&A Parts Division shares his thoughts on MD&A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":70618,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"expert_cats":[277],"class_list":["post-70617","experts","type-experts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","expert_cats-40th-anniversary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n