Meet Ben Bolin, who started as a process engineering intern with John Zink in 2020 and joined full time in 2021 after earning his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Drawn by Koch and John Zink’s culture and growth opportunities, Ben is a new equipment applications engineer for the vapor control equipment product line. He handles design work, technical customer interactions, and project support. Ben enjoys seeing projects grow from ideas to operational systems and values the business’ encouragement of creative problem-solving and professional development.
I started as a process engineering intern in the summer of 2020, starting full time right after graduation with my bachelor’s in mechanical engineering in 2021. I was looking for a company located in Tulsa that had a good culture and had opportunities for growth.
I am a new equipment applications engineer for our vapor control equipment product line. I perform preliminary process, controls, and mechanical designs. I have technical conversations with customers, estimate equipment, and support internal project execution. Seeing a project go from an idea and some sketches to a physical operational system is a great feeling.
John Zink has always supported my growth. If there is an opportunity for growth and improvement, I have been encouraged to grow into a more knowledgeable and capable engineer. There is a strong cultural of creative destruction and trying things that are outside the box.
“I greatly enjoy the complex problems we see and helping find creative out-of-the-box solutions.”
Ben Bolin, Applications Engineer
I have had the opportunity to work on several projects that fall outside of the “typical” vapor equipment, ranging from different markets to new ways of operating our systems in the customer’s facility. Projects that stretch your capabilities require growth, and lead to better understanding of the theory and practical aspects of our projects.
I greatly enjoy the complex problems we see and helping find creative out-of-the-box solutions.
Recently, the EPA released revised rules for our industry. I was part of the team that was devoted to thorough review of the new regulations and communicating to our customers the impacts to their facilities and determining changes to our technology to stay at the forefront of, and go beyond, the environmental requirements.
Initiative, resourcefulness, and willingness to learn.
Mediterranean, Rome, Greece. There is so much history there.