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Phone 812-696-0880  
Fax 812-696-0881
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In late 1999, CFC acquired Solar Comp, a computer training and consulting firm founded in 1994.  The combined company was renamed CFC-Solar.  Corporate offices for CFC-Solar are located in the Cincinnati Ohio area. 

Hennepin Technical College
3100 College View Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55420
Phone: 952-995-1569
Fax: 952-995-1382
Email: Ernie.Parker@hennepintech.edu

As Of: 9/30/04

Completed a Fluid Power Diploma  - Southwestern Technical College 1967       

Eaton Corp 1967 – 1974 with break for military time.  Worked as Assistant Purchasing Agent, Hydraulic Lab Tech, Electronic Lab Tech, Draftsman, and Engineer during that period of time. 
    I also attended night school to obtain my secondary and post secondary teaching license to teach both  Fluid Power Technology and Small Engine/Marine and Rec. courses. 

Military 1968 – 1971  After basic training, I was kept as a drill instructor and then move to Fort Sill, OK for a year of  training with the radar systems.  I then spent a year in Vietnam spending most of my time as a legal clerk.  I finished my time as a personnel supervisor at Fort Lewis, WA         

1974:   I purchased a small engine & lawn and garden shop.  This was a sales and service business that also sold skid steer loaders and recreational equipment such as snowmobiles and motorcycles.  This purchased taught me much about the business world and running it successfully.  I also learned much more about mechanics .

During the fall of 1974, I was asked to start teaching the advance Fluid Power classes at Hennepin Technical College and have been teaching ever since that time.  I also kept the Small Engine business for a couple more years before selling it. In 1977, I started a corporation called Hydra Tech Inc. and have been very active with that business over the years.  This business has help keep my Fluid Power knowledge current with industry as I teach on a daily basis. 

Additional Information: 

I have since completed all my classes for my Mechanical Engineering Degree.         

I’m an accredited Fluid Power Instructor with the Fluid Power Society. 

I’m Fluid Power certified in all areas of the Mechanics, Technician, and Specialist Certifications and also with NICET.                                                                      

I have been active with the Fluid Power Society since I was a student in 1965 and also SAE for 25 years.

I have enjoyed customize training with approximately 30 major companies over the years and have had lots of fun designing systems for many companies from the airlines to the amusement parks industry. One of my favorite areas beside teaching individuals whom all love to learn, is to create vehicles that is different from the norm such as:  Hydrostatic 3 wheelers, a hydrostatic motorcycle, hydrostatic car and hydrostatic hybrid vehicles for over the road usage.  Over the years I have probably design and physically built  75 to 100 different, unique machines and each time will teach me something new.         

Francis Strohfus

Terex Telelect
600 Oakwood Rd.
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-882-4000
Fax: 605-882-5579
Email: franciss@telelect.com

As Of: 10/05/04

Graduate of North Dakota State College of Science with a  background in Hydraulics.  Received certification in Fluid Power Society in 1999, and as an Accredited Instructor in 2001.   Have been employed as a National Service Technician and product Instructor at Terex Utilities (Telelect & Hi-Ranger) since 1985.   

John Pantzke

Terex Telelect
600 Oakwood Rd.
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-882-4000
Fax: 605-882-5579
Email: franciss@telelect.com

As Of: 10/06/04

A 1973 Graduate of the Fluid Power Technology course at Southwestern Technical College in Granite Falls, MN.    I then spent 4 years (1973-1977) in the USAF as an Aircraft Pnuedraulic Specialist.  In May 1977 I moved to Eastern South Dakota and spent the next 7 ½  years working as a heavy equipment mechanic/operator.   In 1984 I took a position with a Company named Telelect.  The name of the company has changed several times and I have held several positions since then but still enjoy working for the same company.  Positions I have held with the company include:  Assembler, Inspector, Service Technician, Trainer, Service Manager, Parts Manager, Quality Manager, and Director of Aftermarket Services.   

Fluid Power training has been most enjoyable and rewarding as it gives me an opportunity to give something to each student that they really want and will use daily.        

As Of: 9/21/04

In the Air Force I was Crew Chief on F4C&F4D PhantomII jets. I earned my Airframe and Powerplant license in 1969.

I worked for Western Electric Company as a Central Office Installer from 1970 – 1975 installing computerized switching offices (ESS #1).

I started work at Hydraulic Services in 1975.  I Attended Hennepin Area Vocational Technical Institute from 1977 – 1979 while working at Hydraulic Services. I Won Minnesota Fluid Power Skills Competition in 1978, came in 2^nd in 1979. I Earned my teaching license to teach at Minnesota Vocational/Technical schools in 1980.

I Worked at Hydraulic Services from parts-runner, mechanic, service technician, shop foreman, partner in the company. I Left Hydraulic Services in 1995 to teach Fluid Power at Hennepin Technical College and have been there ever since.

I am a member of Fluid Power Society Chapter 5 and have served as Chapter Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President.

I have worked with the Fluid Power Society Certification Committee to edit and proof review manuals for certification tests.

I have been a Certified Fluid Power Specialist as long as the certification has been
available. I also tested for (and passed) the Pneumatic Specialist and Industrial Technician tests. I attended an Accredited Instructor Workshop in Cincinnati in 2004 and hope to use that accreditation to further certification in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Hocking College
e-mail: west_s@hocking.edu
Phone: 740-753-3591 ext. 2483
 

e-mail: joeyclemmons@earthlink.net

149 Trider Crescent
Dartmouth, NS  B3B 1V6
Phone: 902-468-8814
FAX: 902-468-2762
Toll Free: 800-563-2374
E-Mail: info@cfp.ns.ca

Pat Jones, P.E. is the owner of Consolidated Fluid Power Institute which specializes in hydraulic systems training covering all aspects of installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.  The school trains students from every field that uses hydraulics and has developed their own unique, 14 week Comprehensive Hydraulic Training Program.

Richard Throop worked continuously in the Fluid Power Field since 1968, with work
experience ranging from warehouse and value added assembly to inside
sales, operations management, then sales management. I am certified at
several levels. Currently designing Pneumatic, Vacuum, Air Logic,
Hydraulic and Hybrid Systems, and teaching occasionally at the college
level.

Terry McCart of Industrial Hydraulic, Indianapolis, IN, started his career in the fluid power industry while serving in the United States Marine Corps as a structural hydraulics mechanic. Terry has many years experience in the industry including:  fabrication of hydraulic power units, repairs, bench testing, sales, injection molding, mobile hydraulics, forestry and marine hydraulics and installation, plastic molding, field service and in-house repairs of pumps, cylinders and light design work.  Terry also completed a training course using on-line/off-line test devices to measure contamination levels.   

Terry now holds IFPS certifications for Industrial Hydraulic Mechanic, Mobile Hydraulic Mechanic, Pneumatic Technician, and Accredited Instructor and Proctor.