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July: Cannon Announces a Promotion
July: Cannon Take Team Building to Extreme Levels
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July: Cannon Announces a Promotion
July 12, 2004
San Luis Obispo - John Crews, PE, has been promoted to Director of Mechanical Engineering at Cannon. Mr. Crews has been a Senior Mechanical Engineer with Cannon for the last 3 years providing services to clients throughout the state of California. In addition to his project management and personal skills, he is known throughout the engineering community for his work with the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Although a self-described engineering generalist, he has extensive experience in oil, gas and water handling facilities, power and distributed/cogeneration plants, and process optimization.
"John has been in the industry for 25 years. He is one of the most gifted engineers I ever met," said Mike Cannon, President, Cannon. "I'm really excited to see where he takes our program."
Prior to joining Cannon, Mr. Crews worked for Torch and Unocal Corporations as a Senior and Advising Production Engineer for more than 20 years.
Mr. Crews graduated with honors from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed mechanical engineer in the State of California. He has lived on the Central Coast since 1974 and currently resides in the Orcutt area with his wife and four children.
With offices in San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield, as well as an office in Westcliffe, Colorado, Cannon provides services to clients throughout the Western United States in a variety of areas that include energy, development, public
Cannon Take Team Building to Extreme Levels
July: 'Loose Cannons' Competing in Mojave Death Race
July 17, 2004
 SAN LUIS
OBISPO - Two years ago, employees at Cannon took team building to an
extreme level by participating in the Mojave Death Race. Now, they are back at
it. With less than a month to go, the group of Cannon employees,
which has given themselves the name "Loose Cannons" are at their peak of
training: weekly bike trips up Serra San Luis, road riding around the county,
and long distance running throughout the coast.
Having participated in the event two years ago, the Loose Cannons know what
they are in for and take the challenge seriously. As it says on the event's web
site: "If you and your teammates are not up to an Adventurous & Hazardous
Endurance Team Challenge then go to (a) beach race and collect seashells."
The July 17 Mojave Death Race is a 12-person team relay event featuring a
combined race for runners, mountain bicyclists and road bicyclists across a
287-mile course in the Mojave Desert of Southern California and Southwestern
Nevada. The Race is run relay style in 21 legs from 6 miles to 42 miles and
continues throughout the day and night until the race is finished. The start
and finish line is behind Buffalo Bill's Casino and Hotel at Primm, Nev., 30
miles from Las Vegas.
"The event two years was such an exhilarating experience. The challenge really
brought our group together. We've got associates from both our San Luis Obispo
office and Bakersfield office on the team. We're looking forward to competing
in this years race." said Liz Jaeger, one of 25 Loose Cannons team members.
The team has tried to mimic the race's conditions while training. Terrain
ranges from soft desert sand to hard packed dirt, paved roads and dirt roads,
rocks, gravel, weathered asphalt and what the race organizers refer to as "all
kinds of ugly stuff."
Several local businesses are supporting the Loose Cannons effort this year:
Logo Motion, Nielsen Benefits Group, Webeclectic, Arts Cyclery, Commworld of
Bakersfield, Cowboy Cookie N' Grub, JCarroll, Scarab Graphics Solutions, Total
Financial Solutions, Wells Fargo - San Luis Obispo Branch, and Zweig-White
Consulting.
Cannon is an engineering, planning, and surveying firm with offices
in San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield.
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