Richard Jessen

Richard Jessen has extensive experience in engineering, beginning as a Mechanical Design Draftsman at Ideco from 1977 to 1984, where responsibilities included designing and detailing mobile oil rigs. Richard then spent nearly three decades at Caterpillar Inc. from 1985 until December 2015 as a Mechanical Engineer, overseeing the entire machine build, including material specification, assembly drawings, bill-of-material creation, and manufacturing guidance. After a brief tenure as a Design Engineer at Monitor Inc. from January 2016 to April 2017, Richard transitioned to a Manufacturing Engineer role at Emerson Process Management in May 2017. Richard holds an Associate's Degree in Applied Science - Drafting Technology and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from Lamar University.