Jimmy Burks

Jimmy Burks is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as a Continuous Improvement / Engineering Manager at Gates Corporation since April 2024. Prior to this role, Burks worked as a Manufacturing Process Engineer at BlueOval SK, LLC from June 2023 to April 2024. Extensive experience also includes positions such as Engineering Manager, Engineering Supervisor, and Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Akebono Brake Corporation between 1994 and 2023, and Engineering Manager at NSK Steering Systems America from 2011 to 2013. Burks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, earned between 1991 and 1994.