HFT
Jack Jones is an experienced electrical engineer with a strong background in project management and electrical system design. Currently serving as a Senior Electrical Engineer Consultant at HFT since October 2021, Jack previously held the role of Manager of Electrical Engineering at Matrix PDM Engineering from 2009 to 2020, where responsibilities included designing and building tank farms and alternative energy sources. Additionally, Jack worked as a Senior Electrical Engineer at Matrix Service Company and has held various positions including Electrical Project Engineer/Manager at Guardian Industries, where significant projects involved a 2 mW emergency generator system and a unique 4,160V electric boost system. Jack's educational background includes an MBA from Waynesburg University and a BSEE from Point Park University, complemented by early technical training in Entertainment Electronics at DeVry Institute.
HFT
As a world leading Specialty Engineering and Construction Contractor focused on providing project solutions in the glass, industrial and power generation markets, HFT provides design, engineering, procurement and construction services, to support all project needs including full turnkey supply. Since 1947, HFT has been delivering safe, reliable and quality project solutions from complete turnkey factories to expansions and additions, modernizations and upgrades as well as scheduled cold repairs, HFT is the ONE source partner you can rely on to safely and efficiently meet the requirements of your next project. HFT STATISTICS • Experience: 74 Years+ • Engineered Value: $3.5B+ • Projects: 2,100+ • Countries: 47 • Design-Build Process Lines: 300+ • Melting Capacity Installed in Last 10 Years: 21,000 TPD+ GLASS PRODUCTS • Furnaces up to 1,200 MTPD for Float Glass • Furnaces up to 750 MTPD for Container Glass • Other Furnaces up to 450 MTPD • Tin Baths • Tin Bath Top Roll Machines & Coolers • Container Glass Lehrs (Decorating and Annealing) POWER PRODUCTS • Combined Heat and Power (CHP) • Resilient Microgrids (Solar PV, Standby Generation, Energy Storage) Waste Heat to Power • Biogas/RNG GLASS SERVICES • Full Turnkey (Greenfield or Brownfield) Projects and Glass Factories • Design, Planning & Engineering • Procurement and Logistics • Construction & Installation - Refractory / Steel / Building / Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Sheet Metal / Piping and more - Furnace Hot Repairs and Overcoats • Commissioning, Start Up and Training • Ongoing Operational and Maintenance Support POWER SERVICES • Full Turnkey (Greenfield or Brownfield) Projects • Project Development • Design, Planning & Engineering • Procurement and Logistics • Construction & Installation • Commissioning, Start Up and Training • Ongoing Operational and Maintenance Support GLASS MARKETS • Float • Container • Fiberglass • Tableware • Pharmaceutical • Pressware • Sodium Silicate