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Field “Take one good and one

bad thing away from
Focus every project, and use

Dan Jones spent 18 years working in the piping those to make your next
industry around Chicago, Illinois before demand in
that industry slowed enough to prompt him to shift project better.”
to a new career.
“I started looking for something that I could and added a new cheese blending system to their
use my skills in, but would also present a new existing dryer room,” said Dan.
challenge,” recalled Dan. “In October 2018, I found Dan explained that he has met and worked with
that change and took on the role as Field Technician numerous people who have positively impacted his
at Spec Engineering.” role at Spec to-date.
16 When asked what he appreciates about working “In each area of the company, there are great

in the construction industry, Dan mentioned that a people that I have had the privilege to collaborate
change of scenery is at the top of his list. with on quite a few projects,” said Dan. “I have
“The thing I like most about the construction had the opportunity to work for customers that
industry is that every project has something new to stand behind their products with great pride and it
offer,” said Dan. “One job might be a small project at shows. While each person I have had the pleasure
a chemical blending plant where I’m doing the work of collaborating with, meeting, overseeing and
myself, and the next job I will have subcontractors implementing a project for is important and has had a
working for me at a large food manufacturing great impact on my time thus far with Spec, it makes
facility, or anything in between. The diversity in the it very difficult to pick just one [that stands out]. In my
complexities of each job is a great balance.” position as Field Tech, I have the honor to work with
Take his current project, Kraft Foods in Wausau, many great people.”
Wisconsin, for example. Dan offers this advice to anyone eager to work and
“On this project we installed a new powdered grow in the construction industry: “Take one good
ingredient unloading system with pneumatic and one bad thing away from every project, and use
conveying, a new cook room with wet mix tanks those to make your next project better.”

Sunrise on the Publix jobsite.