FLOWSERVE CORPORATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Assurance Manager / Santa Clara, Mexico
Meet Alan Garcia, our latest #EmployeeSpotlight. He joined as a result of our college recruitment program in Mexico, starting in 2013 as a Manufacturing Engineer. Since then, he has worked diligently in a variety of positions to reach his current role, Quality Assurance Manager, in which he oversees the region's 10 facilities.
Alan says the favorite part of his work is having the opportunity to "inspire the associates I work with and help them achieve things that may have seemed impossible before." During an average week, he visits two sites every day so he is physically in all the region's sites to support their projects and translate the division strategy into tailored, tactical plans.
Alan is inspired by the chance to be part of building Flowserve's future and creating those "extraordinary solutions to make the world better for everyone." He takes ownership of the quality of work his region provides and says he always encourages his team members to feel proud of what they do. Outside of work, Alan enjoys camping, photography, and road tripping to Mexico's many "Magical Towns."
Job Titles:
- Project Engineer
- Project Engineer / Etten - Leur, Netherlands
For Kanagavel, stepping into his role at Flowserve was the realization of his goal to build a career in the mechanical design field. Bringing innovation to life from concept to final product motivates Kanagavel to be a part of the Flowserve team and deliver beyond our customers' expectations each day.
Through the years, Kanagavel has built his product knowledge to apply across several different industries. Finding ways to apply his expertise to develop new solutions fuels his passion for the work that he leads.
"One of the most significant projects I have led consisted of upgrading 12 pumps from single mechanical-seal to dual-seal to meet environmental guidelines. I was the Project Engineer on the team and partnered closely with Design Engineers and Production. The project was completed on time and resulted in one of the proudest moments in my career."
From a young age, Sarah Purawic had a knack for creativity and critical thinking to solve problems. "Math and science were always my favorite subjects. I would ask for 101 Science Experiment books and spend all day in the kitchen trying to carry them out." With her father being a mechanical engineer, Sarah knew she wanted to enter the family business.
When she began exploring opportunities to jumpstart her career after graduating from Penn State in 2019, Sarah was intrigued by Flowserve's early career development program, IGNITE. IGNITE offers a robust curriculum, three-year rotational program in different regions across different business functions and diverse project assignments. Sarah says she was not only attracted to the opportunity to fast track her career, but also to Flowserve's values as an organization.
Sarah has worked on several projects ranging from material, quality and process code standardization to her most recent, an initiative focusing on cross-alignment and change management across Flowserve for several new enterprise tools. "As part of a change campaign, I've assembled a team to create videos explaining the needs and benefits of the new systems in a fun, creative way. The film is called Enterprise Endeavor, a superhero movie where Enterprise Mindset, the hero, needs to introduce new tools and standards to save Flowserve from Misalignment." Sarah's creative work on this specific project is not only directly impacting Flowserve's strategy, but also allowing Sarah to utilize her skillset and exercise her passions in a professional setting.
Now in her third year of IGNITE, Sarah feels that her diverse experiences and projects have provided her "the best understanding of Flowserve in three years and the opportunity to develop [herself] as a team member and leader." We are proud to offer development opportunities to young leaders at Flowserve, just like Sarah.
Tom Wheeler Machinist Chesapeake, Virginia In the 10 years Adjan has been a part of the Flowserve team, he has found excitement and motivation in learning to work across several industries from oil and gas to renewables and water. Through Flowserve's extensive training opportunities, Adjan has been able to sharpen his skills and grow in his role. "My role is focused on general assembly activities like balancing, hydrotesting and torqueing equipment. We have an effective team at our site and our work changes from day to day. In fact, many colleagues have helped shape my career. One of my proudest accomplishments was working as a team to turn around a customer request in a matter of days."
Although Wayne Blair is an expert machinist and welder, leading global teams toward solutions for our customers is where he really excels. Wayne's leadership journey began in the U.S. Navy where he spent 11 years building the skills that have defined his career today. When he joined Flowserve, he found an opportunity to use his military values to guide impactful, global projects.