Patrick M. McGuire

Pat is available on a consultive basis if you're in need of assistance with material handling systems. Whether you're just considering a project or trying to close out a difficult project, Pat can be a value.

Pat has been in the material handling industry for almost 40 years. He has a BS degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. He started with a very small conveyor manufacturer in upstate New York, J & S Conveyors, where he was the Engineering Manager. They designed and built a wide variety of conveyors including tabletop chain conveyors, flat belt conveyors, heavy unit load conveyors, and troughed belt conveyors.

After J & S, Pat went to work for Rapistan, the world's largest manufacturer of material handling systems. Rapistan has since been bought by Siemens AG. Rapistan specialized in unit handling, primarily distribution systems. He was involved with the office that also specialized in-process manufacturing systems. They built one-of-a-kind conveyors and systems for giants such as Corning, Kodak, Xerox, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. He worked as a senior systems engineer and a project manager.

After 10 years of custom product and system design, he took a position with the products group, where he worked on such things as Siemens' high-speed divert for airport baggage and then became the product manager for the heavy unit load product line. In that position he led a group of engineers in designing, documenting, and selling a full line of pallet handling conveyors.

Pat has since worked as the Director of Product Engineering for American Ironhorse Motorcycles, and the Director of Manufacturing and Technology for Transnorm System, a specialty conveyor manufacturer. Subsequently, Pat has worked as Manager of Engineering Services, Products Engineering Manager as well as Manufacturing Manager for Glidepath, a leading airport baggage system manufacturer. Also, Director of Engineering at Orteq, a company that manufacturers oil and gas well stimulation equipment, and The Vince Hagan Company, a manufacturer of portable and stationary concrete batch plants.

Currently Pat is employed as a Senior Project Engineer at Malin Systems in Addison, TX. Here he is mentoring the next generation of automation engineers.