Greeley, Colorado 80633 / 303-570-9219 cell
970-392-9143 fax
Steve McGowen
Profile / Owner/Operator RGV, Inc. Greeley, ColoradoA consulting and project management business focusing primarily on the meat packing industry. Previous experience includes maintenance and projects associated with beef processing plants. Hands on experience acquired throughout 35+ years, allows RGV, Inc. to offer support in daily plant operational problems, project planning and/or execution, personnel training, etc
Experience / June 2000-June 2002 Future Beef Operations L.L.C
Assistant Vice President of Engineering
Assisted with design of new fully integrated facility built in Arkansas City, Kansas. Interfaced (onsite) with the general contractor, Suitt Construction, during construction phases of the $ 107 million facility. Facility included Kill Floor, Tannery, Pet Chews, Ground Beef, Cooked/Marinate, Waste Water Treatment Facility, 2400 Ton Ammonia Refrigeration System, etc. Commissioned carcass dehair process along with chemical regeneration unit built in Germany.
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June 1994-September 1999 Monfort, Inc. Greeley, CO
Director of Slaughter Maintenance/Senior Project Manager
Re-organize/Re-build Maintenance Departments
Plan/Execute Projects Throughout the 7 Facilities
Support Plant Personnel
Projects include:
Kill Floor Construction/Renovations
WWTP Construction/Renovations
Rendering (Inedible, Edible, Gel Bone, Blood Drying)
Construction/Renovations
Chill Coolers Construction/Renovations
Pasteurization Systems Design and Installation
Hot Water Storages Systems
Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
March 1993-June 1994 Supreme Beef Processors Dallas, TX
Corporate Engineer
Plant Maintenance (2 facilities)
Projects
Budgets
March 1989-March 1994 IBP, Inc. Holcomb, KS
Plant Maintenance Engineer
Plant Maintenance
Budgets
Projects
Manage Maintenance Labor System
March 1975-March 1989 Excel Corporation Plainview, TX
Maintenance Mechanic/Electrician
Plant Maintenance
Assistant Engineer
Plant Maintenance
Projects
Process Manager
Plant Maintenance
Projects
Manage Inedible, Edible, and Gel Bone Renderings
Manage Waste Water Treatment System
1973-1975 Green’s Millwright Service Littlefield, TX
1972-1973 Tulia Feedlot Tulia, TX
1969-1972 USMC
Education / Graduated Plainview High School 1969 Plainview, TX
Projects
Kill floor skinning line revision-MBPXL, Plainview, Texas
Fab floor/refrigeration revision-MBPXL, Plainview, Texas
Carcass Pre-evis installation-IBP, Finney County
Down pullers revision-IBP, Finney County
Bone dryer drum replacement-IBP, Finney County
36 hour chill coolers-Dumas, Garden City, Grand Island, Greeley
ConAgra facilities
Renovate existing chill coolers for sales coolers-Dumas, Garden
City, Grand Island, Greeley-ConAgra facilities
Hot water storage facilities-Dumas, Garden City, Grand Island,
Greeley, Des Moines-ConAgra facilities
Inedible rendering revision-Garden City-ConAgra facility
Continuous cooker replacements-Dumas, Des Moines, Grand Island
ConAgra facilities
WWTP facility construction-Garden City-ConAgra facility
Down pullers installation-Dumas, Grand Island, Greeley-ConAgra
Facilities
Kill floor design/construction/renovations-Garden City, Dumas,
Nampa-ConAgra facilities
Hot water pasteurization system design/installation-Dumas,
Garden City, Grand Island, Greeley,
Nampa, Montgomery-ConAgra facilities
Tripe washing operations construct/install-Grand Island, Nampa
ConAgra facilities
Blood dryer installation-Grand Island-ConAgra facility
Kill floor skinning line design-Omaha-ConAgra facility
FBO design/construction-Future Beef Operations facility 1999-2002
Kill floor evisceration design/renovation-Omaha-Swift and Co 2003
Kill Floor design/project management IQB-Tama, Iowa 2003
Green hide chilling process design Twin City Hides 2004
High Voltage Stimulation system design 2003-2004
Design/Budgeting for “Greenfield“facility in South Dakota
Kill floor renovations design with increased capacity - SLB
Budgeting and design – kill floor/chill coolers revisions/additions – Southern California Facility
Plant re-opening feasibility study – (cow/bull kill with boning) –
Northern Central Missouri
Kill floor revision project management – Sun Land Beef
Greenfield plant design/budgeting – Smithfield Beef Group
Fabrication design/project management – Hereford, Texas
Inedible rendering/Hides process design – Hereford, Texas
Kill floor revision design/project management – Brawley, CA-2009
Tannery design – National Beef Leathers - 2009
Inedible Rendering/Hides design/construction – Hereford, Texas –
2009-2010
Additional kill floor revision design – Brawley, CA- 2010
Cooler revisions, new kill floor/fab design – Hanford, CA
New kill floor design/construction – Selma, CA
Consulting/project management kill floor additions/revisions at
Harris Ranch Beef and Central Valley Meat – California Projects –
2011 - 2012
Design/project management hide project for Twin City
Hides – NBP project– 2012
Chill Coolers Design/Project Management – Harris Ranch, CA - 2013