My name is Jason Thompson and I am a professional engineer practicing in Alberta Canada. I went to school at the University of Calgary and took the manufacturing engineering program. Through the co-op program I took my first engineering job with a local manufacturing company where I worked for a couple year learning valuable manufacturing skills. After finishing my degree myself and a few partners started an engineering firm that specializes in designing and building mobile oilfield equipment. Being a part of the Alberta oilfield has afforded me the opportunity to be exposed to a lot of different equipment in a lot of different industries. I also had the opportunity to be involved in many prototype designs that originated on napkin sketches and ended with finished products going to work in the field.
Over the course of my engineering career I grew particularly fond of cranes and lifting equipment. Following this interest I expanded our business into developing below the hook lifting devices, equipment certification and weld inspection as well as various engineering services related to cranes such as sub frame design. I can’t put my finger on why I like this industry so much, but I think it’s because the engineering behind a spreader bar is such an elegant solution to the problem yet the depth to them makes it complex to build a business around.
Basepoint engineering is a new venture for me. It comes after years of studying what I believe is an ideal business model for engineering. It is a new approach and I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
If you have any questions or want to connect with me feel free to drop me a note I am always interested in hearing from other people in the industry.
