Summary
Josh Kizer is a mechanical engineer and hands-on product development leader with 11 years of experience taking concepts through prototyping to launch, now serving as Chief Engineer at Dole Refrigerating Co./Dole Fabrication. He has led cross-functional teams and manufacturing decisions, running projects that blend system and part design, tooling kickoff, pilot builds, and lifecycle support. Prior roles at Byrne and Byrne Electrical Specialists sharpened his ability to bridge marketing, supply chain, and production constraints to deliver multifunctional, manufacturable solutions. Comfortable in the workshop as well as the boardroom, he combines practical prototyping instincts from internships and lab work with a disciplined academic foundation from Michigan Technological University. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem solving and for turning emerging-technology concepts into repeatable production realities.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.36, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.36 at Michigan Technological University