“As our product development manager at Burke since 2005, Andrew was a significant resource in developing products for our industrial customers’ products and gained a great understanding of how Burke can best meet our customers’ needs for a consistent, quality product and a fast turnaround,” says Doug Cooprider, vice president of sales and marketing. “Andrew’s R&D knowledge and operations experience will be very beneficial for our manufacturer customers -- he’s the right man to grow our important industrial division.”
Prior to joining Burke Corporation, Michaelsen worked as a research assistant at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture studies with a meat science emphasis and a Master of Science degree in meat science and animal science at Iowa State University