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As part of the structural reorganization announced by Astro Pak’s president Ken Carroll in December, Todd Dean has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the company. Mr. Dean had been previously serving as the company’s Chief Financial Officer, a role he had held since joining the company in September of 2015….

In September of 2019, Wesley Eaton joined Astro Pak to head up the operations for the California Cleanroom as its General Manager, in Downey. An aerospace engineer by training, Mr. Eaton has spent most of the past decade in Southern California’s aerospace industry. Since starting out as a mechanical design engineer at C&D Zodiac Aerospace…

Astro Pak’s president Ken Carroll announced the appointment of Robert Pozil to lead the company’s new Business Development Department. The move, which is part of the company’s structural reorganization, was announced on December 4, 2019. Mr. Pozil had been previously serving as the company’s Senior Vice President where he oversaw its Cleanroom Division as well…

Astro Pak announced that Keith Marlin has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Field Services for its Eastern Operations. Mr. Marlin has been with the chemical cleaning company since June of 2012, and this year marks his 27th year in the cleaning services industry. Mr. Marlin began as an Engineering Manager for…

One of the hallmarks of Astro Pak is the long-term partnerships it forges with its clients. That is reflected by the long-term relationships many of its team members have with the company itself. Jeff Wassenaar is a good example of how Astro Pak’s commitment to its team members results in much of its leadership coming…

For the second year in a row, Astro Pak is honored to be named a Best Place to Work in Orange County! This award was given by the Orange County Business Journal, which is the second largest business journal in California. In 2018, Astro Pak first received the Best Place to Work award in Orange…

Astro Pak has seen more than its share of change since its founding sixty years ago at the dawn of the Space Race. The brainchild of Carl Verheyen and James St. Clair, Astro Pak was created to fill the need of providing precision cleaning and packaging services to Southern California space contractors. The company has…

Cleaning to perfection is a sophisticated process and yet vital to product integrity. Dr Brent Ekstrand, VP of Science & Technology at Astro Pak, sheds lights on contaminants and the tests performed to measure them. Astro Pak has been recently featured in Cleanroom Technology. Cleanroom Technology is the leading international publication for cleanroom operators and…

One of the factors that help Astro Pak stand out from the competition is the skill of the company’s technicians. With the growth in business over the past decade, that could easily be dismissed as “practice makes perfect.” However, the reality is that Astro Pak is committed to providing the best training to its technicians,…

Approaching one year since the opening of its Space Coast cleanroom, Astro Pak announced that Russ Young has been appointed as the Senior Technical Sales Manager for its Titusville, FL cleanroom facility. Mr. Young officially joined the company in Q1 of 2019. His previous role as Business Development Manager at Swagelok, a manufacturer of gas…