Cimco-GC Systems is proud to be a team made up of diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and interests. Every few weeks, we highlight a member of our team to learn what makes them (and Cimco-GC Systems) unique.
Alex Hewitt has been on our Cla-Val Service Team since 2018. In addition to serving as one of our Service Leads the last four years, he’s increasingly providing advisory support to operators, troubleshooting system challenges, and applying his broad knowledge of water systems, pumps, zones, and more during startups. Take a minute to get to know Alex!
Q&A with Alex Hewitt
Where did you grow up?
Tacoma, Washington
What are your hobbies outside of work?
Anything with my family, and shooting sports.
What is your favorite thing about working at Cimco-GC Systems?
The best part is the critical thinking and creative freedom we have in solving complex water control problems inside water systems.
Describe a time that your work made a difference and what you found satisfying about it.
I find the most satisfying work is when we can find and fix a long term issue in a system that’s been causing headaches for operators.
What's something throughout your career that people tend to come to you for your expertise?
People tend to ask me about a wide variety of control valve and water system issues that need to be solved, and how we can do it with a Cla-Val.
Do you have any surprise skills that no one in your professional world really knows about?
I’m not sure I have any shocking skills to write home about, lol!
Best advice you ever received:
Best advice I have ever received was: “Don’t fear the work look forward to the result”.
Describe a time that you saw one of Cimco-GC Systems' values in action?
Trust. We are routinely trusted to make the right call based on our experience. The trust operators have in us builds with every phone call and every job we do for them. The most rewarding part is that they call us and we get to do the job—the proof is in the work.
Lightning round:
Do you have any nick names? Alex
Favorite music/artist: Koe Wetzel
Favorite food: Anything that comes from a taco truck
Favorite day-off activity: Shooting
Dream vacation destination: Iceland
One thing you couldn’t live without: Caffeine