Engineering Design and Development


The engineering team consists of degreed and experienced people with backgrounds in engineering, manufacturing, and field service.

The KSWC engineering design and development team can provide engineering services for your open-hole or cased-hole downhole and testing requirements. The engineering team consists of degreed and experienced people with backgrounds in engineering, manufacturing, and field service. This includes registered Professional Engineers in Mechanical Engineering and a series of U.S. Patents on wireline products.

KSWC uses SolidWorks Premium for our modelling and design and SolidWorks Simulation Pro to perform detailed FEA analysis. Our capabilities range from consultation to design and drawing packages to complete tool design and assembly. This includes test procedures and manuals.

Our team has experience in the following areas:

  • Open Hole Wireline Tool Design
  • Cased Hole Wireline Tool Design
  • Wireline Completion Products
  • High Pressure Tool Design
  • High Temperature Tool Design
  • Corrosive Fluids and Harsh Environments
  • Resistivity Tools
  • Nuclear Tools
  • Acoustic Tools
  • Cable Head Assemblies
  • Non-Ballistic Release Tools
  • Electrical Release Tools
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George King

President
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas
35 Years of Experience
gking@kswchercon.com

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Tim Znidarsic

General Manager & Machine Shop Supervisor
40 Years of Experience
timz@kswchercon.com

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Santos Ortiz, P.E.

Engineering Manager
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of Houston
12 Years of Experience
sortiz@kswchercon.com

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Beverly Luce

Office Manager & Accounting
20 Years of Experience
bluce@kswchercon.com

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Kartik Gohil

Project Engineer
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Texas A.M. University at Kingsville
6 Years of Experience
kartikg@kswchercon.com

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Andrew King

Field Test Engineer
20 Years of Experience
aking@kswchercon.com

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Mariel Cantu

Project Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
10 Years of Experience
mcantu@kswchercon.com

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Kris Wilden

Senior Technologist
18 Years of Experience
kwilden@kswchercon.com