Joe Breseman, Owner Since 2001
1981-2001 OEM and aftermarket company employment experience: Shop and Field Mechanic, Shop and Field Machinist, Balance Technician, Steam Turbines, Boiler Feed Pumps, Steam Driven Product Pumps, Vertical Turbine Pumps, Centrifugal Blowers, Centrifugal Air Compressors, Steam Driven Air Compressors, Reciprocating Air/Gas Compressors, Rotary Screw, Rotary Lobe and Rotary Vane Air Compressors and Gear Boxes.
1981 College Education: Triton College River Grove, IL. National Tool & Die Institute,
Machine Shop Math, Machine Tool, Machine Shop & Drafting,Blue Print Reading, Deans Honor List.
1975-1978 High School Education: Florida/Illinois, Machine Shop, Drafting, Machine Shop Math, Blue Print Reading, Auto Mechanics, Diesel Mechanics, Small Engine Mechanics, Motorcycle Mechanics, Outboard Marine Mechanics, Sheet Metal, Mold Working & Carpentry.
Joe Breseman's Background and History:
I started my mechanical ability by riding and working on my own mini bikes back when I was 9 years old, in 1969, with a new Honda 50 Mini Trail. I wanted to go faster, do wheelie's and race. At 11 years old I did it on a new Yamaha 60 Mini Enduro. In 1971, on my very first day of racing, I won all of my 5 Heats. I then advanced to a Yamaha 125. At age 13, I lived in Florida and had a Full Roll Bar Dune Buggy. The first weekend I had the Dune Buggy, I raced it all weekend and blew up the engine. I then learned how to work on cars and replaced three engines during the time I had it. At age 18, I started racing at Santa Fe Race Track in Illinois. I won my first two races in a row in two weekends, back in 1978, at age 18.
At Hernando High School in Florida I took every Mechanical course offered then moved back to Illinois in 1977 and took Basic and Advanced Machine Shop. I then knew I wanted to be a Mechanic or Machinist or both as it ended to be after Triton College in 1981.
Pictured to the right, Joe Breseman in 1981.
In 1981, after taking several Machine Shop Classes through National Tool and Die Institute of Washington DC, I was recruited through one of the members by a company named Commercial Machine Works. Commercial Machine Works was one of the largest companies in the United States that worked on all types and brands of Power House Equipment manufactured across the United States and out of the country. At the time Commercial Machine Works was an Authorized Service Shop for Elliott YR Steam Turbines, Blowers and Centrifugal PAP Compressors. I loved working as a mechanic on all of these types of equipment.
From 1981 up until the start of B&G RESCO, in 2001, I used my Machinist and Mechanical skills as a Field Machinist and Field Mechanic and traveled all over the country for over 20 years, working on every manufactured turbine, pump, compressor, gearbox, blower and any other power house related equipment there was to work on, along the way, for my previous employers. I am very thankful for my highly experienced coworkers and superiors who took me under their wing and taught me patiently.
My first mentor in this business was Francis Stirpe, which began his career at Ingersoll Rand as a Serviceman then worked his way up at Worthington from a serviceman to Vice President of Sales and Service. No one at the time could match his knowledge and skills in the reciprocating air and product compressor world . In 1983 Fran took me under his wing and was like a father to me teaching me as he was my mentor and I was his Protege. He said to me that I reminded him of himself when he was young. He worked with me patiently side by side in the field training me on rebuilding large Ingersoll Rand and Worthington compressors. After one and a half years in the field Fran made me a Field Service Supervisor and gave me my first box of business cards with my name on them. He said he was very proud of me how quickly I have learned how to rebuild these monster Reciprocating air compressors. Fran Stirpe passed away in the early 1990's but will never be forgotten by me. I will always be thankful and grateful for how patiently he worked along side of me, treated me and taught me as if he was a father to me. He will be well missed in this industry as he was known and respected by many.
I will have to also thank Burdette Stire from Elliott Company that worked at Commercial Machine Works as a representative for Elliott Company overseeing all Elliott Pap Centrifugal Compressor, Blowers and the YR Turbine line repairs. In 1981 when I started my career in this field, Burdette Stire worked with me and trained me on this entire Elliott line. I appreciate Burdette Stire's patients and knowledge he gave me the time from 1981-1985. He was a tremendous teacher with an astonishing knowledge of turbines, blowers and centrifugal compressors and the mechanical ability he had with in him.
Another one of my mentors was Alfredo Jones who I really have to thank for teaching me work ethics, mechanical ability, field machining skills and designing along with boiler feed pump repairs. He preached to me that I must be meticulous and a perfectionist. Most of all, but not least, to do the best job on anything you work on because you should be proud of your work.
I would also like to thank Ziggy Schulz an outstanding person and mentor who was a previous employer of mine which also took me under his wing to encourage me and make myself a better all around person in both life and industry. Still to this day Ziggy and I are good friends and keep in touch. I am very proud and thankful to have had all these highly regarded men that influenced me and my work ethic's, taught me, trained me and helped build me into the person I am today.
In 2001, I decided to start my own company and named it B&G Rotating Equipment Service Company, Inc. "B" for Breseman and the "G" stands for girls as I have three daughters. Still to this day I enjoys being a hands-on Mechanic/ Mechanist repairing the equipment to the best of my ability and I am very proud of the work I have done when it leaves the shop. I am very meticulous with everything I do in his shop from cleaning, inspecting, repairing, quality control to packaging up every job. The main reason I started my own business was to be able to do the best job I could without a boss pushing me to take short cuts in order to save time and money which would sacrifice quality and workmanship. I am strongly against taking short cuts to save time and money sacrificing quality and workmanship. I take much pride in my work before, during and after the parts leave the shop. I want to make sure my customers are very happy when they receive my parts to the Service Representatives, that assembles the parts into the compressor that they are being used in.
I also perform all shop balancing with the latest state of the art Schenck Balance Machines. I did so because he was not satisfied with the level of quality I was receiving outsourcing my balancing jobs. So in 2006 I purchased brand new Schenck Balance Machines so you can be sure that those rotor assemblies or bullgear's you send in are balanced correctly. I always balance far beyond the OEM Specifications if possible. I just don't stop when it is good enough so you can be assured that it is all assembled correctly, all vibration levels will be at their lowest possible that can be obtained ensuring longevity of your compressor, if maintained properly. I have received a Certificate of Achievement for completing an Advanced Training Program with IRD Mechanalysis, Inc. in 1987.
Everyone at B&G Rotating Equipment Service Equipment Company, Inc. and I are very proud of our workmanship and love to make our customers happy. It is very rewarding when B&G RESCO's customers receive their parts and service and are completely happy and satisfied. I also would like to thank all of my customers for their loyalty, business and support throughout the years.
