John Sylvan is best know as cofounder of Keurig and inventor of the Keurig K cup . In addition to founder of Pro Van Kits he is also founder of Zonbak, a solar panel startup company. John has over 25 years of product development and engineering of complex mechanical systems. Prior to Keurig he worked in Engineering for 10 years at the semiconductor company, Analog Devices. He is the author of nine US Patents including one that was once ranked as #1 in the world in market value.

Having built his first van in 2019 in the parking lot of his solar company, Zonbak, he became interested in the complex engineering required to design and build a conversion van. With his son he cofounded Pro Van Kits out of the desire to combine Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) to dramatically reduce the time and cost of a van conversion build but with the flexibility to meet individual owner's requirements. With his product design expertise, he also engineers custom components for Pro Van Kits.

After graduating from high school, Jesse Sylvan emigrated to Isreal where he served in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat soldier stationed in the Negev Desert. When he returned to America he became an apprentice electrican, solar panel installer, and a carpenter. Having built a half dozen conversion vans, Jesse knows all the techniques to quickly and precisely build a conversion van. He fabricates electrical systems using best practices of licensed electricians. Jesse oversees the migration of Pro Van Kits manufacturing from manual operations to automated manufacturing with the company's computer-based CNC machining center. But he still provides hand's on finishing of van builds to combine artistry with engineering.

Pro Van Kits has started to add employees to expand our business. Our goal is to increase our production capacity from one conversion van per per week to one conversion van per business day. Although a college degree is welcome we are looking for people with hands-on experience with the ability to expand their skill base. There are no texts books for van building, but the most successful employees are those who question existing ideas and techniques and have a passion for learning. Some of the skill sets we are seeking include the following:

 

 

 

 

CNC MACHINE OPERATOR AND PRogrammer 

 We own a top-of-the-line Laguna machining center with 3 AXIS control over a 100" x 50" area. We take our 3D CAD designs from Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Fusion 360 and generate complex tool paths for automatically machining van components.

ASSEMBLERS/CARPENTERS/ELECTRICIANS/PLUMBERS

Although most of the manufacturing of a Pro Van Kit is by CNC machines, we still need people who can wire vans, install components inside the vehicles, and provide finishing touches. You will need to handle all four disciplnes since we do not divide up the tasks. Knowledge of using hand tools is a must.

ACCOUNTING MANAGER(PART TIME)

This is a job for smeone who wants to work part time with the ability to do so from their home office. It involves setting up on-line systems to handle all accounting tasks and reduce the amount of paper we need to handle.

MEDIA MANAGER/ARTIST

This position is for someone with web site development and the ability to master Adobe Creative suite to generate videos, brochures, artwork. In addition expertise in genearting content for social media is required. This job can be part home office and part on site (1-2 days a week).