Vernon Christensen

Vernon Christensen

“Christy offers our employees the opportunity for true professional and personal growth. We encourage people to take smart risks, to be committed to excellence and to learn from their mistakes. Then we support that effort with great benefits, the resources they need to succeed and a management team that truly cares about the best interests of our team.”

Mr. Christensen began his career as a research analyst for the Tax Division of the State of Utah directly reporting to the Utah State Tax Commissioner. There he was involved primarily with issues associated with Utah’s natural resources-based industries.

He then served as Program Manager for Westronix, Inc., a publicly traded company involved in contract manufacturing to the electronics industry. Subsequent to this he worked for BHA Group Inc., a supplier of replacement parts and accessories to industrial particulate control equipment. There he served in a variety of positions including Technical Services Engineer, Product Manager and Manager-Technical Services for the company’s European subsidiary.

Following BHA Group, he worked for Rauschert Process Technologies, Inc as Vice President-Sales and Marketing. He then served as Manager-Global Business Development for Penta Engineering Corporation, a provider of engineering services to the global minerals processing industry.

Mr. Christensen joined Christy in 2009, and he currently serves as President of Christy Catalytics, LLC.

Education:

  • 1981 B.A. German with honors from University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Substantial undergraduate course work in mechanical and mining engineering.
  • 1989 M.S. Industrial Engineering University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT