Jake Fawson is our invaluable Quality Control Specialist based in our Corporate Engineering Facility. Jake evaluates our finished product for audio quality, link distance and ensures no external defects, scuffs or scratches.  Jake works closely with our Prototype Production Team and our Product Development Manager to improve production quality and processes at our small and large scale manufacturing facilities.  Jake plays a critical role on our Warranty Return Triage Team, analyzing field failures to identify and recommend improvements in our production and design.

Jake calls himself a “life-long learner”.  Jake received an AS in Business and a BS in Elementary Education while working with FreeLinc over the last three years.  (Thankfully), Jake chose to stay with FreeLinc after graduating in May 2009.

Some facts about Jake: He lives with his family of 4 in Utah. He has 7 brothers and sisters, speaks fluent Spanish, likes to ride anything with wheels, camping, and loves the outdoors. On the weekends, Jake can be found working with his radio-controlled cars, customizing them and often creating unique, custom parts to improve their off-road handling and speed.

Caley Finley is part of our Prototype Production Team based in our Corporate Engineering Facility.

Caley comes to us from US Synthetic, a manufacturer of industrial diamonds.  Caley worked in all areas of manufacture and production during her time at US Synthetic.  Not surprisingly, she finds the work environment here much quieter.

Some facts about Caley: She lives with her 2 kids in Utah, she loves grilled cheese and, she is a twin.

Erik van Zwol joined FreeLinc in 2009 and has been a valued addition to our Engineering team. Erik’s focus at FreeLinc includes raw-board prototyping, populating first-run boards used in concept design analysis, building test fixtures for current product and circuit design.  He is also a member of our Warranty Return Triage Team, analyzing field failures to identify and recommend improvements in our production and design.

Prior to coming  to FreeLinc,  Erik worked for the AirForce Contractor, Sumaria, in Circuit Failure Analysis. He has a BS degree from BYU Idaho in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Some facts about Erik: he lives with his family of 6 in Utah. Erik and his family raise meat rabbits.  He carpools to work, loves playing with his kids and riding motorcycles. Erik also speaks fluent Spanish.

Jed Woodard has been with FreeLinc since 2005 and is a critical member of our Engineering team.  As our Senior Electrical Engineer, Jed has designed and developed the electronics for several of our products including the FMT100, FA02 (Ma/Com ) and FA04 (Kenwood) adapters.  Jed works closely with all states of design, development and production.  He is a member of our new product development design team which works to bring new FreeLinc products to the market.

Jed brings to FreeLinc over 20 years of hands-on experience in the Electronics Industry.  Jed’s career has taken him into the semiconductor, medical devices and industrial controls industries.  Jed graduated from the University of Utah with an Electrical Engineering degree.

Some facts about Jed: he lives with his family of 4, two cats and one horse in Utah.  During his off hours he enjoys woodworking, antique restoration and taking his kids into the outdoors.  Jed can frequently be found on the weekends working on his family’s ranch moving cattle, fencing and 4-wheeling with his kids.

“He who knows best knows how little he knows.”
-Thomas Jefferson

John Wheeler is our Prototype Production Team Leader based in our Corporate Engineering Facility. John is responsible for employee assembly training, task assignments and working with Quality Control to improve the assembly process.  John is also responsible for developing the production

John currently attends Utah Valley University, pursuing a degree in Industrial Design.

Some facts about John: John is recently married and will celebrate his first wedding anniversary with his beautiful wife in June. John grew up in Southern California but now lives in Utah.

We will be cheering John on in June as he represents the State of Utah in the Parliamentary Procedures National Competition in Kansas City, Missouri.

Along with his Parliamentarian skills; John enjoys, cooking, bird hunting, woodworking, travel and singing.  He can frequently be found on his off hours working on his brother’s life-size robotic R2D2.

Marv Coon is Freelinc’s Production Manager based in our Orem Corporate Engineering Facility.  Marv is responsible for scheduling, inventory, production supplies, fixtures, special tools, and process support for our Production and Prototype Team. He makes sure they have everything needed to build our products.  Marv works with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering team to bring their designs to reality.

Marv can be found in all areas of Engineering and Production but we secretly think his favorite spot is in the machine shop running the CNC Mill, designing and building new production fixtures to improve the production process.  He has customized several of our current products to maintain production as the tooling is being changed for mass production in China.

Before joining Freelinc, Marv had served 4 years in the United States Navy taking two tours in the Mediterranean.  He has worked in the Aerospace and Defense industry for 35 years most recently with Klune Industries in Utah where he was their lead Manufacturing Engineer for 13 years, and Quality Manager at their casting facility for the final 2 years with them.

Some facts about Marv: he lives in Utah with his family. He loves golfing, fishing, and riding anything with a motor on it. He often rides his Road King in to work making us all jealous. His favorite food is jambalaya, and caramel dumplings.

“Nobody leaves till we’re done.”
-Marv original

Travis Webber is part of our Prototype Production Team based in our Corporate Engineering Facility. Travis comes in each day ready to assemble any small volume production runs or prototypes that Engineering is currently developing. Our prototype team has to be skilled in small-part soldering, conformal coating, and all aspects of housing assembly process.

Travis comes to FreeLinc from a diverse mechanical background.  Some of Travis’ prior experience includes residential HVAC, backhoe operator and tile work.  Travis is currently working on receiving his firefighting certification to participate as a volunteer firefighter.

Some facts about Travis: He is the youngest in his family, loves the outdoors, makes a mean pot of coffee, and can be found enjoying his days off ATVing, or rock climbing.

“All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother and father.”
-variation of quote by Abraham Lincoln

Jonee Woodard has been with Freelinc since 2008 and works closely with our Engineering and Production Teams.  In Document Control, Jonee ensures that all of our bill of materials, inventory, process documents, and intellectual property rights are kept up-to-date.  Her job is often described as anything the Engineers need to do but hate to do.  Luckily for us she likes those very projects.

Jonee brings 20 years experience in Management.  She has managed people and processes in a range of industries including distribution, purchasing, and, warehousing.  Jonee graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Business Management.

Some facts about Jonee: she lives with her family of 4, and pets in Utah.  During her off hours she enjoys scrapbooking, cross-stitching, skeet and target shooting.  Jonee loves Utah’s great outdoors and she likes to escape with her family to one of Utah’s many fossil sites and gorgeous National Parks.

“Having somewhere to go is Home.  Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.”

Mitch Price has been with Freelinc since 2006 and is a critical member of our Engineering team.  As our Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Mitch has designed and developed the housing and components for several of our products including the FMT100, FA02 (Ma/Com ), FA03(HT1250) and FA04 (Kenwood) adapters.  Mitch works closely with all states of design, development and production.  He is a member of our new product development design team which works to bring new Freelinc products to the market.

Mitch brings to Freelinc over 11 years of hands-on experience in Mechanical Design.  Mitch’s career has has given him experience in product development, product testing and automation.  Mitch  graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

Some facts about Mitch: he lives with his family of 5 in Utah.  During his off hours he enjoys spending time with his family in the outdoors camping and RTVing.  Mitch is currently volunteering as the Cub Master for his local Pack.