Shawn Kriger

Commercial Manager – Americas

Shawn joined ENVEA Group in October 2022 as General Manager of the US. Previous to ENVEA, he spent 32 years in leadership positions with Dwyer, WIKA and ABB. This included a three-year assignment leading ABB’s Measurement and Analytics Business Unit in Australia. Shawn began his career in business operations (gas detection and process analyzers) and then moved into customer facing sales roles with ABB’s Totalflow Measurement and Automation Group. He holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Ithaca College and an M.B.A. from Houston Christian University. Shawn resides in the Houston, Texas area with his wife, Jacki and their three daughters.

Gerry DeMint

Site Leader

Gerry DeMint’s career in manufacturing and engineering management in the systems and instrumentation business spans nearly 20 years. Prior to joining CAI, he held management positions in the electronic assembly/manufacturing industry.
Mr. DeMint has been instrumental in designing new products, and in implementing new programs for optimizing engineering, documentation, manufacturing and inventory levels.

Jason Midyett, Ph.D.

Manager FTIR and Photoacoustic Operations

Dr. Jason Midyett came to California Analytical Instruments, Inc., in 2011 as the Company’s Applications Engineer responsible for product development and custom applications for the FTIR and Photoacoustic divisions. As a senior scientist he provides feasibility analyses and analyzer configuration recommendations to customers to meet their gas monitoring requirements. Dr. Midyett earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine, conducting environmental and medical research and holds various awards and fellowships for excellence in academic achievement and research in analytical chemistry.

Eric Walder

Controller

Eric joined ENVEA as the site controller of California Analytical Instruments (CAI) in October of 2023. He started his career in audit at a local accounting firm before entering the manufacturing industry. As the site controller of CAI he is responsible for the site’s financial reporting, cash management, internal controls, budgeting, and overseeing the daily accounting operations.

David White

Manager, Custom Products

David White has served as Custom Products Manager at CAI since July 1985. Mr. White has been directly involved in the design of current, state-of-the-art custom emission test systems since 1977. He is the co-inventor of a CAI patent for a system for mass emissions sampling of combustion products.

Prior to joining CAI, Mr. White held positions with Horiba Instruments, Inc. and Econolite Group, Inc.