Jason P. Garner, PE
President
Jason Garner, Founder and President of Clear Process Engineering LLC has been involved in light and heavy industry process engineering and project management since 2003.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and is a registered Professional Engineer and is licensed in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Minnesota, South Dakota, and California.
His career began in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with Mid-South Engineering, a leading consulting and design firm specializing in building products facilities - investing six years learning various aspects of the building products and biomass industries.
To pursue his passion for biomass energy systems, Jason’s career led him to Thermal Systems Engineering, a firm specializing in the design of industrial and utility-grade heat energy systems. Under Kelton Grubbs PE, one of the foremost experts in thermal energy systems with over 60 years of experience, Jason studied and executed thermal energy design.
In 2012, as part of corporate collaboration, Jason was reassigned to FSE Energy in Covington, Louisiana, a leader in field-erected solid-fuel boiler systems. He spent four years leading the engineering and design department as Chief Engineer at FSE before founding Clear Process Engineering.
Having executed projects in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and others, Jason and his team have distinguished themselves as experts in biomass, boiler, combustion and energy systems.
Along with his responsibilities at Clear Process Engineering, Jason is an Eagle Scout and has been involved in the Boy Scouts of America since the age of seven.
Andrew M. Castille
Design Lead and Project Manager
Andrew Castille holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Southeastern Louisiana University and joined Clear Process Engineering in 2017.
He entered the field of Industrial Design in 2013 with FSE Energy, an EPC and leader in Solid Fuel Boiler Design and construction. Based on his demonstrated knowledge and experience he was appointed as Design Group Leader and collaborated closely with the Chief Engineer.
Previously Andrew worked in the Entertainment Industry in 2D and 3D Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Design and Operation of Motion and Motor Control systems, Lighting Design and Operation, and Power Distribution. He also distinguished himself as a Pyrotechnic Technician and a general craftsman.
Pablo Montano
Project and Energy Engineer
Jose Pablo Montano, a chemical engineer from Mexico, joined Clear Process Engineering in July 2022. He earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Puebla, Mexico (BUAP) and earned a Master’s degree in Renewables Energies from the University of Madrid, Spain (UAM). He has led many scientific research projects for ICUAP (Mexico) and CSIC (Spain). He has participated in many Energy Audits (steam and condensate system) and steam traps surveys and commissioning for different industries. During his career, he has also developed other important skills such as CRM Manager, leadership and is trilingual in Spanish, English and French.
He enjoys learning about new science and technologies. Some of his hobbies are photography, hiking, mountain biking and scuba diving, in fact he is PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) certified.
Thomas T. Egler
Associate Lead Designer
Thomas Egler entered the field of Industrial Engineering and Design in 2012 upon graduating from Northshore Technical College with a degree in Drafting & Design Technology.
His career began in 2012 with FSE, a leader in Field-Erected Solid-Fuel Boiler Systems.
During his tenure with FSE, he was responsible for producing comprehensive and detailed drawing packages for numerous projects. Additionally, Thomas was assigned as the lead designer for boiler projects in the sugar milling industry.
Over the course of his career, he has traveled to client facilities throughout the country and enjoys the hands-on experience gained from being on CPE clients’ sites.
Justin Drude
Senior Piping Designer
Justin Drude, a Mechanical Designer, has worked on numerous projects with Clear Process Engineering since 2016. He earned a Bachelor’s degrees with concentrations in Industrial Technology, Automated Systems and Supervision from Southeastern Louisiana University. He has performed mostly as a Piping Designer since 2006 but has worked on all aspects of Mechanical Design, including structural and equipment design. He has worked on engineering projects for large companies such as Chevron and for smaller companies so he has experience differentiating between the needs of large and small companies. He has been the engineering support during the construction phase of a project to ensure proper installation of piping and equipment. He is proficient in using multiple 3D design software programs such as Plant 3D, CADWorx, PDMS, and MicroStation. Justin also is knowledgeable and proficient with reality capture (3D laser scanning) used in the project design phase. He has been the Design Lead on many projects and for many different types and sizes of facilities.
