About

About Canyon Run Engineering Technologies

Canyon Run Engineering Technologies is a turnkey business solutions provider. We are a team of subject matter experts that together deliver Manufacturing Solutions, Inspection, Automation and Mechanical Systems to the Aerospace, Medical Device, Defense, Energy, Automotive, and Consumer Electronic industries.

Through our years of experience in Manufacturing and Engineering, Canyon Run Engineering Technologies has gained a comprehensive and wide-ranging understanding to the numerous challenges faced by businesses in today’s rapidly changing and challenging environments. Our clients consist of small to Fortune 100 businesses. Our continually expanding experience is fundamental to our ability to develop successful strategies for real solutions in today’s environment. Our focus is on your organizations business requirements, goals, and objectives, then provide recommendations for the best way to implement our combination of products, services, and technical experience to solve your challenges.

We are more than technical suppliers. We are solutions experts who will support your problem solvers to identify opportunities that will improve your organizations efficiency and productivity.
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Our goal is to provide clear, easily implemented solutions to match your business requirements. If you have fast approaching deadlines, limited resources, and/or formidable technology requirements, the Canyon Run Engineering Technologies team has the resources, systems, and solutions to assist that will benefit your bottom line and keep you competitive.

Core Values

People

• Be a great team
• Create advocates in all aspects of our business
• ​Learn and grow as part of our work

Process

• Continually improve how we do business
  
• Maintain agility in our approach
  
• Keep compliant with best practices and regulation 

Delivery

• Strive to root out defects from any work we touch
• Be excellent communicators
• Provide the most value possible

Our Approach

1. Assess

2. Plan

3. Execute

Canyon Run will listen to the needs of the client while asking questions and observing the client's current or proposed operation to accurately determine their project needs, allowing us to develop the right solution for them. Our goal is to accurately assess the client's vision and to ensure we reach a shared view of the issue and the objective. ​

Canyon Run will work to quickly identify the client's goals along with any budget or time constraints, and apply our expert knowledge to the individual client's need. We will then work to help define the scope of business and the goals of the client. This enables us to develop an action plan tailored to your needs.​

Once we have a mutual vision of the project and we understand the parameters required, we organize our resources and begin development of the custom solution. It's our goal to share as much information regarding the progress of the project as possible. This ensures everyone is involved and informed as the project advances towards completion.​

Our Approach

1. Assess

Canyon Run will listen to the needs of the client while asking questions and observing the client's current or proposed operation to accurately determine their project needs, allowing us to develop the right solution for them. Our goal is to accurately assess the client's vision and to ensure we reach a shared view of the issue and the objective. ​

2. Plan

Canyon Run will work to quickly identify the client's goals along with any budget or time constraints, and apply our expert knowledge to the individual client's need. We will then work to help define the scope of business and the goals of the client. This enables us to develop an action plan tailored to your needs.​

3. Execute

Once we have a mutual vision of the project and we understand the parameters required, we organize our resources and begin development of the custom solution. It's our goal to share as much information regarding the progress of the project as possible. This ensures everyone is involved and informed as the project advances towards completion.​

Our Team

 Gary Ward
Founder

Gary's ability to develop innovative engineering solutions that cut costs, reduce manufacturing down-time, and all but eliminate rejection rates is at the core of Canyon Run Engineering. Over 40 years of experience, he has acquired valuable expertise in highly specialized research and development areas.  He holds three industry patents, and has a loyal following in the medical device and aircraft testing industries.

Tom Clutter         
 Vice President- Operations 

Tom has over 34 years of experience in the tool & die trade, having begun his master's apprenticeship in 1982. He excels in CNC programming and machining after years at the bench in the auto, medical and aerospace industries. At Canyon Run, Tom controls the shop floor, overseeing every aspect of production. Inspection and Quality Control are also his domain, ensuring that everything produced at Canyon Run meets the high standards and tight tolerances of our clients' prints.