Eric Bunke

Eric Bunke has over 25 years of experience in engineering roles. Eric started their career as a Product Engineer at Milwaukee Valve, where they worked from 1995 to 1998. Eric then moved on to Spirax Sarco USA, where they served as a Product/Project Engineer from 1998 to 2001. After that, Eric worked as a Senior Project Engineer at Conbraco Industries Inc. from 2001 to 2003. Eric then joined Xylem Inc. as a Senior Project Engineer, where they worked from 2003 to 2007. Eric then transitioned to Crane Nuclear as a Senior Design Engineer from 2007 to 2011. Currently, they are employed at Badger Meter, Inc. as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. In this role, Eric is responsible for designing and configuring Research Control Valves, as well as developing new products and conducting research and performance testing of flow control and measurement technologies.

Eric Bunke completed their Master's Degree in Freshwater Science and Technology (PSM) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Fluid Dynamics at the same university from 1990 to 1995. No specific degree or field of study was mentioned for their attendance at WSHS Blackshirts.