Mishka Vandeburg

Current role

• Manufacturing EngineerOct 2026 – presentSel-Tech, Chico, CA

  • Support manufacturing engineering and production planning at an aerospace manufacturer that takes projects from design through machining, integration and final testing.
  • Develop and maintain work instructions, routings, shop travelers and production data packages, keeping them current with revisions and quality standards.
  • Translate engineering drawings and 3D models into practical production processes, tooling and fixtures.
  • Troubleshoot manufacturing issues with production, engineering and quality, and put corrective and process improvements in place.
  • Apply data analysis, enterprise systems experience and AI tools to make manufacturing documentation and workflows more efficient as the company grows.

AI animation

• Director of AI Animation TechnologyOct 2025 – Oct 2026Golden Eagle AI, remote contract

  • Set the AI animation technology strategy, with creative, technical and production standards for cinematic content.
  • Built and tuned end-to-end animation pipelines with Hailuo, Runway, Veo and ComfyUI, balancing visual quality, consistency and scale.
  • Created prompt-engineering frameworks, continuity standards and model-locking methods so outputs repeat reliably across scenes and contributors.
  • Maintained the documentation, prompt libraries and workflow standards the team works from.
  • Led frame-by-frame quality and continuity review across rendering, lighting, animation and narrative.

Revelyst / Vista Outdoor

Three roles over three and a half years, moving from one brand's data to the systems architecture for all of them.

• Applications AnalystApr 2024 – Jul 2025Corporate, remote

  • Administered enterprise applications for more than 30 outdoor recreation brands.
  • Designed and implemented the systems architecture that consolidated every Revelyst brand into shared PIM, DAM and B2B eCommerce applications.
  • Analyzed each brand's data model and built one consolidated model for integrating and syndicating product information and assets.
  • Owned the technical product strategy for enterprise applications as leadership objectives evolved.
  • Ran implementation and consolidation projects with an Agile team structure combined with DMAIC.
• Data Management AnalystOct 2023 – Apr 2024CamelBak / Adventure Sports, remote

  • Supported master data management across product, supplier and operational data, keeping downstream systems accurate and consistent.
  • Worked with Enterprise Applications IT to design standardized brand architecture models for scalable onboarding.
  • Defined integration models and automation between Oracle EBS, Centric PLM, PIM and DAM to cut manual data handling.
• Supply Chain Data Management SpecialistMar 2022 – Sep 2023CamelBak, remote

  • Led the Salsify PIM implementation for CamelBak, the first brand in the consolidated enterprise instance.
  • Established repeatable data workflows that later brands were onboarded with.
  • Improved Oracle EBS and Centric PLM use through data cleanup and workflow alignment.
  • Acted as liaison between supply chain, IT and brand teams during system transitions.

Manufacturing & supply chain

Northern California manufacturers, where I learned procurement, planning and production from the inside.

• Planner / BuyerJul 2021 – Mar 2022Weiss McNair, Chico, CA

  • Managed procurement for 60+ suppliers and 8,000+ active part numbers.
  • Negotiated supplier contracts, pricing and SLAs.
  • Replaced manual planning and reporting with automated forecasting using ODBC connections and PowerQuery.
  • Put underused Epicor planning and procurement features to work.
• Supply Chain ManagerJul 2020 – Jul 2021Wizard Manufacturing, Chico, CA

  • Directed procurement and materials planning against production schedules, capacity and demand.
  • Forecasted supply and demand to head off shortages and bottlenecks.
  • Set up consigned inventory agreements that improved liquidity and lowered carrying costs.
• Outside Sales RepresentativeDec 2019 – Jul 2020Oregon Metal Services, Northern California

  • Proposed and built a new Northern California territory for laser-cut steel components.
  • Worked with production and estimating to keep quotes accurate and deliveries on time.
• Parts Department ManagerMar 2019 – Sep 2019California Industrial Manufacturing, Nelson, CA

  • Led procurement, inventory control and vendor coordination.
  • Built work orders and BOMs from engineering drawings, and inspected incoming materials.
• Processing Estimator / CNC ProgrammerMar 2018 – Mar 2019All Metals Supply, Oroville, CA

  • Generated $90K–$120K in monthly sales through accurate estimating.
  • Drafted projects from drawings and samples, and wrote CNC programs and nests for laser and plasma cutting.

Entrepreneurship

Businesses I've founded or built.

• FounderPresentImprensa Solutions, Butte County, CA

  • Run a digital presence consultancy that designs and maintains the whole of a client's online presence: website, search, profiles and content, kept consistent across all of them.
  • Build and redesign websites with hosting, DNS, SSL, performance, analytics and foundational SEO included, plus ongoing care plans.
  • Provide business technology work for clients who run on digital tools: integrations, automation, data and reporting.
  • Help individual professionals present their experience online.
• FounderPresentSpark Manufacturing Academy, nonprofit

  • Founded a nonprofit that makes modern manufacturing careers visible and within reach for students, young people and career-seekers.
  • Offers free, donation-funded career discovery resources, a content library and a newsletter to help people explore the field and prepare to enter it.
• Silver Tree Food ServiceFounderSilver Tree Food Service

  • Details coming soon.
• Owner / FounderDec 2019 – Feb 2024Takara Cactus

  • Founded and ran a specialty nursery for Peruvian collector cacti, selling to a national market.
  • Handled cultivation, quality, marketing, fulfillment and the online storefront.

Community leadership

• Chief Executive OfficerJul 2022 – Jul 2024Forest Ranch Community Association, 501(c)(3)

  • Elected to lead the nonprofit with its board, expanding community resources and resident engagement.
  • Coordinated disaster response communication, resources and support during emergencies.