# @freemanboatworks on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0xsKl7rBWe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10333106-freemanboatworks-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b70a4f0a3b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-12-13T02:26:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Freeman Boatworks (@freemanboatworks) — https://gondola.cc/freemanboatworks

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Meet Jeff Catlin, our next #FacesofFreeman! Jeff has been on the Freeman team for almost two years as a Purchasing Specialist. Hear about Jeff’s role, his background in the Navy and what he loves most about his job! 

“Prior to working for #FreemanBoatworks I was in the insulation business, which was very similar to my role now since it was warehousing and logistics / fulfillment. As a Purchasing Specialist, I buy all of our raw materials such as seats, cushions, frames, glass and more. It is a bit different, however, because I’m buying per boat and not just stocking shelves. You’ll see a lot of the same color scheme, but every build is boat specific since we are not selling them to go to a dealer. Every design is truly custom and I would say we have never built a carbon copy of another boat!

I was an aviation electronics technician in the Navy, so I worked primarily on communication that included radios that ran all of the jets. I was stationed in Whidbey Island, Washington which allowed me to do a 6 month deployment to the Persian Gulf. I was able to travel to Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Australia and Hawaii. I requested the West Coast to explore something totally different!

One of the things I love most about my job is that everyone is working towards the ultimate goal of building a boat and getting it in the water. We want people to enjoy their boat and it be the best machine on the market. The people here are amazing too. We spend time outside of work together and they have really become life-long friends. I think part of it is what we are building. If we were building toilets… it wouldn’t be as fun! I was wearing a Freeman t-shirt on Shem Creek not too long ago and it struck up so many conversations. To be a part of brand that is that recognizable and respectable is really cool. Everyone that works here really believes in what we are building and they are proud of where they work.” 

#Freeman #FreemanBoats #FreemanBoat

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