
Amanda Pelliccione
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Engineering Leaders Under 40, Class of 2022
The future of automation, engineering and manufacturing relies on the younger workforce, and these 36 individuals are here to advance their industries now and for years to come.
Plant Engineering 2021 Product of the Year Winners
The 2021 Product of the Year Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners are honored below and in the May/June 2022 issue of Plant Engineering magazine.
2021 Product of the Year Finalists
The official ballot is open for voting for Plant Engineering North American print and digital edition subscribers, for a limited time. Cast your votes by March 11, 2022.
Engineering Leaders Under 40, Class of 2021
Meet the engineers who are exceeding expectations and improving operations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues
2020 Product of the Year Winners
The 2020 Product of the Year Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners are honored below and in the May 2021 print edition of Plant Engineering magazine.
2020 Product of the Year Finalists
The official ballot is open for voting for Plant Engineering North American print and digital edition subscribers, for a limited time. Cast your votes at www.plantengineering.com/NP4E.
Younger workforce leads the way for manufacturing
Thirty-four manufacturing professionals under the age of 40 have made significant contributions to their industries, as recognized by Control Engineering and Plant Engineering.
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Mohamed Abuali, 38
Managing Partner, IoTco LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, BS Systems Engineering, University of Arizona, MS Industrial Engineering, American University, Cairo, Egypt, PhD Industrial Engineering, University of Cincinnati
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Jayashri Aja, 28
Customer Success Manager, Rockwell Automation, Eagleville, Pa., BS Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Oladeji Andrew, 23
Manufacturing Technology Project Engineer, Niagara Bottling LLC, Diamond Bar, Calif., BS General Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Eric Angulo, 28
Project Manager/Automation Engineer, Plus Groups, Cincinnati, Ohio, BS Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Tiffany Barnes, 35
Technical Solutions Consultant, Honeywell, Houston, Texas, BS Mechanical Engineering, California State, University at Long Beach
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ameet Bathiya, 31
Plant Engineer, Protech Powder Coatings Inc., Strongsville, Ohio, BS Mechanical Engineering, Modern College of Engineering, India, MS Mechanical Engineering, Cleveland State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Mostafa Bayati, 32
Senior Controls Engineer, Siemens, Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada, MS Mechatronics & Automation, University of Saskatchewan
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Ron Brash, 31
Director of Cyber Security Insights, Verve Industrial Protection, Florissant, Mo., AS Information Technology & Applied Systems, Vancouver Island University, BS Technology, Security & Network Administration, British Columbia Institute of Technology, MS Computer Science, Concordia University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Asa Burke, 27
Product Development Engineering Manager, Porex, Fairburn, Ga., BS Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Joe Carson, 33
Owner, Pacific Blue Engineering, Signal Hill, Calif., BS Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Eric Chapman, 36
Engineering Director, Continuous Engineering Solutions Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., BS Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Brendon Cordon, 31
Mechanical Engineer, Hine Automation, St. Petersburg, Fla., BS Industrial Technology, Iowa State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Vince DiMascio, 28
Manufacturing Engineer, The Raymond Corporation, Greene, N.Y., BS Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Philip Fenimore, 25
Lead Automation Engineer, Panacea Technologies Inc., East Greenbush, N.Y., BS Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Rochester
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Will Healy III, 38
Industry Strategy Manager, Balluff Worldwide, Florence, Ky., BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Justin Hudgens, 39
Engineering Manager, Automationnth, LaVergne, Tenn., BS Engineering Technology, Electro Mechanical Systems, Middle Tennessee State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Preston Hullen, 30
Mechanical Design Engineer, Quality Transformer & Electronics, Milpitas, Calif., BS Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Davis Jacob, 24
HSE, Quality, OPEX Manager, Voith Paper, Springfield, Ore., BS Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Camila Jarrin, 26
Sterilization Engineer, Elite Spice, Jessup, Md., AS Arts & Science, Pasco-Hernando Community College, BS Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Kevin Lord Josue, 25
Field Services Engineer, Control Station Inc., Manchester, Conn., BS Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology, Pennsylvania State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Brian Mathews, 36
Engineering Manager, Scientific Dust Collectors, Alsip, Ill., BS Engineering, Dordt College
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Justin Modglin, 26
Project Engineer, Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. Inc., Henderson, Ky., BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Evansville
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Krista Novstrup, 38
Manager of Analytics Engineering, Seeq Corp., Seattle, Wash., BS Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, PhD Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Nojan Nowakhtar, 34
Controls & Energy Engineer, Matern Professional Engineering Inc., Maitland, Fla., BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: William Phippen, 28
Project Engineer, Parmalat Canada, Belleville, Ontario, Canada, BS Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, MS Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Brandon Purificacion, 31
Brandon Purificacion, 31, Deputy Program Manager and ILS Project Manager, General Dynamics Mission Systems, San Jose, Calif., BS Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, MS Engineering Management, Johns Hopkins University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Eric Reisz, 33
Eric Reisz, 33, Lead Engineer/Project Manager, Panacea Technologies Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., BS Chemical Engineering, Widener University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Josh Ruiz, 35
Maintenance Manager, Instrument & Electrical, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas, BS Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M, MBA, University of Houston
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Matt Shewan, 37
Technical Manager, Chemtrade Logistics, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, BS Mechanical Engineering, Queens University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Raj Subramanya, 35
Engineering Manager, Hine Automation, St. Petersburg, Fla., BS Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Keyi Sun, 34
Director of Industrial AI and Lighthouse Academy, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Milwaukee, Wis., PhD Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Donald Van Raalte, 38
Division Manager, Interstates, Sioux Center, Iowa, BS Computer Science, Information Systems & System Administration, Dordt University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Sandeep Kumar Raju Vysyaraju, 29
I&C Project Engineering Manager, Samsung Austin Semiconductor LLC, Austin, Texas, BS Electronics & Instrumentation, GITAM University, MS Electrical & Control Systems, Oklahoma State University
2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Zheng Yi, 29
Senior Control System Engineer, Suez North America, Paramus, N.J., MS Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
2019 Product of the Year Finalists
The official ballot is open for voting for Plant Engineering North American print and digital edition subscribers, for a limited time. Cast your votes at www.plantengineering.com/NPE.
2019 Motor Drives Study research
Five trends on buying and, specifying motor drives for industrial automation applications.
2018 Programmable Controllers Study
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