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NEAL SYSTEMS HIRES PHILIP MARTIN FOR INSIDE SALES & APPLICATION ENGINEERING SUPPORT

Neal Systems is pleased to announce the hiring of Philip Martin as part of our inside sales team. Philip will also support Neal Systems sales and operations as an application engineer. Philip is a recent graduate of Grove City College where he obtained a bachelor of science in electrical engineering along with a computer engineering concentration. Philip brings a broad range of interpersonal, communications, software, and programming skills that will significantly contribute to Neal Systems, its customers, and its manufacturers.

NEAL SYSTEMS HIRES CINDY STARR STEWART AS SALES ENGINEER

Neal Systems is pleased to announce the hiring of Cindy Starr Stewart as part of our sales engineering team. Cindy graduated with a bachelor’s from Grove City College in applied physics and a master’s in science education from Clarion University. Cindy brings to her position a broad range of technical and creative knowledge and experience that includes a teaching position as a professor of physics at Slippery Rock University, professional photographer, and published author. She has a passion for service and love for people. Cindy will serve as NSI’s lead for customer service in Western Pennsylvania and in West Virginia.

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ACQUIRES INVENSYS

Schneider Electric is a France-based multinational corporation that specializes in electricity distribution, automation management, and production of installation components for energy management. On 17 January 2014, the company announced that it had completed its acquisition of Invensys, a multinational engineering and information technology company. Invensys brings proven capabilities in process automation technologies that highly complement Schneider Electric, offering customers unique value in terms of segment know-how, technologies, and geographic footprint.

Invensys’ subsidiaries include Eurotherm (measurement and instrumentation for process control), Chessell (recording, monitoring and data acquisition equipment), Foxboro (distributed control systems), and Wonderware (operations management and industrial automation software). These companies are key providers to the comprehensive NSI product line for complete industrial automation solutions for all aspects of plant operations and processes.

For more information, click below:

• About the acquisition
• Schneider Electric website
• Invensys website
• Eurotherm website

NEAL SYSTEMS HIRES RICHARD KANE AS MARKETING DIRECTOR

Neal Systems is pleased to announce the hiring of Richard Kane as our marketing director. He graduated with a bachelor’s from the University of Delaware and a master’s from Clark University. Rich joins us after a 22-year active duty career as a U.S. Army officer and, more recently, as a Department of Defense consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation. In his new role, Rich will apply his skills in information technology, training, data analysis, communications, and marketing to serve and develop NSI’s base of customers and manufacturers.

NEAL SYSTEMS HIRES LESLIE STIFFLER AS SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Neal Systems is pleased to announce the hiring of Leslie Stiffler as our systems administrator. Leslie has a background in inside sales/customer service with Siemens and Westinghouse and in mental health services. She graduated with a bachelor’s from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s from California University of Pennsylvania. Leslie brings to her position key skills that include organization, enthusiasm, project management, and complex multiple task execution. Leslie will manage our many and varied systems integration projects.