NIBCO INC. has announced the promotion of Dawn Bloch from vice president, customer engagement, to chief people officer (CPO). In her new role, Bloch will oversee business development, customer service, marketing communications and human resources. Bloch is the first woman to be named to NIBCO’s executive leadership team who is a nonfamily member. Bloch will report Read more
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NIBCO INC. has announced the promotion of Dawn Bloch from vice president, customer engagement, to chief people officer (CPO).
In her new role, Bloch will oversee business development, customer service, marketing communications and human resources. Bloch is the first woman to be named to NIBCO’s executive leadership team who is a nonfamily member.
Bloch will report to Ashley Martin, executive vice president, NIBCO.
“Dawn is a powerful testimony to the career advancement of women in our trades and at NIBCO,” said Martin. “It is an honor for her to join the executive leadership team as the first woman that is not a family member.”
Bloch joined NIBCO in 2000 as a customer service representative. She held several positions of increasing responsibility including technical specialist, radiant heating advisor; radiant heat technical coordinator; customer service manager, director retail sales; director, business development and customer service; and vice president, customer engagement.
Bloch was named to Supply House Times’, “20 Women in Industry” in March 2017, an acknowledgement of women decision makers in the PHCP-PVC industry. At NIBCO, she was recognized in 2015 with the Rex Martin award, given to recognize achievement in cost reduction, safety, or an increase in sales, and in 2018, the Alice A. Martin award, given to recognize women who demonstrate philanthropy, community service, mentorship, and support the development of other women.
She has been a member of the American Supply Association Women in Industry since 2013, a board chair for Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart since 2019, and she is a board member for Elkhart Education Foundation, as well as Elkhart Parks Department.
She holds a bachelor’s degree of science in business administration from Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bloch also holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Northern Alabama, a certificate in digital marketing from Cornell University and attended an advanced human resources executive program at the University of Michigan this summer.
She resides in Elkhart, Indiana.
Oatey Co., a leading manufacturer in the plumbing industry since 1916, today announced that Logan Weiland has joined the organization as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Weiland comes to Oatey with more than a decade of experience in public accounting at Ernst & Young, where he most recently served as Assurance Senior Manager. As Read more
Oatey Co., a leading manufacturer in the plumbing industry since 1916, today announced that Logan Weiland has joined the organization as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.
Weiland comes to Oatey with more than a decade of experience in public accounting at Ernst & Young, where he most recently served as Assurance Senior Manager. As Chief Financial Officer at Oatey, Weiland is responsible for all accounting and finance; FP&A; treasury; risk management; and mergers and acquisition activities.
“I am excited to join this growing organization, which has an excellent track record and reputation, both as a manufacturer and employer,” said Weiland. “I look forward to contributing to Oatey’s ongoing success as a market leader in the plumbing industry.”
“Logan comes to Oatey with a broad range of experience gained from his work with a variety of global companies,” said Neal Restivo, Oatey’s Chief Executive Officer. “I am confident that his leadership and expertise will serve Oatey well as we continue to grow and enhance our business to support our customers.”
Weiland is a resident of Copley, Ohio, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a minor in Finance from Heidelberg University. He also holds a Master of Accountancy from Miami University. He is a board member and treasurer for Warehouse District Inc., as well as an associate board member for Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and an Engage! Cleveland Leadership Council member.
Caleffi North America has hired Tina Gullickson into the role of Chief Operating Officer. Mark Olson, who recently announced plans to step aside from leading the company as CEO, will begin transitioning responsibilities to Gullickson over the coming months. Says Olson, “Tina brings a diversity of leadership experience and business success on which to build on. She tackles challenges Read more
Caleffi North America has hired Tina Gullickson into the role of Chief Operating Officer. Mark Olson, who recently announced plans to step aside from leading the company as CEO, will begin transitioning responsibilities to Gullickson over the coming months. Says Olson, “Tina brings a diversity of leadership experience and business success on which to build on. She tackles challenges head-on and inherits a fun, seasoned and motivated Caleffi team to continue driving us forward.”
Gullickson brings 20 years of experience in the plumbing and hydronic industries. Her career began in sales but quickly emerged into developing business strategies and assuming leadership positions within Weil-McLain during her 16 year tenure, cultivating the Weil-McLain, Marley Engineered Products and Williamson-Thermoflo brands. Then Gullickson worked at Broan-NuTone holding several leadership positions, most recently leading their OEM division as general manager for their North American business unit. She holds an MBA in marketing from Concordia University.
“It is an honor and privilege to join the North America team. I am excited about the opportunity we have to build on the strong foundation that Mark instilled and the opportunities that present themselves from a team so passionate, driven and dedicated,“ added Gullickson.
The top field service technology solution provider names Bridges vice president of product management and advances Thoman to position as principal product manager XOi, a leading provider of technician-focused technology solutions, announces two new promotions that strengthen the company’s product team as it continues driving the digital transformation of the skilled trades. XOi has named Read more
The top field service technology solution provider names Bridges vice president of product management and advances Thoman to position as principal product manager
XOi, a leading provider of technician-focused technology solutions, announces two new promotions that strengthen the company’s product team as it continues driving the digital transformation of the skilled trades.
XOi has named Lee Bridges vice president of product management to help shape the company’s long-term product vision and strategy and Greg Thoman has been named principal product manager.
XOi announces that Lee Bridges (right) has been promoted to vice president of product management, and Greg Thoman has been named principal product manager.
“Lee has demonstrated a unique capacity to see the big picture without losing focus on the details that matter,” said Aaron Salow, founder and CEO of XOi. “His ability to harness cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence for application in the field service industry has been critical to XOi’s evolution. Greg’s expertise and passion have been significant factors in the innovation that ensures our solution truly enhances the experience of the hard-working men and women on the front lines of our industry. They have both played essential roles in positioning XOi as the leading platform for field service contractors and their teams to meet the challenges they face on the job every day.”
As VP of product management, Bridges leads XOi’s product experts and designers as they continue to develop ground-breaking solutions to empower technicians and enhance profitability for field service contractors. He is responsible for managing XOi’s full product lifecycle and ensuring that the company’s commitment to innovative field service technology aligns with overarching business objectives.
Bridges joined XOi in 2020. Before being named vice president of product management, he served as senior product manager, director of product and senior director of product.
“The field service industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption that continues to unlock new opportunities for XOi,” Bridges said. “As the industry evolves and we continue to invest in teams and technology, we’re transforming how field technicians do their jobs. That’s driving new possibilities for customer convenience and satisfaction as well as productivity, and I’m proud to be leading this team into the future of field technology.”
In his new position, Thoman is responsible for enhancing user experience by closely aligning the XOi platform with how technicians work in the field. He helps lead the product team and collaborates with departments across XOi to create real-world solutions.
“I’m excited to be part of this product team,” Thoman said. “We’re helping to drive transformation in the trades that can improve the lives of technicians and help business owners overcome the entrenched challenges facing the industry. Lee and I will continue to focus on recognizing new opportunities for XOi to innovate and deliver game-changing solutions to the people who provide the essential services we all rely on.”
XOi provides field service contractors and their teams a suite of premium tools for managing and leveraging data from current jobs as well as historical projects, including powerful data collection, virtual support and mentoring, and real, actionable insights. XOi users report, on average, a 20% reduction in the amount of time it takes to complete tasks, an additional $1.4 million in new replacement and preventive maintenance contract revenue, and a 40% reduction in second truck rolls. For more information, visit https://xoi.io.
Winners represent wide range of engineering innovation Danfoss has announced the winners of its 2023 EnVisioneer of the Year competition. ThermalWorks, Polar Engineering, Canal Marine and Industrial Inc. and Weis Markets took top honors in the new, expanded format that allows for multiple winners. ThermalWorks, based in Bloomingburg, New York, was the winner in the Read more
Winners represent wide range of engineering innovation
Danfoss has announced the winners of its 2023 EnVisioneer of the Year competition. ThermalWorks, Polar Engineering, Canal Marine and Industrial Inc. and Weis Markets took top honors in the new, expanded format that allows for multiple winners.
ThermalWorks, based in Bloomingburg, New York, was the winner in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) category for its advanced waterless cooling system. The company built a modular, hyper-efficient, waterless chiller for the data center industry using state-of-the-art Danfoss products, including its oil-free Turbocor compressors. The fully-integrated, scalable system features a unique chilled water circuit design that rejects heat in stages – free cooling, partial free cooling, high temperature mechanical and low temperature mechanical – with one integrated unit. In addition to using no water, energy use is greatly reduced, resulting in lower carbon emissions and low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) values compared to other high-efficiency systems.
The ThermalWorks team was presented with their EnVisioneer of the Year award by Danfoss Turbocor president Ricardo Schneider at Danfoss Turbocor headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida.
Polar Engineering, based in Victoria, British Columbia, was the Engineering Consultant category winner. Its low-GWP, high-temperature heat pump, built by Fraser Valley Refrigeration using Danfoss solenoid, isolation, and electronic expansion valves, including the Colibri EEV, has helped reduce natural gas usage at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Center by 90 percent. As part of an energy recovery system, the heat pump recaptures waste heat from the ammonia refrigeration system on site and uses it to offset the boiler loop load of the facility, resulting in an annual savings 284 tons of carbon emissions and $22,000 in fuel costs.
Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets, the End User category winner, installed a CO2 refrigeration system at its new store in Warminster, Penn. The Danfoss AK-SM 880A controller, with its communications modules, sensors, cables and valves, provides the brains behind the system, monitoring for leaks and ensuring that temperatures remain stable at desired levels. In the first four months of operation, refrigeration energy consumption was over 100,000 kWh less than at a comparable store with traditional refrigeration, saving an estimated $11,000. And by using CO2, with a GWP of 1, as the refrigerant, the store’s impact on air pollution is estimated to be 1500-4000 times less per pound of refrigerant compared to HFC/HFO refrigerants.
The Weis Markets team was presented with their award by Vikas Anand, vice president of sales at Danfoss Climate Solutions, North America, at their Warminster, Penn. store.
Canal Marine and Industrial won in the System Integrator category. The St. Catharines, Ontario-based company built an electric power system for PortsToronto’s Marilyn Bell I, Canada’s first 100 percent electric lithium-ion powered ferry. Annually, this transition to renewable power is saving 530 tons of carbon emissions, reducing estimated energy and operating costs by $150,000 on a yearly basis as well as eliminating the use of approximately 196,000 liters of diesel per year. The vessel’s propulsion system utilizes Danfoss’ air-cooled VACON® NX Series drive modules, grid converters and DC/DC converters plus filters. The components work together in common DC bus topologies to provide power conversion between the batteries and motors to power the vessel’s thrusters and other electrical systems. The batteries are charged through the common DC bus distribution system via an Automatic Shore Connection System which delivers and controls DC power via a VACON® Active Front End from the grid.
Sheila Lenss, former head of sales, Americas at Danfoss Drives, presented the Canal Marine and Industrial team with their EnVisioneer of the Year award at Canal’s corporate headquarters in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Launched in 2010, the annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition recognizes North American original equipment manufacturers, building owners, municipalities, contractors and end users that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility or invested in a building or system upgrade in the past 18 months using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and environmental savings. Entries are judged by an independent panel of distinguished experts representing various disciplines.
“We are thrilled to recognize our EnVisioneers of the Year for their innovative work,” said Rick Sporrer, president of Danfoss North America. “Each of our winners has used Danfoss solutions to build a cleaner, more sustainable future. We applaud them for their ingenuity and their commitment to lowering carbon emissions and increasing energy efficiency.”