Wayne KarpoffChief Executive Officer and President wayne.karpoff@willowglensystems.com Wayne Karpoff came to Willowglen after three decades of founding companies with industry changing technologies. He was attracted to the automation sector because of the enormous potential for a new generation of technology to radically improve the world we live in. This is especially important now as the…
Gerardo ZendejasVP Global Enterprise Sales gerardo.zendejas@willowglensystems.com Gerardo is an innovative automation executive with more than 30 years of experience architecting, implementing, and commercializing a wide range of technologies, particularly SCADA solutions across many industrial sectors. His business acumen is the result of decades of global strategic sales experience and focused academic work, including two master’s…
Glen KahlerVP Engineering glen.kahler@willowglensystems.com Glen has 25 years as a senior technical manager and electrical engineer with experience in Operations, Quality, R&D, and Manufacturing. Prior to Willowglen, he was Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering with Sierra Wireless during a 15-year period, which saw the company grow from $20M to $650M in annual revenue and become established…
Blake BradburnDirector Business Alliances blake.bradburn@willowglensystems.com Blake joined Willowglen Systems as Director, Business Alliances Americas in November 2021. He is a business executive with a wide range of leadership, strategy and commercial business experience in industrial markets. Blake specializes in sourcing and cultivating relationships with outside partner organizations to meet project delivery requirements and help grow…
Ramin ValiDirector Business Alliances ramin.vali@willowglensystems.com Ramin has over 20 years of experience in industrial automation systems and solutions. As an automation engineer, he has worked on several significant projects with Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and Integrated Control Systems. Safety is paramount, and Ramin is passionate about new standards and technologies for safety and…
Michael-Rey PabloDirector, Market and Product Strategy michael-rey.pablo@willowglensystems.com Michael-Rey Pablo is the Director of Market and Product Strategy for Willowglen Systems and oversees Willowglen’s market development plan and tactical business strategies to drive brand awareness and support sales growth. His responsibilities include evaluation and analysis of new and existing markets to identify new business development opportunities.…
Sharna BateySales Operations Lead sharna.batey@willowglensystems.com Sharna Batey is Willowglen’s Sales Operations Lead. Her responsibility lies in managing internal departmental projects and ensuring that clients are supported during the transition from sales to project execution. With over 15 years of experience in client relations, project management, and process or change management Sharna has excelled in managing…
Ian VerhappenSolutions Architect ian.verhappen@willowglensystems.com Ian Verhappen has been interested in process control since he was a student at the University of Alberta with their Process Control program. His transition into the automation industry occurred when he was hired to design and troubleshoot process analyser sample systems in the oil sands industry, where he worked for…
Harsh DhingraConsultant harshdhingra0210@gmail.com Harsh Dhingra is an Electrical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering, a premium institute of Delhi University and has done Post Graduation in Management with specialization in Marketing from Delhi. Harsh has worked in corporations focusing on the Rail Sector, including: Bombardier, Mitsubishi, and Crompton Greaves. He retired in April 2018, after…