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Optimation Technology is Growing Rapidly, Several Current Job Opportunities Optimation Technology has been hiring to keep up with the large demand of new projects coming down the pipe. We have hired 12 new employees within the last year. Eugene Gallagher (Senior Controls Engineer), Tim Reynolds (Mechanical Designer), Nathan Winter (Mechanical Engineer), Ben Friedel (Controls Engineer), Chad Timothy (Truck Driver), Noah Robbins (Shipping and Receiving), Cierra Collins (Electrical Apprentice), Matt Wise (Electrical Apprentice), Jake Ingalls (Pipefitter Apprentice), Gene Papaleo (Journeyman Electrician), Stephanie Wager (Logistics and Materials Management), and Henry Bleier (Fab Shop Manager) joined our Optimation team adding significant value to our customers.
With these skill sets being added to our team we can accept even more projects, as well as giving more opportunities to the Rochester area. We are looking for more employees in the following areas: • Chemical Engineers • Controls Engineers • Process Designers • Instrumentation/Electrical Designers • Machine Design Engineer • Sheet Metal Journeyman We are thinking of adding a new class of apprentices and maybe some additional trades positions. If any of these positions interest you, please submit your resume here: https://www.optimation.us/submitresume/ q
Passero Associates News Passero Opens New Office in Hudson Valley and Welcomes Office Manager Passero Associates (Passero), a full-service Engineering and Architecture firm headquartered in Rochester, NY, has opened its newest office in the Hudson Valley at 19 Front Street in Newburgh, NY, on the waterfront. Passero continues the firm’s active growth in the Northeast United States from this office location and from their offices in Albany, NY and Burlington, VT. Passero currently provides planning, engineering, and architectural design services to numerous municipal, airport, and private developer clients in New York and New England. Jess Sudol, PE, President, noted, “Expanding our services in the Hudson Valley and New England will allow us to both better service our clients in this region and to provide new opportunities for our firm and our people. With our exceptional culture, key location, and dynamic projects, the firm offers civil engineers and architects expansive career prospects while supporting their clients and communities.” professional firms employee news
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Chris LaPorta, PE, who serves as the firm's Hudson Valley office manager, said, “Working and raising my family in the Hudson Valley has been a fantastic experience. It is an honor to represent Passero Associates, a 49-year-old multi-disciplinary firm headquartered in my hometown of Rochester, as they bring their services and expertise to serve the
Chris has a wide range of experience providing residential, commercial, K-12, health care and municipal clients with civil engineering services. His use of technology combined with his practicality and judgment have guided multidisciplinary teams to successful execution of many projects. Chris has an MS in civil engineering and BS in civil engineering technology. He is the President-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Mid-Hudson Branch and serves on the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. q
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