10 engineering managers in industrial machinery
Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering and Director, Machine Products Engineering are among the current titles held by these engineering managers in industrial machinery, at makers of machine tools, food processing and packaging equipment and other machinery. A reader can learn how engineering managers approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alex Crisman
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · New Tech Machinery
Alex Crisman has been Director of Engineering at New Tech Machinery since February 2025, based in Denver, Colorado, and was Mechanical Engineer at New Tech Machinery from 2023 to 2025. Alex Crisman was Manager, Container Engineering at Ball Corporation from 2016 to 2017 and describes a background in product lifecycle management, engineering management and mechanical engineering.
Bart Homan, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager, Machinery Development · Nidec Minster Corporation
Bart Homan has been Engineering Manager, Machinery Development at Nidec Minster Corporation since January 2022, based in Chickasaw, Ohio. Bart Homan was Senior Project Engineer, Mechanical at Nidec Minster Corporation from 2019 to 2022 and Project Engineer there from 2014 to 2019.
Daniel Wood
LinkedInExperience: Director, Machine Products Engineering · Gleason Corporation
Daniel Wood has been Director, Machine Products Engineering at Gleason Corporation since May 2024, based in Rochester, New York. Daniel Wood was Engineering Manager, Mechanical and Controls at Gleason from 2021 to 2024 and Engineering Manager, Mechanical there from 2019 to 2021, and describes a background in the machine tool industry and managing the mechanical and controls hardware engineering departments at Gleason.
Joel Lessard
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager · Stolle Machinery Company LLC
Joel Lessard has been Engineering Manager at Stolle Machinery Company LLC since March 2020, based in Denver, Colorado, and was Mechanical Engineer III there from 2019 to 2020. Joel Lessard was Mechanical Engineer at Panther Industries, Inc. from 2013 to 2020 and describes a history of developing custom industrial machinery.
Kurtis Butrymowicz, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager · Hart Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
Kurtis Butrymowicz has been Engineering Manager at Hart Design & Manufacturing, Inc. since May 2017, based in De Pere, Wisconsin, and describes leading engineers and designers in the development and manufacture of custom cheese processing and packaging equipment. Kurtis Butrymowicz was Engineering Manager at H&CS Custom Designed Solutions from 2016 to 2017.
Margaret K. Stone
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Engineering Manager · Stolle Machinery Company LLC
Margaret K. Stone has been Sr. Engineering Manager at Stolle Machinery Company LLC since September 2014, based in North Canton, Ohio. Margaret K. Stone was Senior Application Engineer at Atlas Machine & Supply, Inc from 2011 to 2014 and describes a history as a mechanical engineer working in the machinery industry.
Martin Hansen
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager · DAC Robotics
Martin Hansen has been Engineering Manager at DAC Robotics since November 2012, based in Cedar Park, Texas, and is also listed as Mechanical Design Engineer there since 2004. Martin Hansen was Engineering Manager at Advanced System Integration, Inc. from 1997 to 2004 and describes machine design experience in every aspect of machine building.
Orlando Sanchez II
LinkedInExperience: Packaging Machinery Engineering Manager · Standard-Knapp
Orlando Sanchez II is a former Packaging Machinery Engineering Manager at Standard-Knapp, a role held from 1999 to 2015, and has been Engineering Manager, VersaMove at mk North America, Inc. since June 2015, based in Greater Hartford. Orlando Sanchez II describes competence in machine design and product management.
Randal Wolf
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Plow & Wing · Alamo Group, Snow & Ice Division
Randal Wolf has been Director of Engineering - Plow & Wing at Alamo Group, Snow & Ice Division since March 2023, based in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Randal Wolf held the title Engineering Manager - Director Of Engineering at Henke Manufacturing (Alamo Group) from 1997 to 2023, and the profile headline lists product design and heavy equipment manufacturing.
Shannon Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager · Columbia Machine, Inc.
Shannon Taylor has been Engineering Manager at Columbia Machine, Inc. since January 2022, based in Vancouver, Washington. Shannon Taylor was Director Of Engineering at SparTek Industries from 2020 to 2022, Sr. Engineering Manager at TopTier Palletizing Solutions from 2018 to 2020 and Sr. Engineering Manager at Kacher North America from 2005 to 2018.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose own machine type and team scope sit closest to the decision you face, whether that is custom one-off machines or standard product lines. Check the start and end dates of each role to see how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current engineering management role, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How do you run a machine design project from requirements through build and testing on your team?
- 03How have you built and developed the engineering team that reports to you?
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