10 Generac engineering leaders
Matthew Johnson, Vice President of Product and Engineering at Generac, opens this list of Generac engineering leaders, who also include a vice president of systems architecture, senior directors of engineering and directors of controls, systems and microgrid engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Generac from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anthony Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Microgrids · Generac
Anthony Johnson has been Director of Engineering - Microgrids at Generac since August 2024, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Anthony Johnson was Founder and CTO at Ageto Energy from 2017 to 2024, a Senior Application Engineer at Spirae from 2015 to 2017 and an Application Engineer and Technical Teamleader at DEIF from 2010 to 2015.
Benny Jalali
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Generac
Benny Jalali has been Senior Director of Engineering at Generac since March 2025, based in the Greater Boston area, and the listing also shows a Director Of Engineering role at Generac held since April 2022. Benny Jalali was Senior Engineering Manager at Generac from 2017 to 2022 and Engineering Project Manager at KAR-TECH from 2010 to 2016.
Chad Adams
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Of Engineering · Generac
Chad Adams has been Sr. Director Of Engineering at Generac since June 2017, based in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Chad Adams was Engineering Manager at Generac from 2013 to 2017 and Supply Chain Engineering Lead at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company) from 2008 to 2013, where Chad Adams also held mechanical engineering roles from 1999 to 2006.
Dave Ruehlow
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director of Engineering · Generac
Dave Ruehlow has been Sr Director of Engineering at Generac since December 2020, based in the Greater Milwaukee area. Dave Ruehlow was Director Of Engineering at Generac from 2017 to 2020, Engineering Manager there from 2012 to 2017 and a Mechanical Design Engineer there from 2007 to 2010, and the listing shows each of those roles at Generac.
Jon Hallam
LinkedInExperience: VP Systems Architecture · Generac
Jon Hallam has been VP Systems Architecture at Generac since April 2023, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the profile headline reads Chief Engineer at Generac Energy Technology. Jon Hallam was Vice President of Engineering at Generac from 2021 to 2023, Director of Engineering there from 2019 to 2021 and Head of Hardware at Neurio Technology Inc. from 2018 to 2019.
Matthew Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Product and Engineering · Generac
Matthew Johnson has been Vice President of Product and Engineering at Generac since February 2026, based in the Portland, Oregon area, and the profile says the role leads Generac's unified Software Platform organization. Matthew Johnson was Vice President of Engineering at Generac from 2025 to 2026, Senior Director of Engineering there from 2024 to 2025 and Manager, Software Engineering at Tesla from 2022 to 2023.
Prathamesh R. Vadhavkar
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Electrical and Controls · Generac
Prathamesh R. Vadhavkar has been Director of Engineering - Electrical and Controls at Generac since January 2026, based in the Greater Milwaukee area. Prathamesh R. Vadhavkar was Group Manager, Control Systems at Milwaukee Tool from 2024 to 2026, Chief Engineer at Milwaukee Tool from 2021 to 2024 and a Principal Engineer at Parker Hannifin from 2019 to 2021.
Rick Sinur
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering - Portable Power · Generac
Rick Sinur has been Senior Director of Engineering - Portable Power at Generac since June 2026, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the listing also shows a Director of Engineering - Portable Power role held since January 2024. Rick Sinur was Senior Director of Engineering - Innovation and Advanced Technology at Broan-NuTone from 2022 to 2023 and Director of Advanced Engineering there from 2016 to 2022.
Stephen Schroeder
LinkedInExperience: Director of Systems Engineering and Technology · Generac
Stephen Schroeder has been Director of Systems Engineering and Technology at Generac since August 2025, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the profile headline places the role in Generac Industrial Energy. Stephen Schroeder was Senior Engineering Manager - Mobile & Industrial Generators at Generac from 2024 to 2025 and Engineering Manager - Mobile & Industrial Generators there from 2020 to 2024.
Tod Tesch
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Advance Commercial Technology · Generac
Tod Tesch has been Director of Engineering - Advance Commercial Technology at Generac since April 2020, based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Tod Tesch was Chief Engineer at Generac from 2018 to 2020, a Principal Engineer there from 2009 to 2018 and a Principal Engineer at Woodward, Inc. from 2008 to 2009, and the profile states a commitment to technologies that increase efficiency, improve performance and reduce environmental impact.
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Match the person's area, such as software platforms, portable power, controls, microgrids or industrial generators, to the decision you face. Check when each role started to judge how recent the person's view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current engineering role, and why?
- 02How do you decide when a design should be shared across products and when it should stay specific to one?
- 03What has your own work taught you about combining software, controls and hardware in one product?
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