Industrial automation
10 Johnson Controls engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held engineering leadership roles at Johnson Controls, including a former chief technology officer, vice presidents of engineering and engineering directors. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in industrial automation companies.
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01—10Brian Richard
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Johnson Controls
Director Of Engineering at Johnson Controls since February 2021, in Westford, Massachusetts, where the profile says Brian Richard is responsible for all engineering activities related to the Software House, Innometriks and P2000 brands. Former Associate Director of Engineering at Johnson Controls (2015–2021) and Sr. Engineering Manager at Johnson Controls Security Products (2012–2015).
Chris Paraskevakos
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering, HVACR · Johnson Controls
Vice President of Engineering, HVACR at Johnson Controls since July 2024, in York, Pennsylvania. Former Johnson Controls roles include Vice President - Global Product Line Management - Chillers (2016–2024), Director - Global Product Line Management, Chiller Solutions (2011–2016) and Application Engineering Manager (2005–2011).
Dan Curtis
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Johnson Controls
Former Director of Engineering at Johnson Controls (2009–2021) and former Executive Director, Software Center of Excellence at Johnson Controls (2021–2022), in Milwaukee; the profile headline describes Dan Curtis as retired. Other Johnson Controls roles include Engineering Manager (2000–2009) and Software Engineer (1988–1995).
Gary Gavin
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Connected Products · Johnson Controls
Director of Engineering - Connected Products at Johnson Controls since July 2020, a role the profile describes as global engineering leader for IoT, gateways, cloud and DevOps for building control products. Gary Gavin was also Director of Engineering - Thermostats and Sensors (2018–2020) and Engineering Manager (2015–2018) at Johnson Controls.
Ian Casper
LinkedInExperience: VP Global Products Engineering · Johnson Controls
VP Global Products Engineering at Johnson Controls since June 2024, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at President/Vice President level. Ian Casper was also VP Global Engineering, Applied Equipment Business at Johnson Controls (2020–2024), and the profile lists York, Pennsylvania as the location.
Matt DeLoge
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Digital Engineering & Program Mgmt. · Johnson Controls
Vice President Digital Engineering & Program Mgmt. at Johnson Controls since July 2020, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at President/Vice President level. The profile also lists Director of Engineering, Johnson Controls Lighting Services from December 2011 with no end date, and Director Global Tools and Processes, Energy Solutions at Johnson Controls (2011).
Ramesh Narayanan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Engineering · Johnson Controls
Vice President Global Engineering at Johnson Controls since September 2025, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at President/Vice President level, and former Executive Director at Johnson Controls (2025). The profile also lists Sr. Director, Product Development (2022–2024) and Director Of Product Development (2018–2022) at Panasonic North America.
Stephen Williams
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director Engineering · Johnson Controls
Executive Director Engineering at Johnson Controls since January 2024, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at director level, and Director, Advanced Solution Design at Johnson Controls since March 2022. Stephen Williams was also Principal Engineer at Johnson Controls (2014–2022) and Consulting Engineer at Ameren (2012–2014).
Tushar Jadhav
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Global Engineering Centers · Johnson Controls
Senior Director - Global Engineering Centers at Johnson Controls since March 2024, in India, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at director level. Former Johnson Controls roles include Associate Director - Controls, Global Center Of Excellence (2021–2024) and Sr. Engineering Manager - Global Center Of Excellence (2018–2021).
Vijay Sankaran
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer and Head of Digital Solutions · Johnson Controls
Former Chief Technology Officer and Head of Digital Solutions at Johnson Controls (2021–2024), and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Johnson Controls since January 2025; the profile summary says that role reports to the CEO, sits on the executive committee and leads the technology strategy and global P&L for the OpenBlue digital SaaS business. The profile also lists Chief Information Officer at TD Ameritrade (2016–2020).
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