Empowering Industry Podcast - A Production of Empowering Pumps & Equipment

This week Charli has Jessica  Poliner on to talk about her journey.

Jessica Poliner is a global executive and board director with a proven track record of growth in industrial businesses. She is passionate about technology and the rigor of strong operating systems. Poliner is committed to authenticity and inclusion as key levers to drive outstanding business results. She has led publicly-listed and privately held businesses, ranging from tech start-ups to well-established industrials.

Currently, Poliner serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of relayr, the Industrial IoT powerhouse – a technology company that harnesses the power of data to generate meaningful business outcomes. She also serves on the board of directors for relayr, IoT Financial Services LLC, and Munich Re's IoT Advisory Council.

Before joining relayr, Poliner served as the President of Molding Solutions, a prominent business unit in the plastic injection molding industry, leading approximately 2,200 global employees across twelve global manufacturing locations and other offices. Molding Solutions' end markets include medical, automotive, packaging, and personal care. Prior to this role, Poliner held global general management roles with the Thermo King business of Ingersoll Rand. Before joining Thermo King, she held leadership roles at Caterpillar, Inc., where she served in positions of increasing importance in general management, marketing, sales, operations, distribution, and aftermarket and connected solutions. Poliner began her career as a lawyer, where she focused primarily on corporate law and mergers & acquisitions.

Poliner is proud to have lived and worked all over the world, including the U.S., Argentina, Panama, India, Belgium, and now Germany. She holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Marquette University Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University. Poliner has also completed graduate work at the University of Buenos Aires and received the executive Certificate of Management Excellence from Harvard Business School.

An endurance athlete in the workplace and out, Poliner is also a published co-author of
"[Un]Skirting the Issues: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned Man in Today's Workplace" and is an avid speaker on gender parity and unconscious bias, in addition to sustainability and digitalization.

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 This week Charli welcomes The Maven herself, Meaghan Ziemba to the podcast

Meaghan Ziemba is a technical writer, brand storyteller, and marketer for industrial manufacturers. She has a B.A. and M.A. in Professional and Technical Writing and has been writing for manufacturing since 2008. Meaghan also hosts a live video broadcast series called Mavens of Manufacturing. The series focuses on women in the sector. Its mission is to attract younger generations to join manufacturing or engineering career pathways to help close the skills and gender gaps. Meaghan is a proud mother of three. She enjoys cooking, CrossFit, and a great cup of coffee or glass of whiskey.   

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Charli has Jeremy Drury on this week, some listeners may remember Jeremy from Reliable Plant.

During the 2010's, Jeremy served as President of IoT Diagnostics, a Midwestern Industrial IoT company that focused primarily on sensors and predictive maintenance on the factory floor. His hardware and software included monitoring of pumps, fluid health, filtration, lubrication, and more for both Fortune level companies and regional businesses. He is most passionate about trying to simplify the mess that is Industrial IoT and help customers and vendors alike make the best decisions inside a world of confusing jargon, empty-promises, and never-ending pilot projects. Jeremy's a long-time IoT partner and vocal leader within Noria's Reliable Plant family and has also spoken and been featured in more than 25 conferences and magazines. While no longer serving full-time in the Industrial IoT space, Jeremy remains active in the conversation with customers and providers, as he painstakingly continues to bridge those worlds together. 

Beyond the IoT sector, Jeremy spends his days serving as a Client Leader for BHDP Architecture, helping his industry partners navigate the complexities of the modern workplace and workforce with #designforpeople. 

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 Charli has Chris Tindell on this week to chat 

Chris Tindell, CMRP, is a regional business manager for Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc. (SEPCO). A reliability leader in the fluid sealing industry, SEPCO supports global distribution in more than 30 countries. Tindell is a maintenance and reliability professional with more than 20 years of experience in reliability consulting, training, and troubleshooting equipment. He is an experienced vibration and lubrication analyst and maintains professional certifications in multiple engineering technology fields. Tindell has worked in many manufacturing industries auditing and optimizing PSM maintenance programs and providing training on RCM and Lean manufacturing strategies. Tindell may be reached at [email protected]. 

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Charli is back with Brian Levy this week to talk water

Brian Levy is a Principal Engineer with over 20 years of experience in water reclamation and stormwater management.  He has been with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 2003.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.  He received a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois and is also a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture.

Brian supervises the treatment plant operations for the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (WRP).  The Stickney WRP is one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world.  It serves residents in the central part of Chicago and 46 other suburban communities within a 260-square-mile area.  The Stickney WRP currently serves over 2.3 million people, cleans an average of 700 million gallons of wastewater per day, and can treat 1.4 billion gallons per day. 

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This week Charli has new friend of the pod, Jill Davis on to talk!

Jill is a Subject Matter Expert for Environment One Corporation (E/One) to articulate the benefits of utilizing E/One’s pressure sewer systems to municipalities, engineers, and developers facing the massive challenges of replacing failed septic systems with collection systems and rehabilitating existing infrastructure.

Jill has 27 years’ experience in regulatory and utility management, 14 years as a member of the TN Water Quality Control Board, and 5 years chairing the Clean Water Professionals of KY & TN Management Committee.  She’s received several awards for collection system management, and water & wastewater management. 

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This week Charli had Friend of the Pod, Chad Pilbeam back on!

The founder and creator of Beer Logic Conferences and Events, Chad Pilbeam has built a reputation on being interesting, relevant, and exclusive.  He’s a marketer, public speaker, emcee, professional beer drinker, and radio show host who has worked in and with associations, corporations, and non-profits.  As an entrepreneur, he has learned how to take his successes and failures and turn them into entertaining learning opportunities through his original presentation series, “Beer Logic – everything I ever needed to know, I learned from beer”.  There he presents case studies, facts, anecdotes, and humor that challenge audiences to be different and to be bold, taking calculated risks so they too can be interesting, relevant, and exclusive.  Chad has over 20 years experience in sales and marketing, is a Certified Cicerone®, and a graduate of Grand Valley State University with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations. 

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Charli would like to introduce Sylvia Flegg, Global Marketing Manager for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd., an accomplished marketing professional driving the success of Durlon Sealing Solutions. With a strategic flair, she crafts, executes, and evaluates annual marketing plans in alignment with company objectives. Her expertise shines through in creating engaging digital content, overseeing website design with analytical precision, and designing a diverse range of marketing materials.

Sylvia Flegg's creative prowess extends from writing innovative briefs that underpin marketing campaigns to developing digital content that resonates. She masterfully navigates website design and analytics, all while tailoring marketing collateral to bolster sales and technical initiative. As a marketing asset, Sylvia shapes Durlon's innovative brand presence, setting new standards for excellence in the industry.

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This week Charli is talking to Greg Case.

Greg is the Chief Product Officer at Taco Comfort Solutions. He has worked with the pump industry for over 30 years! Greg is a member of US TAG to TC 115 as well as the International Pump Standardization Committee and the Hydraulic Institute where he is the Section Chairman for Systems.

If you'd like to connect with Greg, his LinkedIn can be found here  


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Charli is chatting with Noah Graff this week and that is quite serendipitous for new listeners. 

Noah is the host of Swarfcast, a podcast that helps professionals in precision machining excel in their careers.

For more than 10 years, he has been a used machine tool dealer, or "treasure hunter" as he calls it, buying and selling used equipment all over the world.

He is also a blogger and editor for the website Today's Machining World, directed at the precision machining community.

Everyday he strives to be a serendipity magnet, seeking, seeing and seizing opportunities that find him.

Today's Machining World

Editor, Manager, Podcaster

www.todaysmachiningworld.com

Noah Graff
Graff-Pinkert & Co
Vice President
(708) 535-2200
www.graffpinkert.com
[email protected]

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