After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (and a minor in International Affairs and Japanese) Bill Elliott entered the industrial automation distribution field via the Parker/Compumotor “cATCh” program and was placed with Regan Controls in Raleigh, North Carolina as a Motion Control Sales Engineer. Over a nine-year period, Bill moved from Field Sales to Area Management and finally to Director of Sales. In this role Bill was responsible for 18 sales and application engineers producing $15M in annual revenue. In addition to his expertise in the field of motion control, he gained a tremendous amount of experience in industrial networking, HMIs/iPCs/SCADA software, vision systems, sensors, and safety products. In 2003 Bill stepped out of the industrial automation world and into the HVAC/Commercial industry as a Controls Sales Specialist for Carrier Corporation. However, with his desire to return to the field of automation the opportunity to become a manufacturer’s representative was very much in line with his long-term professional goals and Bill joined R. L. Matus & Associates and serves as our Sales Engineer covering North Georgia, North Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.