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APA Presenter Eric Powell

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ERIC POWELL

Director of Codes and Standards

National Elevator Industry, Inc

 

Eric Powell is currently the Director of Codes and Standards at the National Elevator Industry, Inc. and has served for one year in this position. He brings to NEII over 25 years of experience in the elevator industry with a focus on design and development. He has worked at two major elevator companies, KONE and Mitsubishi Electric.

At Mitsubishi Electric, Eric served as a Senior Manager of Engineering in the R&D group developing new product applications and product lines. This included market surveys, patent research, system level calculation tool development, as well as component design and cost estimation.

At KONE, Eric served in roles ranging from project engineering to system level design. His work included risk assessments, code compliance validation, product management, systems engineering, as well as quality and cost containment.

He is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) and Rice University (Economics), as well as a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.