Engineering Pump Systems with Cloud Technology with Tim Merkel

This week Charli talks with Tim Merkel about taking pump technology into the cloud Timothy Merkel has been involved in the water and wastewater industry for over 20 years with a focus on building partnerships in the wastewater business with distributors, vendors, and other key relationships across the industry.  He has served as Secretary / Treasurer for the Submersible Wastewater Pumping Association (SWPA) in the past and is currently the Chairman of the Marketing Committee for the organization.  Timothy got his start in the water and wastewater market at Conery Mfg Inc in Ashland, Ohio in 2003; eventually serving as the National Sales Manager there followed by serving as the Engineered Sales Manager at Topp Industries in Rochester, Indiana from 2011-2017.Since 2018, Timothy has served as the Business Development Manager at Metropolitan Industries in Romeoville, Illinois.  Operating out of Ashland, Ohio, he continues to travel the United States in support of Metropolitan Industries including the East Coast branch of Emmons Metro located in Albany, New York.Interview starts @ 7:56Lets Get Social #ManufacturingMonday: DFTDFT® Inc. manufactures world class, problem solving, in-line, axial flow, nozzle style, silent check valves and severe service control valves. DFT engineers design products using the latest CAD, FEA, and CFD design technology software. Our staff responds quickly and our systems are designed to deliver reliably within our ISO9001-2015 quality management system. For more than seventy years DFT has solved check valve problems, prevented check valve failure and water hammer, and solved severe service control valve problems.United for Infrastructure - May 16-20th. The Chance ProjectMeetups!Don't forget to preregister for them to get the Zoom linkEmpowering Women - Wed, May 11th (every second Wed) at 11 CTMentorship Circles - every 2nd Monday, May 9thBook Club - May 24thEmpowering Pumps – May 17 (every third Tuesday) at 10 am CT Join us on SlackIn the NewsWhat You Need to Know about Check Valves and Cracking PressureHow to Set up Environmental Controls for Pump SystemsYou can always reach us through social @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn,  Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com