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It’s a New Year and a New Me! Actually, it’s the same me, but I’m going to love myself better! And I certainly hope you will too! ;D After an incredibly challenging year and one where I endured deep personal loss, I decided to take time this month to reflect, evaluate how I am living in alignment with my values, and make some changes that would enable me to be more intentional about steps I take moving forward.

I am so sincerely inspired by Mel Butcher, that I participated in a virtual workshop she was leading on January 9th through A Career that Soars! In that goal-planning workshop, I was able to journal and work through lots of self-reflective exercises to help me on my journey.

I’m also happy to announce that I joined the Freelancers Union, based out of New York, and am in the process of looking into / creating professional development opportunities that don’t cost ‘an arm and a leg’. I’ll always be a life-long learner!

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Maria Castillo, Electrical Engineer and APS Product Manager at Weidmuller to talk about fascinating technology that is newly available to the market. For those interested in “How to Get Started Quickly with Automation and IIoT“, I’ll share the link to the article I wrote as soon as it’s been published!

I also spent this month hard at work on this last issue of the Empowering Pumps & Equipment magazine. In January, I pass the torch as outgoing Editor to the team at Empowering Brands, and I know I’ll be leaving the magazine in very capable hands!

When another professional in my local network reached out asking for support with Instagram graphics, I just had to help! Here is a snapshot of the imagery I designed for her social media project.

As the Editor of the Empowering Pumps & Equipment magazine, I coordinate with writers, designers, publishers, and distribution partners, as well as do some of the writing and InDesign layout my self. I’m proud to announce the latest issue is out! See the entire mag at empoweringpumps.com.

After participating in the virtual HI Market Outlook event in the Spring, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jacqueline Boudreau, Director of Product Marketing at Crane Pumps & Systems, to take an even deeper dive into the water & wastewater industry – a sector that the general public certainly should know more about! In this article, ” Exploring Recovery in the Water & Wastewater Sector“, I write about the current issues with CSOs (combined sewer overflows), failing septic systems, and dramatic changes in the waste stream that expose America’s aging water infrastructure.

Image above was taken in 2019 during a tour of the O’Brien Wastewater Treatment Plant.

What do I love more than eating a bag of chips, but talking to one of the guys who manages the lines at Frito-Lay! Mike Cook, Maintenance Planner/Scheduler gave me the inside scoop about the bearing technology that keeps their operation running. Additional details provided by John Warhoover, Territory Sales Manager at Graphite Metallizing Corporation, enabled me to write this article: Six Years and Still Going Strong! Graphalloy® Bearings Running Reliably for a Major Food Manufacturer.

In the Energy sector, it was great to collaborate with Julian Yeo to finish the second article in this series: Network and Device Considerations for Wireless Gas Detection (Part 2).

Noah Miller, Applications Engineer with Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. provided some fantastic insights that enabled me to write this blog post: Valve 101: What is a Check Valve used for?

In the Oil & Gas sector, it was great to collaborate with Julian Yeo, Strategic Marketer specializing in Global Industrial Automation Technologies and Trends for United Electric Controls. Here is the first article in the series: Network and Device Considerations for Wireless Gas Detection (Part 1).

I’ve spent time editing videos for the upcoming Empowering Women in Industry virtual conference. They’ll all be available on the day of the conference – August 1st – so be sure to register for the event at empoweringwomeninindustry.com.

Check valves are used in so many different places, in a wide variety of applications. What are the differences between “spring” and “swing” style check valves? I cover some of these differences in this blog post for Check-All Valve Mfg. Co.. Read Spring Check Valves versus Swing Check Valves.

Also, the June issue of Empowering Pumps & Equipment magazine is live! Check it out!

May 22nd is National Maritime Day and this blog post I wrote raises awareness about women leading in the marine world; plus, it gives some ideas about how people can participate!

After interviewing Joe Mancini at United Electric Controls, I wrote this article: Work Smarter, Not Harder: Digital Smart Switches for Precise Pump Control, Safety, and Reliability

Sneak peek at a couple articles that will be included in the upcoming EP&E magazine: Fire Pumps and Pump Manufacturers are Essential and Packaged Pumping Systems.

Working with Chris Frail, Product Manager at United Electric Controls, we were able to write an informative article with a call-to-action to download a technical whitepaper as part of a lead generation effort within their specific content marketing program. See the article here: Lower the Budget Impact of Gas Detection for Safety Critical Applications

Clients I work with at Baker Hughes approached me to write a blog post for them that showed how specific instrumentation was being utilized by their team members. With a personal love for introducing young people to science, math, etc., I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ghost-write this blog post: When Work & Home Collide, Resilience and Creativity abound through STEM Activities.

Instead of feeling shell-shocked by the coronavirus, I put my energy into learning more about what was happening around me. After reaching out to some people in my local network, I wrote this piece to share how Pumps & Equipment Play Their Part During Global Pandemic.

No Water, No Coffee. No water, no lots of things! Water is everything, so this is how you can Participate Remotely in #WaterWeek2020.