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Meet Matt Meyer, Director of Field Service for Melink T&B!

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Business Unit and Job Title

Director of Field Service, Melink T&B

What does your job entail?

Leading and developing the T&B National Network and continually refining field operations to improve customer service and profitability.

What is your personal philosophy?

Enjoy what I do, enjoy who I spend time with, and be passionate in all that I do.

What did you do before coming to Melink?

Project Manager and Service Department manager in the commercial roofing industry for several years and before that I was a Captain in the US Army.

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

The people, hands down the best group of people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. The passion that is displayed each and every day is infectious. You cannot help but try to be your very best when you work here.

What do you like to do in your time off?

I like spending time and traveling with my family. We love to go to museums, parks, zoos, sporting events and just hanging out at the house too! I also like working with my hands and working in the yard.

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.

I’m a history nerd. I named my son, Jackson, after my favorite US President/War of 1812 General and also my favorite Civil War General.

What are you most proud of?

My wife and kids!

What are your hopes for our industry?

I hope that our industry continues to grow and evolve. And that Melink is at the forefront of innovation as buildings become more intelligent and consumers seek to become more energy and environmentally conscious.

Motto or personal mantra?

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. – Theodore Roosevelt

Do you collect anything?

OH YES! I collect Beer Steins, Pint Glasses, Coasters, Bobbleheads – pretty much anything for my basement bar.

Meet Lorie Reese, Project Specialist

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What does your job entail?

Direct support for the IH Project Managers and IH Sales Team

What is your personal philosophy?  

“Live every moment, Laugh everyday, and love beyond words”

What did you do before coming to Melink?  

Prior to coming to Melink, I was a Marketing Specialist with a local software company.

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

The family oriented culture coupled with the vision and values of Melink.

What do you like to do in your time off? 

Spending time with my family including my 3 dogs.

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.

I love to watch WWE Wrestling.  I go to the events when they come to Cincinnati and the surrounding Tri-state area.

What are you most proud of? 

My daughter and my husband.

What are your hopes for our industry? 

My hope is that people will become more open to the idea of clean renewable energy and understand the real negative impact for this generation and generations to come, if we don’t make the change now.

Motto or personal mantra?  

Worry about nothing and pray about everything.

Do you collect anything? 

My husband and I love collecting Hallmark Ornaments.  We started this the year before we were married and hope to pass the collection on to my daugher.

Meet Amy Willenborg, Customer Service Manager

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Prior to her time at Melink, Amy worked in retail for 20 years with a career that ranged from HR management to merchandising and retail management. Amy joined the Melink family in November of 2011 as an HR recruiter where she helped build the team for 4 years before becoming the Customer Service Manager in 2015. Her extensive experience in retail has helped the Test and Balance division define tailored solutions to fit the customer’s needs.

Business Unit and Job Title: Test and Balance, Customer Service Manager

What does your job entail?

Managing the team of Account Managers who handle all of the Test and Balance divisions national accounts, and matching and scheduling the technicians on their jobs every week.

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

There are a few favorites but first I would say the overall company culture and family atmosphere. I also love working for a company that is making a difference, it is fulfilling and makes me feel like I am a part of something so much bigger than myself. It is pretty amazing to be able to give input and help the organization grow by building new processes and watching my ideas come to life.

What do you like to do in your time off?

I love to spend time with my kids and my grandson as much as I can. I also like to stay active with lots of different activities, especially when they are outdoors.

What are you most proud of?

My kids. I am proud of the strong young ladies they are becoming.

What are your hopes for our industry?

That clean and renewable energy becomes more mainstream and our country embraces the changes. I hope that solar and geothermal are a normal part of every day life instead of an exception.

What is your personal mantra?

Your life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Meet Jason O’Connell, Intelli-Hood Technical Support Specialist

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Jason has been with Melink’s technical support team for 2 and a half years. If you have ever called in with a question or need help troubleshooting for Intelli-Hood, Jason may have been the man on the other side of the phone! He has a passion for solving problems and learning more about every person he helps.

Business Unit and Job Title

Intelli-Hood Technical Support

What does your job entail?

Fielding calls and emails from sites which employ one or multiple versions of our Intelli-Hood system. I help to troubleshoot and in most cases can either repair remotely or diagnose the issue and supply the appropriate parts to rectify the issue.

What is your personal philosophy?

Work smarter… not harder.

 What did you do before coming to Melink?

Field Service Engineer – Extremity MRI

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

People. The ones I work with and the ones I help.

What do you like to do in your time off?

Spend time with my family and work on my MINI.

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.

I love sci-fi and horror movies and listen to EDM when I’m in a bad mood

What are you most proud of?

My son. I never thought I would actually be a father until I was. Now he is the most important thing in my life and I will move heaven and earth to make sure he is taken care of and knows he is loved.

What are your hopes for our industry?

My hope is that everyone wakes up and realizes how much in their lives is truly wasteful. So many products we use every day are sold in containers that cannot be degraded yet we throw them away and they get to fill a giant hole in some landfill. Reduce the products we buy that use these containers, reuse the containers for other purposes or recycle the container appropriately.

Motto or personal mantra?

Love yourself because being loved starts inside. If you CAN’T love yourself, you need to rethink where you are or what you are doing.

Steve Melink presents the 2017 Xavier University Commencement Address

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Steve Melink gives the 2017 Xavier University Graduate Commencement Address and emphasizes the importance of integrity in developing a personal brand.  Like corporate brands, nothing is more valuable and indicative of future success than one’s reputation.  Based on his experience, success and happiness depend more on living a life of integrity than chasing jobs and money.  Find your purpose and pursue it with passion.  The world needs transcendent leadership now more than ever.

Steve Melink is a national clean energy expert with three decades of successful experience as founder and CEO of Melink Corporation. He also is author of the book CEO Power & Light: Transcendent Leadership For A Sustainable World.

Meet Matt Herriott, Account Manager for Melink T&B

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Matt has been a part of the Melink family for 2 years. Joining the T&B team as an Account Manager in 2015, Matt is responsible for the management of our national test and balance accounts. He proves to be a customer favorite because of his drive, resourcefulness and incredibly friendly personality.

Business Unit and Job Title

Test and Balance, Account Manager

What does your job entail?

My job is the management of the sales and relationships with customers. Our team verifies and balances the HVAC system in Commercial retail and restaurant spaces.

What did you do before coming to Melink?

Before I started at Melink I was working at KeyBank in the Retail Banking. I was serving at a restaurant at night. I was doing small remodels on the weekend.

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

The best part of working at Melink is getting to know each customer. We have a lot of great companies we work with on a day to day basis.

What do you like to do in your time off?

I enjoy spending time outdoors with my wife Laura and daughter Mia.  We go camping at Red River Gorge as much as we can. We just adopted a Blue Tick puppy to take with us.

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.

I would consider myself a Professional Camping Chef.

What are you most proud of?

I love the feeling after completing a remodeling project. Each project has its own challenges that you must overcome.

What are your hopes for our industry?

I hope more people/businesses are educated on the importance of our industry. We need to start making drastic changes to help the environment.

Motto or personal mantra?

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have Roses”– Abraham Lincoln.

Meet Connor Donovan, Melink Geo Project Engineer

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Connor joined Melink in 2016 to assist in the development of the geothermal division and Manifest system. In the short amount of time he has been here, he has already made an impact in the industry and we know this is just the beginning.

 

What does your job entail?

Our geothermal business unit is a lean team, so I get to wear quite a few different hats depending on the day.  My primary tasks probably come down to engineering design, project commissioning and then product development for ManifestTM.

What did you do before coming to Melink?

Went to college! This was my first job out of school so before Melink I was spending a lot of time in my Nuclear Engineering classes at Georgia Tech. I also had a few internships, including one for a startup and one for an engineering firm.

What is your favorite aspect of working at Melink?

I really enjoy how everyone is connected to the same mission here. Even though we have a pretty diverse range of business units, it’s great to see that everyone here is genuinely committed to the cause of sustainability. It’s energizing and helps provide a purpose for the work we do every day.

What do you like to do in your time off?

I live downtown so I really enjoy exploring the city and checking out the newest bars and restaurants. I’m also a big local sports fans, so I’m almost always tuned in to the Reds, Bengals or FC Cincinnati.

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.

I used to perform in musicals and was actually part of a barbershop quartet back in middle school.

What are your hopes for our industry?

I hope that geothermal and sustainable design flip the script and start becoming the standard choices of the commercial building industry. Instead of hearing people ask, “why should we include geothermal on this project?” I want to hear more people ask “why can’t we include geothermal on this project?”. When that happens, I think we will know that the sustainability movement has become fully mainstream.

Motto or personal mantra?

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% 

STEVE MELINK’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY KEYNOTE – THE CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION

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Steve Melink celebrates his company’s 30th anniversary by inviting partners and friends to join the clean energy revolution. The U.S. led the flight, computer, Internet, and every other age of the 20th century, but risks losing the biggest opportunity of the 21st century to China.  The world’s population growth from 7 to 12 billion will not be sustained by fossil fuels.  For economic, security, health, and environmental reasons, the U.S. needs to pivot to clean energy.  Fortunately, the business sector is starting to lead the way to attract Millennials and build brand power.  Solar and wind energy, along with battery storage and electric cars, are the way of the future.  Kick the fossil fuel habit and become a leader in your industry and community by doing the right thing for the planet and future generations.  Not to mention your children.