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News Release from: Maxon Motor UK
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Team on 09 October 2006
Todd and King expand UK sales support
Maxon Motor UK has added two more engineers to its sales support team.
In a clear sign of its growing success, Maxon Motor UK has added two more engineers to its sales support team The expansion follows a record-breaking year for Maxon
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a Maxon Sales Engineer, one of Derren Todd's key roles is to take his energy and extensive practical knowledge out to customers' premises.
Meanwhile, back at Maxon Motor UK's HQ, Internal Technical Engineer Peter King is available at the end of a phone, fully equipped to assist customers with any query.
"One of Maxon's great strengths is that its sales engineers have the training, the technical expertise and the broad industrial experience to understand engineers' problems and to talk to them on the same level", says CEO Keith Ellenden.
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"In effect, each provides really useful support to the design engineer, often undertaking detailed calculations to help ensure that a motor will do the job demanded of it".
"Similarly, our technical support staff have a deep working knowledge of the sophisticated components and systems that customers want to discuss".
A graduate of Bedford College, where he took an engineering degree and served an apprenticeship, 33-year-old Derren Todd's career has given him a thorough insight into the engineering industry.
From college, he joined the Ministry of Defence as an IT specialist.
After two years he moved into the private sector and was employed by a number of companies involved in applications as varied as semiconductor equipment, machine tools and converting (conversion of bulk paper into usable rolls).
His particular specialism is drives and controls, and his expertise extends to such areas as programmable logic controllers and other relevant software.
"My main responsibilities have been towards services, installation, fault finding and other support work", Todd summarises.
"To be fulfilled in that sort of role, you have to be working for a well-run company with good products".
"That's what attracted me to Maxon".
"Like my new colleagues, I expect to be enjoying the challenge for a long time to come".
At 24, Peter King is the youngest member of the team but already holds impressive credentials.
After graduating with a degree in electronics from the University of Surrey, his first paid employment involved testing components for spacecraft and airplanes.
He is now studying part-time for a master's degree, sponsored by Maxon, on a project entitled "Signal processing and machine intelligence".
"When Maxon advertised this post I jumped at the chance, as it ties in closely with my training and experience to date", says King.
"I'm particularly enjoying the development of my interest in robotics - a field in which Maxon has a lot to offer".
Welcoming the new appointments, Ellenden added: "As well as increasing our support capacity in terms of staffing levels, both Derren and Peter have brought to the company a depth of knowledge in specific areas that will greatly benefit our customers". Request free introductory details about products from Maxon Motor UK ...
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