Gene Yon | President

Gene Yon is the President of Adaptive Instruments/Accutech and has a long history in the instrumentation industry. With an undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Case Institute of Technology, Gene became a professor at Case-Western Reserve. He left higher education after 9 years to become a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton where he launched the firm's Electronics Technology Practice and was responsible for growing the customer base to include over 70% of the 500 largest global electronics based firms. He left Booz Allen as the Global Electronics Practice leader to join Combustion Engineering as President of the Engineered Systems and Controls Sector where he led the growth of the Sector to over $750MM. Upon the acquisition of Combustion Engineering by ABB, Gene joined Bailey Controls as Executive Vice President, advancing to President before becoming Group Vice President of the Americas for the parent company, Elsag Bailey Process Automation NV. He led the firm through a successful IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Accutech, Gene was the Group Vice President of Technology, Quality and Business Development for the Intelligent Automation Division of Invensys, plc. Since his arrival, Gene has been coordinating company-wide implementation of all technological advancements and business strategies for helping Accutech build its long term business.