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.

Paul Neilson | Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

Paul Neilson, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Adaptive Instruments/Accutech, is responsible for the research and development initiatives at the company. Paul has been instrumental in providing the long term vision which has led to Adaptive/Accutech's innovative Industrial Wireless platform.

He received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Denver and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and Math from the University of Lowell. Paul has spent his entire career focused on pioneering the development of various highly successful precision measurement devices in the fields of ultrasonic measurement, highly precise micropower temperature measurement devices and intelligent valve positioners. His contributions to the instrumentation field extend beyond the domain of research and development and reach the manufacturing floor in areas such as automated calibration techniques which are at the base of the core competency critical to the success of Adaptive/Accutech.

Wallace Lueders | V.P. and General Manager of Sales and Marketing

Wallace Lueders is Vice President & General Manager of Sales & Marketing at Accutech and has worked in the control and instrumentation products industry for over 30 years. He has worked at Texas Instruments, Masoneilan, Crosby and was the founding principal of Strategic Resource Associates. His experience includes extensive international business management, having dealt with customers in more than 80 countries and traveled to 45. His credentials include Engineering and Operations Research degrees from Brown University, an MBA, with High Distinction from Babson College, and graduate of the University of North Carolina's Executive Program. At Accutech, Wallace is responsible for Accutech sales and business development.