The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), a trade group representing some 650 companies from 32 countries involved in robotics, vision and motion control technologies, announced today that four new employees have recently joined the organization. They are: Bob Doyle, Director of Communications; Pat Davison, Director of Standards Development; Jackie Kazaleh, Marketing and Membership Manager; and Mandy Pawczuk, Administrative Assistant.
Bob Doyle, photo above, will be responsible for all comprehensive communications efforts for A3. He has extensive experience in strategic communications planning, media relations, crisis communications and stakeholder relations. Before coming to A3, Doyle was marketing and communications manager at EQ, The Environmental Quality Company. Prior to that, he was an environmental engineer at General Motors. Doyle holds a BS in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University, an MS in Engineering Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MA in Public Relations & Organizational Communication from Wayne State University.
Pat Davison will lead the Robotic Industry Association’s (RIA) development efforts for the ANSI/RIA R15.06 Safety Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems. Before coming to A3, Davison spent nearly 11 years with NSF International, where he led protocol development efforts to create testing and evaluative methodologies required to certify products with unique or innovative performance or safety claims. Prior to NSF, he worked for FANUC Robotics North America, where he was a project manager in their Automation Systems Group. Davison holds BS and MBA degrees from Michigan State University.
Jackie Kazaleh will be primarily focused on RIA and Motion Control Association (MCA) marketing and membership efforts. She has a background in creative conception, cross-promotional marketing campaign execution, international market and sales development and non-profit management. Kazaleh holds a BA in American and International Studies from Wayne State University. Before coming to A3, Kazaleh worked for exercise machine manufacturer NuStep, Inc., where she developed and managed a network of distributors to increase the company’s brand awareness, global reach and international sales efforts. Prior to NuStep, Kazaleh was a Development Manager at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Mandy Pawczuk handles several administrative duties at A3, including managing publication sales and answering the phones. Pawczuk holds a BA in Written Communications with a discipline in Technical Communications from Eastern Michigan University, with a minor in English Language, Literature and Writing.
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