LUMBER PROCESSING NEWS
JoeScan continues to grow
JoeScan , Inc ., a market leader in 3D laser scanning technology for the sawmill industry , has announced the hiring of two new employees .
Brad Michael has taken over for outgoing marketing manager Christy Green and Vadim Kovalev has re-joined the team as a mechanical engineer and media production specialist . The two will work closely with the rest of the JoeScan team to design , test , and market new products , and to produce videos and other digital content .
“ We were thrilled to bring Brad on board and have Vadim back to expand our capabilities ,” says JoeScan founder and president Joey Nelson . “ They both bring a lot of passion and fresh ideas that will help us deliver exciting new things for our customers .”
Kovalev is making a return to the company , after serving as an engineering intern while pursuing his degree at Washington State University , then as a full-time product development engineer working on JoeScan ’ s X6B laser
scanner . After exploring options for greater exposure in the sawmill optimization industry , he founded his own media production company Kovalev Films that specializes in video services .
“ I was really happy to come back to JoeScan and work on product development with a team I consider to be my close friends ,” says Kovalev . “ Our product pipeline is pushing into cool new territory right now , so it ’ s a great time to be back .”
Michael joins JoeScan after beginning his career managing advanced R & D projects for aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin , and later freelancing as a web designer and digital marketing consultant . He brings expertise in a wide variety of technical and creative skills , including writing , photography , and social media management and strategy .
“ Nothing gets my creative juices flowing like working with a small group of talented people ,” Michael says . “ I ’ m still learning the ins
Kovalev , Nelson , and Michael examine a JS-25 X6B scanner at JoeScan HQ .
and outs of the sawmill industry , but luckily I ’ ve got a bunch of incredibly knowledgeable folks at JoeScan to get me up to speed .”
JoeScan has big plans for 2018 , and Kovalev and Michael stand to feature prominently in all of them .
We want to roll out a lot more content to leverage the thought leadership of our crew and share it with the rest of the sawmill world ,” Michael adds . “ Vadim and I are collaborating on a whole series of videos right now ,
covering the basics down to the nitty gritty details of 3D scanning and optimization . Plus , there are some amazing things brewing up in engineering , so stay tuned because you definitely don ’ t want to miss out .” Reach out directly to Sales @ JoeScan . com , or sign up for their mailing list at www . joescan . com / signup to get a firsthand look at the changes these new hires will bring .
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