Jorge Aldaco – Implementation Specialist

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Year you began at Nysus: 2023

College: Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo

Hometown: Saltillo, Coahuila, MX

About Jorge: I like to spend time with my wife and 2 daughters. In my spare time I play soccer and video games.

Favorite Sports Team: Santos Laguna Soccer Team

Favorite Food: Mole

Why are you excited to work for Nysus Solutions? I’m excited to work for Nysus Solutions because it is a company where I can gain new learning.

What do you think sets Nysus Solutions apart from the competition? Nysus Solutions is thankful and a good team, for this reason they show it with all of us.

Jeff Comes – Automation Engineer

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021 as a Co-op, 2023 full time

College: University of Toledo – BS Electrical Engineering

Hometown: Sylvania, OH

About Jeff: I’m marrying my high school sweetheart Yaya this September (2023). We recently bought our first house in Perrysburg and became parents to our puppy Carmen – a stunning black golden doodle named after Carmen Ohio. In the past five seasons, we have missed only 3 OSU home games.

Favorite Sports Team: The Ohio State Buckeyes

Favorite Food: Traditional Chinese food, especially Yuxiang eggplant(鱼香). I could literally eat that every day, for every meal.

Talk about a positive experience you’ve had with the Nysus Solutions team: I am the winner of the inaugural Nysus Cornhole tournament and have the trophy to prove it! My favorite aspect of Nysus Solutions is that we work hard, but we also have fun! From beating everyone (and getting beat the next year) at cornhole, to programming a robot to throw the perfect cornhole, we are literally paid to have fun here.

How do you apply the Nysus Solutions Core Values (Be United/Be Passionate/Be Thankful) to your position? As someone who didn’t have the best grades in school, Nysus took a chance with hiring me as their co-op. Every day I show up to work grateful for the opportunity and a drive to prove them right. Right from the beginning, they entrusted me with real responsibilities that grew me into the engineer that I am today. I had doubts about my future in automation prior to coming to Nysus, my experience here has reignited my passion. I am excited to come to work to solve the next challenge every day.

Jason Watts – Lead Project Manager

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Year you began at Nysus: 2023

College: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology/Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Mt. Vernon, IL

About Jason: I have been married to my fantastic wife for 20 years. We have two beautiful children that are growing up way too fast! We also love boxer dogs and have rescued 3 over the years. I have spent my entire career in the automotive industry in various roles for a few different companies. I enjoy spending time with the family, being outdoors and playing golf.

Favorite Sports Team: St Louis Cardinals and St Louis Blues.

Favorite Food: Just about anything shared with family and friends.

How do you apply the Nysus Solutions Core Values (Be United/Be Passionate/Be Thankful) to your position? I am very passionate about success and helping others succeed. No one is the absolute best at all facets of a project or challenge.  This can only be achieved together.

What do you think sets Nysus Solutions apart from the competition? Nysus has a seasoned Team and is large enough to deliver results while still small enough to avoid being bogged down by bureaucracy.

Anna Metroff – Senior Software Development Engineer

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021 as an engineering co-op student, 2022 full-time

College: The University of Toledo – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering

Hometown: Saline, Michigan

About Anna: I am getting married in June of 2023. I have never had pets, but my fiance has a dog, Coco. They will both move in with me after the wedding. In my free time I enjoy reading, spending time with my parents and four siblings and with my fiance and his family, playing outdoor games like Kan Jam and volleyball, and exercising.

Favorite Sports Team: My family rarely watched sports while I was growing up, so I don’t really have one.

Favorite Food: Fettuccine Alfredo or other pasta with alfredo sauce.

Why do you enjoy working at Nysus Solution?  I have been able to participate in a variety of projects for different customers concerning different aspects of our software. I like being at a small company where everyone knows everyone, and the whole team was friendly and welcoming when I joined them. They care about their employees and were happy to accommodate my class schedule so I could work part-time while finishing school.

What do you like most about working within the manufacturing industry? I am a very visual person and I like helping people, so it is nice to know that I could walk into a plant and see the system I worked on being used to improve quality or provide a customer with a better way of doing something. It has also been interesting to learn about our customers and how they make their products, and I look forward to expanding my knowledge further.

Steve Birdwell – Customer Support Manager

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Year you began at Nysus: 2022

Hometown: Toledo, OH

About Steve: I live in Toledo with my wife, 2 kids and our 2 French Bulldogs. We enjoy planning family trips, camping, and hiking. I love the outdoors, collecting vinyl records and teaching my kids about all kinds of music. My son and I recently started taking Karate together so I can someday be like Chuck Norris.

Favorite Sports Team: Detroit Lions and Michigan Wolverines 

Favorite Food: Greek Food or Chicken Wings

What do you think sets Nysus Solutions apart from the competition? I’m most excited about the range of customization options we offer our clients. It’s great to see unique solutions being implemented. From my Support position, I’m able to work with the clients and other team members to solve issues in a variety of innovative ways.

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions? From the moment I walked into Nysus Solutions it just felt different; you could tell people were excited to be there. It’s not your typical place to work and I feel privileged to be a part of it.

Yi Lu – MES Support Analyst

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021

College: The Ohio State University / BS in Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Yunlin County, Taiwan

About Yi:  I currently live in Toledo, OH. In my off time, I enjoy playing games with my friends, outdoor tennis when the weather permits, and learning about web development technologies / building apps / websites with what I learn.

Favorite Sports Team: The Ohio State Buckeyes

Favorite Food:  A correctly done (not well done) steak / anything that goes well with rice / anything with eggs in it

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions?  I am continuously learning from the team and our customers while on the job. It keeps me on my toes and my knowledge of technology in the manufacturing sector gets to grow day by day.

Justin Goedde – Lead Electrical Designer

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Year you began at Nysus: May 2020 as an automation co-op student

College: The University of Toledo – BS in Electrical Engineering

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio

About Justin:  I am excited to start my career as an Automation Engineer with Nysus Solutions. In my free time I enjoy playing sports such as soccer and sand volleyball during the summer. I love to travel, regardless of whether it is going to the beach or on a week-long backpacking trip.

Favorite Sports Team: The Ohio State Buckeyes

Favorite Food:  Anything I can get for free. Or Chinese food if I’m buying.

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions?  I’m excited to work here because I know I will have a lot of opportunities to learn and develop as an engineer through being a part of this team.

Jacob Pifer – Director of Software Operations

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021

College: The University of Michigan  

Hometown: Trenton, Michigan  

About Jacob: When I am not working, I am typically spending time with my wife & our 2 dogs. If I am not spending time with them, I am either working on a house project or watching Netflix.

Favorite Sports Team: Michigan Wolverines Football

Favorite Food:  Pulled pork

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions? I am excited to work for Nysus Solutions because I get to see different manufacturing processes and help other companies improve their processes.  Another big reason is Nysus Solutions is a great place to learn & grow in programming, automation & program management

Heysam Salami – President of Software

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021

College: The University of Toledo – Business Administration, Human Resources Management

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio

About Heysam: My wife and I have 3 boys that are all into sports and we love watching them play throughout the year. I have been in the automotive industry for about 10 years now. Before getting into the industry, I helped run our family business that we owned for over a decade.

Favorite Sports Team: Detroit Lions

Favorite Food:  Pizza

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions? I’m excited to work at Nysus Solutions because of the great culture that the company promotes, along with the ability Nysus Solutions has to customize solutions for our customers.

Devon Steel – Project Manager

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Year you began at Nysus: 2021

College: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / Spaceflight Operations

Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio

About Devon: I’m a proud nerd, big fan of Star Wars and Marvel, video games, and Lego. I have been ballroom and Latin dancing since 2013, which has been an incredible hobby that has led to meeting lots of new people and expanding my comfort zone. Space has always been one of my biggest passions, and I love keeping up with all the SpaceX news and other commercial spaceflight happenings. Lastly, I have a very old and very sweet dog named Cosmo.

Favorite Sports Team: McLaren Racing-Formula 1

Favorite Food: BBQ lentil stuffed sweet potato

Why are you excited to start working at Nysus Solutions? I worked for Nysus Solutions a little while in 2014 as an intern, and it has been incredible to see the company’s growth since then. Our business has expanded and so has the team, and everyone has been so welcoming since I came back. That’s what I’m most excited about-continuing to work with these fantastic people who are so well aligned with the Nysus core values.