Since his time in the US Army, Diego's passion for technology has driven him to pursue an impressive 40+ years of experience in Industrial Maintenance Technology.

From his journey of starting out as a German adult electric engineering apprentice, he was able to make it all the way up and land himself an impressive leadership role with General Motors. His expertise in Industrial Maintenance saw him supervising a team of highly-skilled technicians dealing with complex PLCs, drives, and advanced controls ranging from 5VDC right through to 1000VAC 3 phase!

Diego has been an incredible asset to the industrial controls community for over 25 years. He was first hired by Siemens Energy & Automation in 1989 and since then, he's trained a whopping 1,000 students! After retiring from Siemens energy in 2014, his passion for teaching others hasn't diminished - the man is still passionate about passing on knowledge and mentoring new engineers!

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