Control Southern Inc.
Richard Tate has over 14 years of work experience. Richard started their career at Milliken & Company as a Senior Production Manager, responsible for overseeing manufacturing processes and leading the autonomous maintenance activities. Richard then became a Process Engineering Manager, managing a batch dyeing operation and coaching a team of technicians and engineers. Afterward, they joined Control Southern where they served as an Account Manager, successfully increasing territory profitability. Richard later became a Territory Manager, achieving impressive sales bookings. Richard then progressed to Vice President of Sales, leading a team and selling automation solutions. Currently, Richard is the Senior Vice President at Control Southern, overseeing the Sales and Operations of the Automation & Reliability Business Unit with a $40 million annual P&L responsibility.
Richard Tate has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Strategic Leadership from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. There is no specific information available regarding the start and end years of their education at both institutions.
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Control Southern Inc.
Since 1956, Control Southern’s goal has been to partner with industry leaders to improve profits, thus, spurring continued capital and MRO investment in their mills and plants. The hidden money we unleash through process and process automation improvement can create jobs and keep manufacturing right here in the Southeast. Our unique combination of valuable process expertise and leading solutions from our business partners, such as Emerson Process Management, create a value add formula unmatched in the process automation industry. Control Southern’s expert team of consulting engineers and support staff has over 750 years combined experience in making a difference in the financial performance of our Pulp and Paper, Chemical, Power, Natural Gas, Textiles, Life Sciences, and Food & Beverage customers. Whether through engineering firms, OEM’s, contractors, or direct with our end users, we get the job done right!