OUR ENGINEERING STAFF
Randy Sutton, P.E. President and CEO
Randy began SET in 2008 after having spent 20+ years in heavy industrial design at HMC Technologies, Vulcan Engineering Co., and most recently as Director of Projects for Power Automation Systems.
Randy has experience in detailed machinery design as well as the project management of large scale turnkey projects. He possesses strategic and managerial skills to help meet the customer's process and profitability objectives. He is a proven leader in any situation and is a methodical problem solver and solution generator for any opportunity.
Randy graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and finished his Masters of Engineering in the Information Engineering Management Executive Program at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2009. He is a registered professional engineer in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina. He is a member of NCEES and ASPE.
Chris Sutton Vice President
Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of engineering, equipment manufacturing and project management services. He is able to provide SET's customer base with revenue generating solutions to specific process needs through ASRS integration and custom equipment solutions. Chris is able to design and manufacture both hard and flexible automation solutions for various applications. Chris has managed automation projects in over a dozen countries on six continents and consistently completes his projects within budget and on time. He also has extensive experience in integrating electric robots from different manufacturers such as ABB, Fanuc, Motoman, etc.
Chris attended both the University of Montevallo and The University of Alabama in Birmingham where he studied Engineering. He has extensive training in Computer Aided Design, including AutoCad and Solidworks
Barry Kornegay, P.E. Sr. Project Mgr / Business Development Mgr
Barry brings over 25 years of industrial and commercial design experience to the SET team. The majority of his experience was derived from 20 years of project and engineering management work at Vulcan Engineering Company, Helena, Alabama.
During his tenure at Vulcan, Barry was responsible for overseeing large turnkey and systems integrated projects in the metal casting industry. He is a strong team leader, seasoned problem solver and able to take conceptual designs and ideas and turn them into a viable industrial solution. Prior to his work at Vulcan he was a project engineer at Brownlee Morrow Engineering Company and Stockham Valves & Fittings, Inc.
Barry's project work in the past has included companies like General Motors, Caterpillar, Technocast, Wescast Industries, ME Elecmetal, Wheland Foundry, Conbraco Industries, Shelco Foundry and Machine, Grede Foundries, and a host of other industrial sites.
Jack Walton, P.E. Sr. Electrical Engineer
Jack brings a wealth of design knowledge and experience to the professional staff of SET, Inc. Jack received his BSEE from Auburn University and has continued his education experience through the years in PLC training and specialized training programs in power distribution and high voltage studies.
Jack’s experience includes project management and design experience with Sutton Engineering Technologies, Inc., Vulcan Engineering Company, Industrial Heating and Finishing, Mouat Company, Revere Control Systems, Passavant Corporation and Mead Corporation. His 45 years of engineering experience a range of applications including process and instrumentation systems, Hydraulic prime movers and valve control, pneumatic controls, electrical distribution and plant utility design, PLC
programming, and machine design and control.
Jack’s project work in the past has included companies like General Motors, Caterpillar, Saturn Corporation, Motor Castings, Lufkin Industries, Wheland Foundry, John Deere, and many more…
Additional Staff
Mike Yessick, Mechanical Designer
Jackie Branch, Parts and Logistics
Larry Walters, Shop Foreman
Jacob Carroll, Fabrication/Assembly Lead
-Machine operators
-Welders
-Detailing