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Women in Engineering: An Interview with Alana Giangrasso

Engineering is for everyone. RPA Engineering is proud to empower Women in Engineering and hope to inspire future generations of women in STEM. Through this series, we celebrate engineering professionals in a collection of interviews with engineers, designers, and project managers. This month we interviewed Alana Giangrasso, a Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer here at …

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Westinghouse Launches “Next-Generation” Microreactor

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Westinghouse Electric Company announced the launch of a new design and manufacturing facility. This facility will repurpose an 87,000 square foot building at 51 Bridge Street in Etna, PA to further develop its eVinci™ microreactor technology. This new technology will provide clean energy for a variety of uses including disaster …

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Announcing Our New President, Richard P. Aulenbach III

Wyomissing, PA – RPA Engineering, a leading engineering and design firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Richard P. Aulenbach III as its new President, effective immediately. Richard P. Aulenbach III is a visionary leader with over 20 years executive leadership experience. His strategic acumen, coupled with a deep understanding of market dynamics, will …

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Welcome New Team Members

We’re excited to welcome two new Team Members to RPA Engineering! Kerri Tropeano is our new Executive Assistant in our Pittsburgh office. Season Evans is our new Director of Communications based in our home office in Wyomissing, PA. If your goal is to be challenged and rewarded, while continuing to grow personally and professionally, we …

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RPA Engineering 2023 Annual Meeting

RPA’s employees are united with the common goal of making our customers successful. With services in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Power, Industrial, Manufacturing, Building Systems, Food/Beverage, and Automation/Process Control industries, RPA builds strong customer relationships so our clients can reach their goals. Through these partnerships, RPA continues to grow in current and new markets while delivering …

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University of Washington Capstone Mentorship

Earlier this month, graduating engineering students at the University of Washington presented their senior capstone projects. Our own, Randy Ernst was the Industry Capstone Program Mentor for one of the teams. The team provided an innovative solution to reliably provide continuous power and utilities to the cancer therapy biotechnology company, Seagen. Way to go, Randy …

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Celebrating April Anniversaries

We’d like to take a moment to recognize our employees with April anniversaries! Thank you for all your hard work! Cathy Glass – 17 yearsPaul Parise – 8 yearsChris Royds 4 yearsJosh Garcia – 2 years

Samantha Chiste Promoted to Vice President

ANNOUNCEMENT: Samantha Chiste has recently been promoted to a Vice President role at RPA Engineering. Samantha graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing track, and a Six Sigma minor. She also obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Penn State. Samantha joined RPA Engineering with a background in metals manufacturing …

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Ian Eason Promoted to Vice President

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ian Eason has been recently promoted to Vice President. Ian graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and completed the Executive Education PMI accredited Project Management Program. Ian has managed a variety of projects across multiple industries including medical device, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and specialty chemical. The range of …

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Katherine Harper Promoted to Supervisor, Mechanical Facilities

ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to Kate Harper on being promoted to Supervisor of Mechanical Facilities. Kate still retains the dual title of Mechanical Project Engineer.