(763) 972-1040 David Kotula President As the owner and president of Sensors Incorporated, David has a strong passion for the products he sells and the customers he helps. With a B.S. in Engineering Technology from St. Cloud State and an M.B.A in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas, David brings a holistic approach to running his business that emphasizes customer satisfaction and complex application solutions. During his more than 30 years in the industry, David has seen nearly every application imaginable and brings this wealth of knowledge with him towards every new challenge. David’s expertise lies in optics and lighting, beginning with his love of photoelectric sensors and extending to the most modern vision equipment available. David is ultimately driven by his commitment to his customers, and he works diligently to enable Sensors to have the best products available being supported by the most knowledgeable engineers in the industry. Nancy Kotula Office Manager After graduating from St. Cloud State, Nancy began working with several large food manufacturing companies within their incentives programs. After gaining several years of experience, she transitioned into handling the finances of Sensors Incorporated, which she has now been doing for more than 20 years. During her time at Sensors, Nancy has worked within customer service, purchasing and accounting and utilizes this multifaceted experience as well as her natural tendency towards organization to ensure Sensors Incorporated operates as smoothly as possible, both internally and for its customers. Sandy Bannick Customer Service and Sales Support Coming over to Sensors Incorporated from her time in a Fortune 500 corporation 5 years ago, Sandy brings more than 20 years of customer service experience with her. After graduating from Mankato State, Sandy gained experience in all aspects of customer service and management, discovering her passion for connecting with customers. Sandy does much of the ordering and customer service for Sensors Incorporated. Mike Denlinger Engineering and Sales After 17 years of industrial outside sales experience, Mike is now inside solving applications for the sales team. His product knowledge of sensors, bar code technology and process applications allows him to recommend robust solutions for our customers’ many challenges. Finding and solving an application problem he has never encountered before is Mike’s favorite way to spend time. Give him a call with your application problems and see his passion come to light. Andy Fredin Engineering and Sales Boasting over 15 years of employment at Sensors Incorporated, Andy draws from his extensive and diverse industry experience to solve wide-ranging applications. With a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from St. Cloud State and his application experience, Andy specializes in solving highly complex and technical sensing applications. Andy works with a number of the largest OEMs and end-users in Minnesota and enjoys solving his customers’ biggest challenges while getting involved with their design engineers to help improve their business from the ground-up. Pete Heule IT Having worked with Sensors Incorporated from its inception, Pete has focused his efforts and more than 25 years of industry knowledge on improving the company’s network and efficiency. Pete’s experience in IT system architecture and design is vast, having spent the majority of his career securing the network of a Fortune 100 financial institution. Pete finds great joy in utilizing technology to create efficiencies and solve problems both in business and engineering. Pete’s experience and natural passion for networking solutions means that Sensors Incorporated can offer a secure, efficient and reliable business to solve customers’ problems as quickly as possible. Rick Hinze Engineering and Sales Rick utilizes his 35 years of industry experience and extensive product knowledge to consultatively solve his customers’ applications. After attaining a B.S. in Industrial Technology from UW Stout, Rick had the opportunity to gain experience with Industrial Machine Vision at its inception. With Machine Vision as his specialty, Rick has worked in wide-ranging manufacturing environments ranging from pharmaceuticals to automotive and brings this diverse knowledge to every application he solves. Rick enjoys connecting with his customers and working to find them the right solution as efficiently as possible. Michelle Johnson Customer Service Michelle is the newest member of our team as a customer service representative. After graduating from Moorhead State University with a degree in Business Administration and Management, she continued her career at various jobs until she became a stay at home mom taking care of her kids the past ten years. We are lucky to have her as she reenters the workforce at Sensors. Gary Kocken Engineering and Sales Gary joins Sensors with over 30 years of Factory Automation experience, with a majority of that time in the field of Machine Vision. Gary has a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from UW-Stout, and is a Certified Vision Professional (CVP). He began his career as a Machine Vision Applications Engineer, and has spent the last 20 years as a Technical Sales Professional providing image-based inspection and guidance solutions, and has solved applications across numerous industries. Gary also has extensive knowledge in the field of Laser Marking, which is a great technology to complement Machine Vision. He looks forward to using his experience and knowledge in helping Customers solve their Automation needs! Tony Lind Engineering and Sales Beginning as an Applications Engineer more than a decade ago, Tony brings a combination of technical knowledge and outstanding service to all of his customers. With a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and his Certified Vision Professional certification (CVP), Tony possesses the requisite knowledge to precisely design solutions for his customers. When tackling his customers’ automation challenges, Tony’s expertise centers on system design and implementation. Whether it is sensing, safety or logistics automation, Tony creates systems that will solve his customers’ specific problem and improve their overall operations. Trent Thies Engineering and Sales Coming from the fast-paced upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, Trent has a background in efficiently solving customer problems. After graduating from the University of North Dakota, Trent gained valuable sales experience with a variety of industrial products. Priding himself on solving his customers’ problems as quickly and completely as possible, Trent came to Sensors Incorporated to challenge himself with solving very technical applications. Trent understands how to partner with customers to improve their efficiency and ultimately, their bottom line. Taylor Wait Engineering and Sales Taylor has both his bachelor and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota State University. As an applications engineer, Taylor solves a wide variety of applications ranging from testing barcode reading setups to designing custom bracketry for system installs. His expertise in design and prototyping allows him to efficiently test applications and integrate their systems. Taylor finds his passion through solving frustrating application problems. Brianna Bren Marketing Intern Brianna recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. degree in Journalism. Her passion for marketing continues to grow as she gains new experience in several marketing softwares. Adam Kotula Engineering Intern As an upcoming sophomore at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Adam is pursuing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He loves being able to gain hands on experience designing various technical solutions for real world applications. Alex Kotula Marketing Intern Alex is a student at North Dakota State University and is working at Senors as a Marketing Intern. He has been able to work on several marketing projects such as a series of tutorial videos and website creation. Bella Office Puppers. aka "ball of fluff" Luna Office Puppers. aka "Muppet" 507 Kelsey Street, Delano, MN 55328 (763) 972-1040 © 2021 Sensors Incorporated - All Rights Reserved Powered by: Avallo, Custom CMS