AWWA | ACE 2023

Brian LaBelle has been providing conveyance, measurement and control solutions in the municipal and industrial markets for 25 years with GF. Analytical instrumentation in water treatment applications is a particular specialty. He is Vice-Chair of the AWWA Standards Committee for Online Monitoring, served two terms as Director-at-Large for the Measurement Control and Automation Association, and recently joined the newly formed GF Process Automation sales team.

Jim Jones has over 40 years in the waterworks industry working with pipe/fitting/joint restraint manufacturers developing new products for the industry. He currently has 15 patents on restraining gaskets and/or integral restraint fittings. Jim has served on the main committee of AWWA for 20 years, and is an active member of ASTM.

Andy Carr is the Water Utilities Segment Manager for GF Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions and has over 25 years of experience in the waterworks market. His focus is to provide end users and influencers with sustainable solutions that will help them maximize the performance of their water system and minimize non-revenue water losses.

Glen Steele is the Market Segment Manager for Mechanical Couplings at GF Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions Canada, and for the last 10 years has been focused on the waterworks market. He enjoys working and supporting clients to help find the best quality, longest lasting, flexible restraint pipe connection solutions for their difficult water & wastewater applications. Glen has over 25 years of experience working with piping systems.

Carl Vreugde is the National Sales Director at GF Urecon. With 24 years of experience in the municipal sector, Carl runs the Canadian sales team focusing on pre-insulated piping and heat trace systems for freeze prevention solutions of water and waste distribution. Based out of the Toronto area.

Brad Johnson is the Senior Business Development Manager for HDPE at Georg Fischer Piping Systems LLC. He has 28 years of experience with HDPE in Municipal and Industrial applications. With a solution oriented approach, he supports customers and consults on infrastructure projects with a focus on repairing and replacing our aging water and sewer systems with corrosion-free piping technologies.