Michael Perlman is the marketing programs manager for the Motion Control business of Siemens Industry Inc. In this role, he oversees the technical marketing for products including SINAMICS intelligent drives and SIMOTION motion controllers. Michael has more than 20 years of experience in plant and corporate automation engineering at a number of Fortune 100 manufacturers, including Kraft Foods, General Mills and Masterfoods (Mars). He received a bachelor of electrical engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from SUNY Buffalo. For more information, e-mail michael.perlman@siemens.com or visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/motioncontrol.