Jessica Baker | Senior Analyst Retail Marketing
Age: 32
Years at insinkerator: 2.5
Education/Certification: Bachelor’s of Business Administration – Marketing
What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
Everyday is different. I work closely with the retail team to strategize how to increase brand and product awareness by continually improving our online presence, in store merchandising, and products.
How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path?
I graduated from UW-Whitewater and majored in Marketing. I gained marketing and business experience through an internship, sales support role, and marketing roles. These roles enabled me to gain valuable knowledge and skills to help me in my role today.
What is the best part about your job?
The people I work with and that everyday is different. There are always projects that challenge me to gain knowledge and experience.
Hugh Parent | Sr. Product Engineer, New Product Development
Age: 29
Years at insinkerator: 6
Education/Certification: BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
Cooperate with manufacturing, test lab, and marketing to create new products and bring them to market. Work to improve our Next-Gen products through design changes and root cause failure analysis.
How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path?
Interned at a steel mill for three years during college, I knew I wanted to be in a manufacturing environment. Joined InSinkErator as a product engineer-Commercial group for five years. Moved over to New Product Development for more design work.
What is the best part about your job?
My favorite part of my job is working closely with the factory to incorporate their feedback and improve the designs of our disposers.