Team
The management team at Steriflow Valve is dedicated to providing excellence in service and satisfaction in our products. It is our goal to consistently exceed the expectations of our customers worldwide. We welcome the chance to get to know you and be your premier business partner.
Megan Cider Elm
Product Director - Life Sciences
Megan is responsible for driving sustainable, profitable growth of the existing / commercialized Steriflow and Equilibar FDO stainless steel product lines into BioPharma & Parenteral process applications. She is also responsible for development and implementation of our New Product Development Roadmap for our stainless steel product offering. Megan graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
Garrett Ackerman
Regional Sales Manager
Garrett joined Richards Industrials in April 2017. He is new to the valve industry but has experience in sales and service. As regional manager, he’s responsible for sales of all seven Richards product lines. His duties include: training and support of the sales channel, identification of new and emerging markets, and the recruitment of new representatives and distributors.
Nate Morefield
Regional Sales Manager
Nate is our Regional Sales Manager for Texas and Louisiana. He is responsible for sales of all seven Richards product lines. His duties include: training and support of the sales channel, identification of new and emerging markets, and the recruitment of new representatives and distributors. He has vast knowledge in industrial systems, manufacturing & engineering technologies, energy & power generation, along with aerospace.
Veerachoke Narasirilirk
Regional Sales Manager, Asia
Veerachoke has been with Richards Industrials since 2006. He has experience in industrial sales for more than 30 years in both sales and channels management. Veerachoke holds Bachelor of Science in Technical Education in Computer Technology from King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. He based in Bangkok, Thailand to support representatives, distributors and customers in Asia-Pacific Region including training, identification of new and emerging markets, developing the markets, and the recruitment of new representatives and distributors.
Tyler Schroeder
Regional Sales Manager
Tyler Schroeder started at Richards Industrials in 2010 as an Inside Sales Correspondent. In 2014, Tyler was promoted to Marwin Valve Product Manager where he was responsible for the sales and management of Marwin Valve. In 2016, Tyler decided to transition to Regional Sales Manager and is responsible for the sales in the following states: Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico and Michigan.
Simon Waring
Regional Sales Manager, Europe
Simon has experience as a project Engineer, has been in the process control industry for more than 15 years and the valve industry in particular, for the last 10 years.
He has held Regional Sales Management positions with both Burkert and Schubert & Salzer, GmbH, where he was responsible for the UK and Ireland.
Kyndle McMurry
Marketing Director
Kyndle has been with Richards Industrials since 1998. She is responsible for leading the marketing efforts, aligning them with the overall business strategy, managing the marketing team, and driving growth and market share through effective marketing strategies and campaigns.