Engineering, sales leaders join precision agriculture company Spensa Technologies

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An agriscience company that develops and markets precision agricultural technologies has expanded its staff for a second time this year with the addition of three professionals to help lead the company's engineering and sales departments.

Spensa Technologies Inc., a Purdue Research Park-based company, has hired Chad Aeschliman as director of engineering, Nathan Stewart as regional sales manager and Phill Zimmerman as key account manager.

Aeschliman has more than10 years of development and design experience as a researcher in the computer and electrical engineering industry. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University.

Stewart has nine years of experience in the field of technical sales, marketing and business development. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural systems management and a master's degree in industrial and technical studies from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Zimmerman brings 18 years of experience in agriculture, sales, business development and technical support. He earned his bachelor's degree in agriculture from Purdue. He also serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Agribusiness Council.

"Spensa Technologies will continue to grow with the vast knowledge and experience that Chad, Nathan and Phill bring to the company," said Johnny Park, president of Spensa Technologies and a Purdue research assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering. "They make a great fit for our team and will help accelerate the company to its next stage."

This is the second time in two months that the company has announced an expansion of the company's workforce. Spensa now has 16 employees, double the number it had two years ago.

Spensa's product lines include:

* Z-Trap, an insect trapping device that automatically detects the number of target insects captured by the trap and sends the data wirelessly to the grower's mobile phone or computer.

* MyTraps.com, an online data application that helps growers and pesticide consultants electronically track the number of insects in their crop fields so they can better control crop damage caused by insects and improve the use of insecticides.

About Spensa Technologies Inc.

Spensa Technologies is a startup housed in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette. The company was founded in 2009 by Johnny Park, president and CEO. Spensa's mission is to design, develop and deliver novel technologies for the agricultural industry that will reduce reliance on manual labor, foster eco-friendly farming and enhance crop production efficiency. Their technologies leverage the team's world-leading expertise in wireless sensor networks, robotics and computer vision.

About Purdue Research Park

The Purdue Research Park is the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The Purdue Research Park manages the Purdue Technology Centers in four sites in Indiana located in West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Merrillville and New Albany. The more than 260 companies located in the park network employ about 4,500 people who earn an average annual wage of $63,000. The park is managed by the Purdue Research Foundation, which received the 2014 Incubator Network of the Year from the National Business Incubation Association for its work in entrepreneurship. For more information about funding and investment opportunities in startups based on a Purdue innovation, contact the Purdue Foundry atfoundry@prf.org. 

Writer: Hillary Henry, 765-588-3586, HKHenry@prf.org

Contact: Cynthia Sequin, Purdue Research Park, 765-588-3340, casequin@prf.org

Source: Johnny Park, 765-588-3592, johnny.park@spensatech.com