Mr. Matthew D. Clarke

"We've been convinced of the value of DEM simulation for chute design for years but had outgrown our existing DEM software," said Matt Clarke, Engineering Manager at Benetech.

'We've been convinced of the value of DEM simulation for chute design for years, but had outgrown our existing DEM software,' said Matt Clarke, engineering manager at Benetech.

Clarke added: 'We benchmarked EDEM ourselves, comparing it apples-to-apples against our existing DEM tool, and discovered it ran 80 times faster on the same hardware.

Matt Clarke, Engineering Manager, Benetech

Matthew D. Clarke, P.E. as Engineering Manager

June, 2005, Montgomery, IL – Benetech, Inc. announced the appointment of Matthew D. Clarke, P.E. as Engineering Manager. Mr. Clarke's responsibilities will include direct supervision of corporate engineering, project management, drafting and purchasing, as well as project management and special project direction.

"Matthew Clarke has an extensive background in designing and implementing conveying and storage systems for power stations," said Ron Pircon, President and CEO of Benetech.
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Mr. Clarke most recently served as Senior Material Handling Engineer at Black Veatch Corporation, where he was responsible for supervising the bulk material handling staff, and for developing conceptual designs for all bulk material handling systems. He has also served as Product Manager at ABB Alstom Power, and as Senior Materials Handling Engineer at Sargent Lundy, and helped develop and manage conceptual and process design at both companies. He has also provided technical assistance to the North Branch Power Project in West Virginia, Lama Power Station in Hong Kong, the Kanawha River Plant in Ohio, and the Qindao Power Plant in China, among others.

Mr. Clarke holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, is a Licensed Professional Engineer (M.E), and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

These new hires join other recent Benetech additions, which include Jason Schwartz, Director of Technology Integration, Matt Clarke, Engineering Manager, Jeff Berger, Applications Manager, Mark Collett, Vice President of Business Development, Andy Hunter, InteliFloTM Product Manager, and Gene Howard, New Project and Purchasing Manager.

Benetech Announces Appointment of Matthew D. Clarke, P.E. as Engineering Manager