14 Industry Talent Standouts of 2014

Patrick Clarke, senior system design engineer;
Jessica Colon, service coordinator;
Brandon Murphy, senior systems design engineer at MSA Systems Integration
Nominated by Shahriar Saadat, director of engineering, and Rob Higgins, N.J. operations manager, at MSA Systems Integration

Saadat describes Clarke as “a very creative engineer. Patrick demonstrates excellent skills as an engineer, with excellent research skills. He is knowledgeable and skilled in application, information and electronic security integration engineering. Patrick is very strong technically and strives to provide very solid and flexible solutions. Patrick’s friendly help, patience, and goal-oriented focus impressed many colleagues and me.”

As for Colon, the title doesn’t capture all the skills she possesses, says Higgins. “In addition to scheduling, dispatching and providing administrative support to her team and supervisor, Jessica provides the highest level of customer service from inception of a call, to follow-up after completion,” he says. “Jessica’s upbeat personality and passion for her job is a true asset to our company.”

“When time is not on your side and projects needs to get done, [Murphy] is the man for the job,” says Saadat. “Brandon has served as a leader, innovator and expert in many areas” and “is able to clearly and effectively convey customers’ needs, recommend solutions and implement them with stellar results. He consistently demonstrated in-depth technical knowledge, a drive to keep the project moving, met milestones on time and was communicative of the project status.