INDUSTRY NEWS
the hiring of his son Rod, who represents
the fourth generation of the
Kern family. “Rod will follow a similar
path to my own by joining ECA at the
ground level and learning all aspects of
our operation from the ground, up,” he
said. “That experience will prepare him
to eventually guide ECA in its second
century of business.”
Rod Kern joins the ECA Bauer service
team as applications engineering
manager. While completing a civil
engineering degree from Penn State
University, he worked at ECA as a
mechanic’s assistant and then took on
several internships. After graduation,
Rod went on to earn master’s degrees
in business administration and geotechnical
engineering from Cornell
University. Then, Rod began working
for Moretrench (Keller North America)
as a staff engineer. During his four years
at Moretrench, Rod worked on a variety
of large construction projects and
was eventually promoted to assistant
project manager. His field and customer
experience, combined with his
education, allow him to find effective
solutions to geotechnical problems for
ECA’s customers.
As a Bauer and Klemm service
engineer, Gus Delfarno expands ECA’s
Bauer service team capabilities. The
“Swiss Army Knife” of technicians,
Delfarno began his career 10 years
ago as a shop mechanic at Hayward
Baker (Keller North America). From
the shop, he moved on to become a
field mechanic, learning how to service,
assemble, repair, troubleshoot
and operate all equipment owned by
Hayward Baker. His curiosity and passion
for learning how to work on and
operate various types of equipment
make him a versatile and highly useful
addition to ECA’s Bauer service team.
Greg Barta joins ECA as mid-
Atlantic account manager. Barta’s
career began in the U.S. Coast Guard
and he has since spent time in various
sales roles for Caterpillar dealerships
around the U.S. He enjoys staying up
to date with the latest technological
advances in the field and behind the
scenes so he can offer the most accurate
and productive support.
Matt Nastala has been named
Philadelphia service manager. While
Nastala excels at customer communications,
he really shines when it
Rod Kern, applications
engineering manager
Gus Delfarno, BAUER and
KLEMM service engineer
Greg Barta, mid-Atlantic account manager
Matt Nastala, Philadelphia
service manager
Stephen Funaiock, Pittsburgh
service manager
Rex Christensen, Midwest
account manager
PHOTOS: ECA
CONTINUED ON PAGE 74
72 Q4 2020 www.pilingcanada.ca
/www.pilingcanada.ca
