Leadership
General Manager
Jan Arciszewski
Jan is a P. Eng (Chemical Engineer) and also completed an MBA through Athabasca University. He has been a senior leader in the area of Sales and Marketing for the last 20 years focused heavily in water and wastewater with organizations like GE Water and ZCL Composites as well as Nalco Champion (an Ecolab company).
Jan also finds time to volunteer as the President & CEO and the Director of Sponsorship for Salto Gymnastics.
Chief Financial Officer
John Wilby
John Wilby is Chief Financial Officer for STT. In addition to heading up the Finance team at STT, he also has overall responsibility for the company’s Quality and Purchasing initiatives. He leads a talented team of specialists focused on serving our customers and supporting the company’s technical staff.
John has worked at STT for 12 years. Prior to that, he held senior financial and operational roles at a technology company and a retailer. John is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. His passion is building efficient support systems within the company to assist STT’s technical team in delivering products and services to our customers in a cost-effective and timely manner.
John is an avid jazz fan and enjoys listening to his extensive collection of jazz and blues records, as well as haunting the jazz clubs of Toronto. You can reach him at jwilby@sttsystems.com for more information.
Vice President of Applications and Product Development
Ali Abbas
Ali Abbas leads a team of Engineers and Technical Specialists that are focused on finding innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Through the Applications team, Ali leads development of designs and pricing of efficient yet cost effective systems for the client. This is a team of skilled technical experts with a broad knowledge of all aspects of system design, be it mechanical, controls or process. With their knowledge, the Applications Specialists quickly understand a customer’s needs and develop system designs complete with pricing for it’s customers.
Ali’s Product Development team is dedicated to keeping STT on the cutting edge of technology in the area of dry bulk chemical storage and handling as well as pneumatic convey systems. The product development team is continuously reviewing the existing designs and improving them based on historical knowledge coupled with new and emerging technologies.
Ali has worked in various capacities at STT for almost 11 years, along with an additional twelve years of experience in plant operation and process design for wastewater and drinking/high purity water treatment plants. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering along with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
When not at work, Ali likes to spend time with his high school going son and tries to get in a few games of squash every week. You can reach him at aabbas@sttsystems.com for more information.
Vice President of Sales
Neal Carley
Neal Carley joins STT as our VP, Sales in our Milton office.
Neal completed his post-graduate degree in International Business at the Manchester Business School in Dubai. He has over 15 years of progressive sales experience including senior leadership roles for global organizations covering the Middle East, India and Europe.
He is fluent in French and also speaks Arabic, Hindi and Farsi.
Engineering Manager
John Short
John is skilled at defining strategic direction and leading organizations to achieve ambitious goals with a track record for finding operational efficiencies, kick-starting cultural change and a passion for people. As a member of STT senior management team since 2018, he has played a role in establishing the standard of excellence that sets our company apart, while overseeing the engineering and tank operations.
At STT, John collaborates closely with employees, project teams and customers to design and deliver solutions that challenge conventional thinking and demonstrate the value of working with STT. John brings with him over 32 years of engineering experience, primarily in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Western Ontario and is PE certified.
When John is not working, he is out running, cycling or spending time with his family in Burlington, ON. John would love to hear from you and can be reached at jshort@sttsystems.com.
Manager, Project Management
Jaime Aguadé
Jaime Aguadé is Manager, Project Management at STT. He leads a team of Professional Project Managers and Professional Engineers that are involved with all of STT’s projects managing our customers’ expectations from final sales negotiations to handover to the customer.
Jaime has worked at STT since late 2018, bringing his experience from the gypsum and ready mix industries, as well as his experience executing projects around the world, to strengthen STT’s project execution and deliveries. Jaime holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Project Management Professional certification. He is results driven, always ensuring projects are delivered to the customer’s satisfaction.
Jaime is a sports fan, particularly soccer, and is an avid cyclist. He can be reached at jaguade@sttsystems.com