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Ron Lowy
Publisher
216-931-9359
rlowy@industryweek.com

Ron Lowy graduated Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in Business Management. His experience thereafter included commercial steel sales, radio advertising, and custom publishing before joining AT&T has a brand marketing specialist.

Lowy's expertise in strategic planning across multiple marketing platforms has resulted in demonstrated success for clients the past 17 years. He is the former Publisher of two of the largest consumer titles in the Great Lakes region, as well as the former Group Publisher of the Green Industry BtoB division of GIE Media, Inc. In that role, his publications garnered the #1 market share in their respective industry segments.

A movie buff, Ron served as the Marketing Chairperson for the Cleveland International Film Festival and is also active in a number of sports. He and his wife Kelly have two children, Lindsay and Chase.


Michael Madej
General Manager, eMedia Sales & Marketing
216-931-9637
mmadej@industryweek.com

Michael Madej directs all eMedia sales and marketing activities for the IndustryWeek brand.  He leads IW's webcast product line, and is also responsible for developing new interactive products within the IndustryWeek portfolio.

A summa cum laude graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College's Honors Program, Madej holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. He earned his MBA from Cleveland State University's James J. Nance College of Business Administration. In April 2003, Madej was one of the first 162 MBAs worldwide to earn the Certified MBA designation.

Madej began his work with the IndustryWeek Web team in 2000.  In his spare time he and his wife Michele volunteer for their church's teen group.  He also enjoys playing golf and softball.


Jonathan Burger
eMedia Sales & Marketing Manager
216-931-9355
jburger@industryweek.com

Jonathan Burger develops online advertising programs for IndustryWeek clients, coordinates eMedia marketing programs, and is the primary contact for IW's suite of research and information products.

Burger is a graduate of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University with a concentration in marketing management and a consulting minor.  He was a marketing team leader for Fisher Professional Services (a student-run consulting group) and consulted for PMG Communications on digital media distribution.  In addition, he was a member of the MBA Association and the MBA Marketing Association.

Burger's work experience includes an internship at McGraw-Hill as a Direct/Digital Marketing intern.  Prior to this, he was a general manager at Aquarium Adventure from 1997 to 2002.


Lauren Carroll
Special Events Coordinator
216-931-9714
lcarroll@industryweek.com

Lauren Carroll manages all in-person IndustryWeek events such as the IW Best Plants Conference.

Carroll is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College with concentrations in business administration, marketing and communications.  She has experience planning many types of events primarily within the manufacturing sector, including events for Alcoa Inc. - Cleveland Works and Precision Metalforming Association.


Jim Cowart
Circulation Manager
913-967-1933
james.cowart@penton.com

Jim Cowart manages and develops circulation files to ensure individuals in key manufacturing segments are offered the opportunity to subscribe to IndustryWeek, and he assists other staff members to ensure timely delivery of the publication and to accurately select subscribers for ongoing marketing efforts. He also manages circulation lists for other Penton publications including: New Equipment Digest, Occupational Hazards, Government Product News and Government Procurement.

Cowart is a graduate of Knox College (Galesburg, IL) with a major in International Relations/Political Science, and he studied abroad in Berlin, Germany at Humboldt University. Currently, he is enrolled in an MBA program at Baker University in Overland Park, KS.

Prior to joining IndustryWeek in April 2007, Cowart worked in circulation management roles for three years with Intertec and Prism Business Media. From 1998 to 2003, he worked in auditing and management positions at BPA Worldwide, which is often recognized as the leading audit bureau in verifying accuracy of circulation claims in the marketplace.


Frank Chloupek
Web Development Director
216-931-9484
fchloupek@industryweek.com

Frank Chloupek directs the technical and presentation aspects of IndustryWeek's Web site, enewsletters, and online products. He is also involved in the development and execution of new interactive products within the IndustryWeek portfolio.

Chloupek is a summa cum laude graduate of Michigan State University, and received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1998. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served as the President of Ohio State's Council of Graduate Students.

Prior to joining IndustryWeek in May 2000, Chloupek was a Web Designer and Technical Communicator for several Cleveland-area consulting firms. He maintains a blog, Eye On eMedia, focusing on developments and trends in interactive media. He is also convinced that this is the year the Cubs will finally recapture the World Series.


Steve Porter
eMedia Ad Coordinator
216-931-9655
sporter@industryweek.com

Steve Porter is the eMedia Advertising Coordinator for the award-winning IndustryWeek.com website. He works with clients to help start and run their advertising campaigns smoothly and effectively. He also works behind the scenes in IndustryWeek's webcast projects, and helps manage the IW Manufacturing Business Challenge custom e-newsletter.

A graduate of Malone College, Porter brings a background in digital publishing and online content management, and has worked with publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Harper Collins and Random House. In his spare time, he enjoys anything related to sports, and is always up for a competitive game of volleyball.


Molly Parsons
Graphic Designer
216-931-9788
mparsons@industryweek.com

Molly Parsons is a graphic artist for Penton Media. She designs marketing materials for IndustryWeek, as well as its sister publications American Machinist, Material Handling Management, Welding and Gases, Logistics Today, and Foundry.

Parsons' work experience includes positions in the art departments of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Palm Beach Post, in West Palm Beach, Fla.  She started with Penton Media in July 2007.

Parsons is a graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication from Kent State University with a degree in Information Design.


Emily Troia
Marketing Manager
216-931-9366
etroia@industryweek.com

After exploring physics and philosophy majors, Emily Troia graduated magna cum laude with a double degree in graphic design and studio art from Ursuline College.  As IndustryWeek's marketing manager, Troia uses her background in analytical and creative thinking to dream up big ideas with concrete strategies.

Troia spent five years in the medical equipment, manufacturing industry as the clinical graphics marketing manager for Codonics, Inc.  In this role, she especially enjoyed working with and learning from the international sales team.

Her drawing, photography, ceramics, painting, poetry and graphics work have been shown in several galleries around the state of Ohio.


Rick Uldricks
eMedia Production Coordinator
216-931-9767
ruldricks@industryweek.com

 

 

 


Deborah Brady
Advertising Coordinator
216-931-9579
dbrady@industryweek.com


Tamara Bratt
Production Coordinator
913-967-1742
tamara.bratt@penton.com

 

 

   

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