Upstate Valve and Control Personnel

Pete Kundin VP Sales

Pete has over 36 years of experience in the global valve industry. He has held national and international sales management positions.Pete has delivered technical papers to industry forums in the USA and far east. He has authored many technical application articles for industry magazines.  A major focus has always been on the North Eastern US, and he has a depth of experience in the marketplace that is unmatched.

Chris Warnett VP Engineering

Chris has over 40 years of experience in the valve industry.

Starting as an actuator design engineer, he holds several actuator patents.

As a product manager and later VP of sales and marketing he worked in the North  and South American valve marketplaces. Before joining Upstate Valve and Control, Chris was an actuator Product Director introducing new products to the global marketplace. 

Chris has been an active participant in industry associations and was honored as "Man of the Year"  by the Valve Manufacturers Association of America in 2004. He has served on the technical advisary boards of the European "Valve World Expo" and the "Industrial Valve Summit"  in Italy. 

In 2014 Chris started his consulting company "CPLloyd Consultands Inc" and in 2016 authored the best selling book "Valve Actuators" published on Amazon.