Upstate Valve and Control Personnel

Allen Kundin Sales Manager

Allen has over 14 years of experience in the valve industry. After 7 years of working for Rotork in Rochester NY Allen joined Upstate Valve and Control to manage inside sales and logistics. Allen has now taken over from his father, Pete Kundin, as outside sales manager.

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 Consultants Inc" and in 2016 authored the best selling book "Valve Actuators" published on Amazon. He then joined Upstate Valve and Control.