ABOUT US

In every issue, Information Unlimited places the spotlight on selected employees to help our readers get to know our company better. Our employees featured here talk about their professional workday and personal interests.

Garry Forfar

Sales Director, COPA-DATA UK

At COPA-DATA since 2019

I grew up in the electrical industry and have been involved in substation projects for over 15 years. Colleagues can come to me for anything related to the electrical industry, renewable generation, transmission, distribution, or private networks. In my job, I like the variety and how involved I get to be in major infrastructure projects. I switch between technical meetings about securely controlling 150 substations, large offshore wind farms, and negotiating framework contracts with transmission operators. In my free time, hill running is my main love but I also compete in triathlons, surf, and sail. I enjoy anything active that lets me spend time out in nature. I’m particularly drawn to sports that involve a mix of engineering and nature for propulsion, like sailing, paragliding, and surfing. I work from home in Edinburgh, I’m lucky to have my own office in the house. My desk is covered in things for me to fidget with, I have photos of colleagues and myself from our international meetings and large framed prints of my three sporting idols (Sergey Bubka, Paula Radcliffe, and Michael Johnson) on the walls along with a big map of the world to plan adventures.

Michelle Kurz

Junior Sales Manager, COPA-DATA Germany

At COPA-DATA since 2019

What I particularly like about my job is that I have a lot of creative freedom and can develop and evolve freely. As a Junior Sales Manager, I am always in direct contact with my customers and partners. Since I’m on the road a lot, I mainly work digitally. That’s why my desk is very tidy and well organized. There is a calendar on the wall with pictures of my godchild. A cup of coffee is my most important everyday accessory at work. These three words describe me best: ambitious, dynamic and good-looking ;-) michelle.kurz@copadata.de

Sebastian B Sken

Team Lead Marketing Communications, COPA-DATA Headquarters

At COPA-DATA since 2015 sebastian.baesken@copadata.com

I create content about aspects of zenon and COPA-DATA for marketing and communications. This ranges from short promotional texts to long, detailed descriptions of visual concepts and video productions. Our teamwork and cooperation are unique and exciting. The shared progress that occurs when different minds and personalities look at a topic from different perspectives and then negotiate it with each other is fascinating. The job is very diverse and I get to play with ideas. Even if we don’t manage to implement them all, it’s fun and it challenges my imagination. I really enjoy spending my free time with my wonderful Austrian-German family. In the summer, mostly with red sand on tennis socks. In the winter I prefer to carve on skis or, even better, to dive into fresh powder snow with my nose.

Daniel Kieninger

Technical Account Specialist, COPA-DATA Headquarters

At COPA-DATA since 2013 daniel.kieninger@copadata.com

What I particularly like about my job is working together closely with customers to find a solution tailored to their needs. Our colleagues and customers can always turn to me; I am well versed in licensing, zenon Historian, general system architecture, zenon networks, and pharmaceutical-specific topics such as the validation process.

Personally, the three words that best describe me are: spontaneous, helpful, and solution-oriented.