THIRTY UNDER THIRTY PROFILES
Cameron Peahl Age: 24
Eaton Corp. Providence, RI
UNDER THIRTY I
n introducing Cameron Peahl in his nomination let- ter, Cary J. Rosenberg, global supplier quality and development manager of Watts Water Technolo- gies, wrote that Peahl has an enduring passion for STEM fields. Talk to Peahl or read his resume and you will find lots of evidence of that. That passion, however, did not always include manufacturing. What sparked his interest in making things and set him on the path that took him to his current position as a manufacturing engineer at Eaton Corp.’s Aerospace Group was an internship between his sophomore and junior years in the engineering school at Roger Williams College. This stint at UltraSource Inc. (Hollis, NH), a company that designs and produces thin-film microcir- cuits, was his first introduction to manufacturing. “It was during this internship that I found manufac- turing was my calling,” Peahl said.
“I think that I have always had a knack for engineer- ing,” he added. “Growing up I was always interested in how things work, constantly taking things apart and putting them back together. However, I had to work very hard in engineer- ing school. For some of my classmates it seemed to just come easy, however for me
not so much. I always knew this is what I wanted to do, so I didn’t mind working harder because I enjoyed it so much and found the topics interesting.” Unlike many of his contemporaries, Peahl did not take part in Lego and FIRST Robotics competitions during his formative years. “I wish I had,” he said. “I grew up in a rural town in New Hampshire and did not have the opportunity to participate in these programs. This is one reason I dedicate so much of my personal time to these programs now. I think the experiences and skills that
students gain, starting as young as elementary school, are invaluable and will help students tremendously as they progress onto college and into their careers.” Peahl began supporting other young people inter- ested in engineering during college. As president of the engineering club at Roger Williams, Rosenberg wrote, Peahl “maintained the club as active student chapters for both ASME and ASCE. He also orga- nized trips to local engineering firms and manufactur- ing facilities to provide club members the opportunity to gain exposure to the different opportunities avail- able after graduation.” Rosenberg also cited the efforts Peahl has under- taken to “give back” both through Eaton and on his own initiative. As part of an Eaton initiative, Peahl and his colleagues lead a STEM workshop that teaches fourth and fifth graders about STEM through hands-on experiences.
During the last three years he has volunteered to ref-
“It was during this internship that I found manufacturing was my calling.”
eree the FIRST Tech Challenge competitions in Rhode Island. He also coaches a FIRST Robotics Challenge team in Middletown, RI. In order to keep his own
professional knowledge up- to-date, since joining Eaton
Peahl has taken advanced manufacturing courses at a local college. This is all in addition to his full-time job at Eaton, where his role is to sustain and improve existing processes while bringing new methods and technology to the shop floor.
As for his personal goals, “I see myself becoming a lead or chief manufacturing engineer,” Peahl said. “I would like to be leading new process development projects in support of new product development at facilities all over the world, as well as introducing and implementing new manufacturing technology.”
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