Baxter & Woodman subsidiary expands

CRYSTAL LAKE – Professional engineer Wesley Franklin has joined B&W Control Systems Integration, a subsidiary of Crystal Lake-based Baxter & Woodman Inc., as a senior systems integrator and project manager.

Franklin earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Vermont. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and Michigan with 20 years of experience in treatment plant control system design. His expertise includes project management, project design, training and operations, system integration and troubleshooting.

Franklin comes from CDM Smith Inc. Most recently, he served as lead engineer and project manager for the design and programming of a filter control system replacement for a 700-million-gallons-a-day drinking water plant. Franklin will play an integral part in the project management of water/wastewater control system projects for B&W Control Systems Integration clients throughout the U.S., according to a news release.

“Wes’s background and experience with advanced water/wastewater automation systems in the Chicago area will allow him to ramp up quickly for many of our existing and new projects,” Chris Sosnowski, president of B&W Control Systems Integration, said in a news release.