Summary
Ken Lapolla is a results-driven enterprise software leader with nearly a decade of experience aligning digital solutions to complex industrial and logistics challenges. Currently VP Enterprise Software at McNaughton-McKay, he has held progressive sales and account leadership roles at Wabtec and Rockwell Automation, helping Class 1 freight, warehousing, and manufacturing customers reduce waste and improve network and workforce productivity. Trained as an electrical engineer with an M.Eng., Ken combines technical rigor from early systems and validation work in life sciences and food & beverage with commercial acumen in digital intelligence and automation. He excels at translating technical projects into clear business value for large accounts and building hunter-focused teams that close strategic deals. Based in the Atlanta metro area, he’s known for bridging engineering discipline and customer-facing strategy to drive measurable operational improvements. A quieter asset: his background in control systems and ISA-88/GAMP practices gives him uncommon depth when evaluating software-for-industrial workflows.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering at Binghamton University
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering at Manhattan University