Sam Hoff's Bio
President
Samuel M. Hoff, Chief Executive Officer, started the company from his home in 1991. Since then he’s expanded his business to more than 35 college-degreed engineers. Patti Engineering has engineering offices in Auburn Hills, MI, Austin, TX, and Indianapolis, IN.
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Penny wise, dollar foolish? Many of us remember this saying, perhaps as part of a lesson our parents taught us growing up. Sometimes we can go to such great lengths to save money, but in the final analysis, that ‘penny...
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At Patti Engineering we work hard and we play hard. We expect a lot from our employees. They are dedicated and work hard to make our company successful. The ‘Fun Fund’ is a little way we give back to them. It’s an opportunity to have fun together and get to know our fellow employees in a non-work fun setting.
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On January 26th, Patti Engineering sent a team of engineers to the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Regional Future City Competition which took place at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI. We congratulate St. Valentine Catholic School from Redford, MI,...
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The ARC Advisory Group’s 18th annual Industry Forum 2014, "Industry in Transition: The Information Driven Enterprise”, is in progress this week in Orlando, Florida. At this event industry executives come together to collaborate, share ideas, and find new ways to...
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[caption id="attachment_683" align="alignleft" width="164"] Nick Hitchcock[/caption] Nick Hitchcock of Patti Engineering's Austin, Texas branch, recently earned his Professional Engineer (PE) license from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. Nick is Patti Engineering's fourth engineer to earn the Professional Engineer's License....
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is very excited to be supporting the Engineering Society of Detroit’s (ESD) Michigan Regional Future City Competition again this year. This is an impressive program for our youth here in Michigan. Patti Engineering is sending a team of engineers to...
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Patti Engineering has been fortunate to be a part of Chrysler’s comeback. Nicely recovered from bankruptcy in 2009, Chrysler has invested heavily in plant automation and modernization. Chrysler has been a true success story; rising up from the dust of...
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Is extreme weather becoming the new normal? Drought/deluge cycles lead to increased flooding and polluted water systems. Whether the result of man-made climate change or something else as yet unexplained, most people agree that extreme weather is becoming all too...
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Last month, Patti Engineering celebrated our Control Engineering 2013 System Integrator of the Year award at an open house hosted in our home office in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Thank you to all our many clients, partners and friends who attended to help our...
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There is a lot to be thankful for – whether it the well-being of our family, friends, clients and colleagues, the success of our business year after year. The success of our business is greatly contributed to the ability of...
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Just over a week ago, the United States’ Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech to business executives in New York City, sharing the government’s knowledge of “specific instances where intruders have successfully gained access to these control systems. We...
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We are very excited to congratulate one of our Senior Engineers, Ed Maurer, for being part of a team nominated for an internal merit award at Johnson Controls, Inc. JCI is a great long-time great customer of Patti Engineering. The...
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A new question has been posted through our Consult with an Engineer Button: Is there a way for me to view my plant MES system from home or from my smart phone? One of our Engineers will respond to this...
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Russ Agrusa, President & CEO of ICONICS, was interviewed at the ARC 2012 World Industry Forum by Craig Resnick of ARC Advisory Group. In the interview, Russ discusses ICONICS' vision on innovations, importance of R&D, energy & sustainability solutions, new...
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Check out our engineers playing Robot Basketball. That's a new take on a little March Madness! Our team of engineers are at the Technology Tip-Off at Ford Field in Detroit today. So here is how it works. The robot keeps...
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Do any of these topics sound interesting to you? This is just a sampling of the topics that will be covered at this exciting event with a wide-range of free, informative automation seminars. Sinumerik Integrate - The best Integration of communication,...
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Our nation mourned the death of Steve Jobs last year. As the co-founder of Apple, he brought many innovative products to life during his creative career. We wanted to share this story with you about one of Patti Engineering's original...
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It just does not get better than this! Sam Hoff, President of Patti Engineering, received this letter from our client, Mike Wiezbowski of MKW & Associates, in recognition of Patti Engineer, Aju Mathew's superior performance on the Chrysler/Fiat Tigershark Project. We...
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Did you know that Patti Engineering has been called on to serve as an expert witness in cases involving industrial automation? Like any professional service, engineering and control systems integration carries some risk. A minor miscalculation in a line of...
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The Stuxnet Virus has opened our eyes. As more and more IT based devices have made their way into industrial settings, the protection of these devices from those wanting to do harm has not kept up the pace. In the...
