YODIFY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Corporate Secretary
• Director of Operations
• Sales Staff

A 1989 graduate of UNCG with a B.S. in Business, Catherine directs the flow of the Company and Inside Sales through newsletters, quotes/orders and lead follow-up. She is responsible for Inside Sales, Hile marketing efforts, our web site (www.hilealabama.com), and accounts payable/receivable. Her sales background was in the grocery industry with T.J. Lipton for 15+ years, working with distributors and developing new markets for Lipton & Lawry products throughout the Southeast, prior to joining Hile Controls in 1997. In addition to Hile Controls' responsibilities Catherine has served as ISA Birmingham Section President and was awarded ISA's Emerging Society Leader honor in 2006. She is currently involved with ISA's Workforce Development Campaign to bring more of our youth into the Science, Math and Engineering fields. Catherine's outside activities include scuba diving, underwater photography, painting, boat riding & skiing on Smith Lake, weight training and, of course, Ross & Max. Catherine has served as Vice President of ISA's Image & Membership Department for the term 2012-2013.

Job Titles:

• Sales Staff
• President / Engineering Sales

Grady was graduated from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. with a B.S. in Engineering Operations in December 1979. He began inside sales in Knoxville, TN and was promoted to Regional Manager for Hile Controls, Inc. in Birmingham in June 1981. With six years of outstanding outside sales, he purchased the Alabama operation in 1988. Sales have grown over 400% since 1988 under his direct management. His responsibilities include leading the Company, determination of Principal affiliation, outside Sales Engineering consulting and various ISA Section and Society duties. Grady has supported local ISA Sections throughout Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, as well as, ISA International Society. He was President of the Birmingham Section 2003-04 and has served as the District Three Vice President for the 2008-10 term of office. Grady's outside activities include scuba diving with his buddy Catherine, power boat driving on Smith Lake, golf, weight training and his two children; Ross and Max.

Job Titles:

• Inside Sales

Max began working with Hile on a part time basis in 2008 while he finished his undergraduate degree in International Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2011 he was promoted to Inside Sales . His attention to detail and technical abilities have proven to be an asset in his position. Max has become knowledgeable in many of the various processes in our industry and is dedicated to assisting our customers with their instrumentation needs. He tied the knot with his wife, Kelsey, in 2019 and bought his first home shortly after in downtown Birmingham. Max spends his free time riding his motorcycle, practicing archery and playing drums.

Job Titles:

• Sales

Steve started working with us in Q4 of 2021. He graduated from University of South Alabama with a BS in Business with a concentration in Marketing. He started at Brown Controls in 1987 in inside sales. After the merger to Regal Brown he became an account manager for Southern Mississippi and Southwest Alabama territories, later moving to Birmingham and managed central and North Alabama territory. He moved back to the Gulf Coast in early 2000 and ventured into other businesses before coming back to the instrumentation business. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in industrial controls and analyzers to Hile Controls, Inc. Steve lives in Fairhope, AL and is married to Marie and has three children Katherine, Sarah, and Ryan. He enjoys fishing on Mobile Bay and surrounding rivers and boating with family and friends.

Job Titles:

• Accounts Receivable
• Office Manager

Job Titles:

• Accounts Receivable
• Office Manager

Suzanne began working with us in September of 2015 and accepted the Office Manager position in January of 2018. Suzanne is originally from Georgia where she received her B.A. in Psychology from Georgia State University. She has had varied positions in the administrative/customer service fields over the years and brings those skills and dedication to Customer Service into our Office Manager position. Suzanne handles all things customer and order related while continuing accounts receivable. Outside work, Suzanne enjoys reading, yoga, Alabama football and being a Mom to "the little white dog" Lucy.