My name is Ryland Clark, and I recently moved to a new role as Community Relations and Engagement Manager for Hitachi Energy. I will be working to partner with all communities around our VA plants to find synergies with our company’s goals and the community’s mission.
Previously, I was the Facilities and Traction Operations manager at our South Boston, Virginia transformer factory. For that role, I was responsible of managing the hundreds of thousands of square feet of factory space in facilities and maintenance to keep the equipment running so that our employees can produce a high-quality product safely for our customers. The other half of my role is to run the operations and project management of our very exciting transformer product line for trains. This new product line in the United States will serve the nation’s high speed rail expansion and its existing rail market. The ability to upkeep and improve a large facility while also being able to work in a cutting-edge sector of train traction transformers makes each day exciting and challenging.
Empowering communities for today’s generations and those to come
What I enjoy most about my work is that it supports our small town and surrounding communities. We are the third largest employer in our county and our business supports the top two employers which are our school system and the hospital. Our work at the Hitachi Energy factory is the backbone of our county, schools, local theatre, youth programs, and the overall quality of life in Halifax County, Virginia.