Dave Taplin

Dave Taplin is an experienced sales professional currently serving as the Northeast Area Sales Manager for Burkert USA Corp, specializing in the food, beverage, and dairy industries since October 2025. Prior to this role, Dave held the position of Northeast Regional Sales Manager at Anderson-Negele from 2022 to October 2025 and worked at Honeywell in sales and business development from August 2021 to January 2022, focusing on building controls and safety systems for various verticals. From 2011 to 2020, Dave was a Business Development Manager and Northeast Flow & Density Specialist at Emerson Automation Solutions, where expertise in flow measurement sales was developed. Dave's career began at BurnsCascade from 1997 to 2011, managing key accounts and serving as a trusted advisor in instrumentation and controls. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Paper Science and Engineering from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and an Associate of Applied Science in Chemical Technology from the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill.