Russ Hermes has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles within the engineering and information technology sectors. Currently serving as Director at Emerson Electric since 2001, Russ previously held the position of Vice President of IT at Huttig Building Products from 1998 to 2000 and was the Director of Information Management at Mallinckrodt from 1993 to 1998. Earlier in their career, Russ worked at Washington University as an Electrical Engineer from 1987 to 1993 and served as Assistant Director of Biomedical Computing at the Washington University School of Medicine from 1977 to 1993. Russ holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.