ST. LOUIS — August 5, 2013 — Jim Webb, Vice President and Senior Partner of Global Engineering and PTC Product Development Solutions at BWIR, a Barry-Wehmiller company, has announced the appointment of Misty Rains to the position of Regional Account Manager .

Rains joins the team with over 13 years of experience in sales and marketing, where her experiences ranged from managing multiple projects in different stages, keeping clients and internal sales teams up-to-date of current technology trends, and executing different strategies to meet business objectives to servicing undeveloped territory. As part of the BWIR team, Rains will manage the communications link between the delivery team and the customer, maintaining dialogue with customers after the initial project’s completion and encouraging development of follow-up projects. Rains  has extensive experience in relationship management, operations, territory planning and negotiations.

“We are very fortunate to have a person of Misty’s caliber and experiences join the BWIR team. Through her many years in the PTC Channel, she has a true enterprise approach to bring CAD & PLM solutions that empower the design engineer, new product development teams, and the shop floor together under one complete system to improve the bottom line and speed products to market. With our local training center, Application Engineer, and now Misty in the role as Regional Account Manager, we have everything we need to give the customers in North and South Carolina, as well as the surrounding areas, the best support possible. I am excited to have someone with Misty’s work ethic and focus on customer service on the BWIR team,” said T.J. Dial, Vice-President of Product Sales at BWIR.

Rains completed PTC Sales Training Courses for Windchill, Creo, Quality Solutions, Arbortext, and PLM. Most recently she completed Force Management training presented by John Kaplan. She earned her Associate Degree in Applied Science from Moraine Valley Community College, in Palos Hills, IL.

About Barry-Wehmiller International Resources

Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR) is a global provider of business and technology solutions to the mid-market manufacturing domain. With headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., and global delivery operations strategically located to meet customer needs throughout the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia and South America, BWIR offers world-class engineering services and enterprise consulting solutions that enable its clients to achieve a competitive edge in their marketplace.