Wheelabrator announced that Allen Austin was named the service manager for Wheelabrator Plus, the after-sales division of Wheelabrator Group that provides services, replacement parts, training and equipment upgrades for all equipment users.

Prior to this new role, Austin launched and managed the Parallel Parts Program, which offers replacement parts for non-Wheelabrator equipment.

In this new role, Austin will work closely with inside and outside sales, and his global perspective from the product management standpoint will be executed to drive sales and relationships within Wheelabrator Plus. He will also support the Equipment Modernization Program (EMP).Prior to joining Wheelabrator in February, Austin worked in the electronics industry for 15 years. His most recent management role was global product manager within the Tyco Electronics Division of Tyco International. Prior to that, Austin worked for Hughes Georgia Inc. (now Raytheon Defense Systems Texas) as a program manager and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. where he was a project engineer.