The Team

Meet the people behind innovative control systems and engineered solutions.

Bret Young
Co-Owner
Husband and father of four. Founded IC&E in 2019 after a career in industrial automation that started in 2003.
Caitlyn Young
Co-Owner
Leads controls project execution since 2021 — panels, field install, PLC/HMI, commissioning, and plant-floor support. Chemical Engineering, Missouri S&T.
Samuel Ryden
Project Manager
Husband and father of three. Twenty-plus years in automation engineering and project management.
Allie Wilson
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff since 2023. Accounting, procurement, full-cycle HR, payroll, 401(k), events, and day-to-day operations for the team.
Justin Nichols
Controls Engineer
Husband and father of two. Enclosure design, fabrication, install, commissioning, and plant-floor automation support.
Wildes Rempe
Controls Engineer
Hands-on automation engineer focused on reliable plant systems — PLC, SCADA, networking, and historian work.
Kyle Evinger
Controls Engineer
Father of two. Plant-side automation and HMI — dynamic screens operators can actually run.
Brendan Farley
Controls Engineer
Eleven years in industrial automation. Plant-floor work in automotive, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods — OT networking plus PLC programming.
Joe Manoj
Controls Engineer
Kansas City native. PLC programming, HMI development, and field commissioning with a focus on clean, well-documented systems.
Joel Montgomery
Controls Engineer
System design, PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, and plant-floor troubleshooting across automotive, food processing, and manufacturing.
Austin Zimmer
Controls Engineer
Joined IC&E in March 2025. HMI and PLC development for food and beverage plants, panel building, and data collection displays.
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The Team

Bret Young

Caitlyn Young

Samuel Ryden

Allie Wilson

Justin Nichols

Wildes Rempe

Kyle Evinger

Brendan Farley

Joe Manoj

Joel Montgomery

Austin Zimmer