{"id":7507,"date":"2021-03-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=7507"},"modified":"2021-02-26T17:32:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:32:21","slug":"powerspot-scott-spink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/powerspot-scott-spink\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerSpot: Scott Spink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is PowerSpot, Plug Power\u2019s monthly blog series where we highlight the Plug Power employees who inspire us and, we hope, will inspire you, too. Today, we\u2019re hearing from Scott Spink, Plug Power\u2019s Director of Engineering at our Spokane, WA office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7508\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/?attachment_id=7508\" class=\"wp-image-7508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1464x824.jpg 1464w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-1270x715.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190720_144840.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360517618\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Please explain what you do for a living in 20 words or fewer.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">I\u2019m an Engineer at Plug Power; I get to work with a diverse (and talented) team to develop and support GenSure and GenDrive products, primarily Plug Power\u2019s air-cooled fuel cell technologies.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360536452\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Tell us one of the most extraordinary\/unusual experiences you\u2019ve had in your career.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">I spent some time in business development in Asia for what at the time was ReliOn, before Plug Power purchased the company. In 2012 I was at a green energy exposition in Chengdu, China.\u00a0 Our trade show booth was on the second floor of the hall and there were no elevators.\u00a0 The night before the exposition I worked all night with a team of locals moving a complete, functioning GenSure system, H2 bottles and all, up two flights of stairs, by hand.\u00a0 After we got it in place, our salesman turned the unit on inside the building and we ran it for the duration of the exposition.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360553814\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What inspires or excites you about hydrogen and fuel cells?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The possibilities.\u00a0 They continue to expand as our capabilities at Plug Power increase.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360571704\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?\u00a0 Why?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I\u2019d like to go back to see the NW rivers wild and free, probably fish for a few days when there were millions of salmon and steelhead pouring into the area around Spokane.\u00a0 But I wouldn\u2019t want to stay there, it seems risky to know the future, and I wouldn\u2019t want to stay in the past.\u00a0<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Every step of my journey so far has been valuable to get to where I am today.\u00a0 That is a cheesy answer, but true.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360589637\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is your favorite movie and why is it at the top of your list?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Remember the Titans.\u00a0 1. I can watch it with my kids 2. The complexity of our time is distilled in a way that is easy for all ages to understand.\u00a0 3. I like movies about sports.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360605424\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do you have a life philosophy?\u00a0 What is it?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz<br\/>The Four Agreements are:<br\/>1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Be impeccable with your word.<br\/>2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Don&#8217;t take anything personally.<br\/>3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Don&#8217;t make assumptions.<br\/>4. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Always do your best.<br\/>It seems simple, but it makes the aspects of work, life, and parenting much easier for me.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360623683\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Right now, any four people outside of my immediate household.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1614360638439\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">If there\u2019s a question I didn\u2019t ask that you\u2019d like to answer, please pose and answer it here.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">6\u20197\u201d (with my shoes on)<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to see that Scott lives authentically and always has an interesting perspective on the world. Thanks for sharing your gifts with Plug Power, Scott!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#InfiniteDrive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is PowerSpot, Plug Power\u2019s monthly blog series where we highlight the Plug Power employees who inspire us and, we hope, will inspire you, too. Today, we\u2019re hearing from Scott Spink, Plug Power\u2019s Director of Engineering at our Spokane, WA office. 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