Authors
Jenny Hellwig
Jenny Hellwig joined Bentley Systems in 2022 starting as a Product Marketing Manager for the Water Industry. She recently transitioned to AutoPIPE and AutoPIPE Vessel, and is passionate about driving advanced solutions for pipe stress and vessel analysis users.
With over a decade of experience in marketing and campaign management, Jenny is passionate about fostering customer engagement and building brand loyalty. She brings a dynamic blend of product, technical, and creative marketing expertise, enabling her to approach every initiative with versatility and strategic insight.
Jenny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, with a concentration in advertising and marketing, from Bradley University. Residing in Tennessee, she enjoys exploring new hiking trails and waterfalls with her family, and taking in all the country music.
Breda Kiely
Breda Kiely is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Bentley Systems, where she has been part of a global team focused on supporting the transportation industry and Bentleyās civil engineering and product lines since 2019. With over 20 years of experience in B2B marketing, Breda has led the development and execution of global marketing strategies and campaigns across diverse industries including aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Breda holds a bachelorās degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Limerick and a masterās degree in Digital Marketing from University College Dublin.
Shannon Lada
Shannon Lada is a product marketing manager at Bentley Systems, focusing on energy products and solutions. With her background in marketing, Shannon brings a strategic approach to product content development and innovation.
In her free time, Shannon enjoys spending time with family, being active with indoor cycling, and indulging in her love for cats and iced coffee.
Maria Lamas-Gomez
Maria Lamas-Gomez is a Senior Industry Marketing Manager for Engineering Firms at Bentley Systems. She is passionate about empowering others to harness technology to drive meaningful change. With over a decade of experience, Maria has supported engineering firms and owner-operators to spotlight how they solve complex infrastructure challenges using innovative digital technologies that benefit the environment and help improve quality of life.
She holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an MBA with a focus on Marketing Strategy.
In her personal time, Maria enjoys spending time with her family and running. Sheās also passionate about serving her local community and currently volunteers with a non-profit called #LatinaGeeks to educate women in STEM.
Narinder Manku
Narinder Manku manages marketing for road and rail asset and network performance at Bentley. He joined the company in 2019 and brings over a decade of experience within the AEC industry from his previous roles. Along with his industry expertise, Narinder holds a degree in marketing from Cambridge Marketing College.
Tye Masters
Tye Masters is a product marketing manager at Bentley Systems focusing on the Airports and Ports industries. He holds both a bachelorās and a masterās degree in English literature and has worked for the past 4 years in the infrastructure and facility management technology spaces.
Tye is passionate about advancing innovative technology for airport and port infrastructure globally. He lives in Mobile, Alabama and enjoys reading, golfing, and going to the beach.
Andrew McMahon
Based in the Seequent Australia Perth Office, Andrew brings over 20 years of experience in the industry. His expertise includes acquisition/processing, data management, unconventional interpretation modeling, and managing complete data solutions for operational assets.
Andrew has strong knowledge of the upstream industry both technically and commercially, having worked in international and local operators, service providers, as well as state and federal government. His career includes roles such as Technical Sales Advisor for the Asia Pacific region, where he supported geoscience teams with the adoption and use of Seequentās complete solutions in the Energy market.
He previously worked on advanced Engineered Geothermal projects at Geodynamics, conventional geothermal exploration projects, and with organizations like Geoscience Australia, the Geological Survey of Queensland, Shell (North Sea), and Schlumberger in data management.
Jana Miller
Jana Miller serves as senior manager of water industry marketing. She joined Bentley Systems in 2020 and has extensive experience in technical marketing strategy, social networking, and events. She enjoys sharing the stories of how Bentley solutions have made positive impacts for users.
From 2018 to 2020, Jana led North American marketing for a sustainability consultancy. Before that, she was the editorial director of the company magazine and marketing manager at a software company.
Jana enjoys her work as a co-lead of Bentleyās OpenAbilities colleague resource group, focused on people living with disabilities. She also leads Katy Autism Support, a Facebook group with nearly 5,000 members, dedicated to families living with autism in Katy, Texas.
Eleanore Nguyen-Locke
Eleanore Nguyen-Locke is a senior product marketing manager at Bentley Systems, where she leads strategic marketing for the companyās transmission and distribution software solutions. With over 15 years of experience in technology marketing across both software and hardware, she brings industry insight and a track record of connecting innovative technologies to the evolving challenges of energy infrastructure. Her work supports utilities in modernizing the grid, enhancing reliability, and driving digital transformation to build more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy systems. Eleanore holds a bachelorās degree in business administration and marketing from California State University, Fullerton.
Alan OāGrady
Alan OāGrady is Senior Product Marketing Manager for MicroStation and other products at Bentley Systems, the trusted CAD software for infrastructure design and delivery. With over 20 years in the technology and software industries, Alan helps engineers, architects, and infrastructure professionals unlock the full potential of CAD technology. He works closely with infrastructure professionals to communicate the value of MicroStationās powerful design, visualization, and project collaboration capabilities. Alan holds a degree in international marketing and Japanese from Dublin City University and lives on the west coast of Ireland.
Nicole Pearson
Nicole Pearson joined Bentley Systems in 2024 to lead the product and industry marketing team for energy. With over two decades at Southern Company and Georgia Power, she brings a wealth of experience across both regulated and unregulated energy markets. Nicole is passionate about the ever-evolving energy landscape and its profound impact on communities. She thrives on helping utilities navigate complex challenges by showing how technology can turn big ideas into real-world solutions.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Nicole makes the most of the worldās busiest airport to fuel her love of travel. At home, her creative spirit shinesāwhether sheās picking up a new instrument like the guitar or experimenting with textile arts, sheās always exploring new ways to stay curious and inspired.
Kelly Ramesar
Kelly Ramesar is a product marketing manager on the transportation team at Bentley Systems, focusing on the civil site industry and OpenSite+, Bentley’s AI-driven civil site design software. Kelly has over six years of experience in the civil engineering industry and holds a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virginia University.
Before joining Bentley Systems, Kelly worked in the traditional world of civil engineering at an ENR Top 500 firm. Kelly saw projects come to life from the ground up, understanding the complexities and challenges that engineers faced. This experience was invaluable, providing her with a deep appreciation for the meticulous planning and work required to bring these projects to completion. It has equipped Kelly with the knowledge to create effective marketing strategies that resonate with industry professionals and address their specific pain points.
In Kelly’s free time, she enjoys reading, exploring coffee shops, spending time with loved ones (especially her Goldendoodle), and traveling.