500强公司中推动行业变革的“小人物”们

    阿金德尔•辛格，38岁

    建筑自动化系统经理

    公司：德州仪器

    美国500强排名：第233位

    “我在业余时间喜欢拆开一个东西，研究它如何工作。”

    阿金德尔•辛格的业余爱好是拆糖果机和遥控汽车。而在办公室里，他负责拆解“智能”建筑设备——联网的恒温控制器、空调传感器、监控摄像机等，并改善它们的性能。他最近的成绩如何呢？辛格和其团队设计出一种使物件收集室内灯光的方式，不仅省电省钱，而且（在某些情况下）可以省去更换电池的麻烦。他说：“工程设计是我的挚爱。”确实如此。

    Ajinder Singh, 38

    Systems Manager, Building Automation

    Texas Instruments

    No. 233

    “In my spare time I like to open up stuff to see how it works.”

    As a hobby, Ajinder Singh dissects candy machines and remote-controlled cars. At his office he cracks open “smart” building devices—Internet-connected thermostats, air-quality sensors, surveillance cameras—to improve them. A recent feat? Singh and his team designed a way for the gadgets to harvest indoor light, saving energy, money, and (in some cases) the need for replacing batteries. “Engineering is my passion,” he says. Indeed.—Robert Hackett