500強(qiáng)公司中推動行業(yè)變革的“小人物”們

????阿金德爾?辛格，38歲

????建筑自動化系統(tǒng)經(jīng)理

????公司：德州儀器

????美國500強(qiáng)排名：第233位

????“我在業(yè)余時(shí)間喜歡拆開一個(gè)東西，研究它如何工作。”

????阿金德爾?辛格的業(yè)余愛好是拆糖果機(jī)和遙控汽車。而在辦公室里，他負(fù)責(zé)拆解“智能”建筑設(shè)備——聯(lián)網(wǎng)的恒溫控制器、空調(diào)傳感器、監(jiān)控?cái)z像機(jī)等，并改善它們的性能。他最近的成績?nèi)绾文兀啃粮窈推鋱F(tuán)隊(duì)設(shè)計(jì)出一種使物件收集室內(nèi)燈光的方式，不僅省電省錢，而且（在某些情況下）可以省去更換電池的麻煩。他說：“工程設(shè)計(jì)是我的摯愛。”確實(shí)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