How Making An Impact Proves Electrifying For Trane Technologies' Farris Al-Humayani

Learn how electrification engineer Farris Al-Humayani finds the right fit and makes a difference at Trane Technologies.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / At Trane Technologies, you can make an impact and benefit from being part of a global company with large-scale opportunity. Learn how Electrification Engineer, Farris Al-Humayani, has found "the right fit" and is making a difference through both his electrification work and culture-focused community-building.

Electrification team offers opportunities

When it comes to the hiring market, the "big name" tech companies attract equally big crowds at university career fairs, according to Farris, who joined Trane Technologies and its Thermo King electrification team three years ago. "During my time as a student, most of my peers were determined to land jobs at huge company names that their friends and family would recognize," he said. "My priorities were a bit different. I wanted to feel like an essential contributor towards an important group effort, while also honing my skills in my day-to-day work."

"It's important to love the specific team you're working in. For me, the opportunity to work in electrification was important," he said. He also noted that while many of his peers want to work in the automative or tech industry, he found electrification innovation opportunities at Thermo King to be intriguing as well. "We work on products that exceed the mileage expectation of a car by a significant order of magnitude," he said. "Our products are also intended to survive longer and under harsh conditions - and that's a fun design challenge," Farris says.

Farris joined the Thermo King business after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a Master's in Electrical Engineering. While studying there, he served as the Electrical Team lead for the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project, a respected student design group. "The vast majority of my engineering skills are from that group, and it makes job interviews much easier to navigate when you can provide solid examples of your work. The team provided opportunities for us to rise to the challenge," he said.

Empowered in product development

In his current role, Farris focuses on new product development, where he frequently works in a lab setting and completes project work to identify which components best fit the requirements of a specific project.

He feels supported in his role. "I'm lucky to have really great leaders and managers," he said. "We have a lot of say in how our products are designed, and we can deliberate with the product managers to understand how a product is going to be used in the field to impact the customer," says Farris.

"I think this level of inclusion really empowers us to think deeper about the product and not just feel like a cog in the wheel. That makes me want to stay," he explained.

Environmental and community sustainability play key roles

Farris appreciates that sustainability plays a big role at Trane Technologies. "I have the luxury of working in the Electrification team, which is closely tied to the sustainability goals of the company," he said. "Many customers are looking to us to help address their sustainability metrics, so we keep that close in mind during our product development work," he said.

Beyond his focus on environmental sustainability, Farris is committed to creating an internal sense of community within Trane Technologies. He currently leads the local Team Konnect inclusion network, which he joined two years ago. "I joined Team Konnect because I was looking for a place to add to the company culture, and this seemed like a good way to do it," he said. "Our site hosts engaging events like family picnics, ping pong tournaments, Halloween decoration contests, and a whole ton more. Being able to empower each other helps build our uplifting culture," he said. "It's important to make all employees feel appreciated for all the work they've done. That very mindset transforms people from being passive helpers to active contributors."

Farris is pleased to have landed in the Thermo King business. "I love the size of the group and the company I'm working with. As part of the larger Trane Technologies enterprise, we have the resources we need," he said. "This company's size makes it a great spot for new product design in the electrification space. When I present an idea, I will usually see those ideas at least discussed - and potentially implemented."

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From intern to Data Platform Manager, Mark's team has helped power $1M+ in fuel savings, accelerate digital transformation and advance sustainability through smarter data use.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 2, 2025 / Mark Thorson began as an intern at Trane Technologies. Today, he's a Data Platform Manager, leading a global team of experts to build smarter systems for customers. He and his team have powered over $1 million in fuel savings, streamlined product delivery and helped make the company's data ecosystem faster, safer and more sustainable.

Building a career in data at Trane Technologies

In just over a decade, Mark Thorson went from college intern to leading a team of 15 people across North America and Asia Pacific. Their job? To develop systems that transform raw data into real-time feedback so customers can make better decisions about their equipment. "My team manages the data platform. That means, when all that data comes in, we manage where it's stored, how it's processed, and how we turn it into insights for our customers in the form of dashboards, predictive alerts or notifications showing whether their equipment is performing well or not."

Mark attributes a lot of his team's success to its structure, dynamism and vision, "We all work together to deliver our objectives. We have the same vision of where we need to go. It's also a mix of various roles that give us a well-rounded team… from early talents to people that have been working for over 20 years."

This well-rounded aspect isn't unique to Mark's team. In fact, he says it's something that's deliberately built into the company through investments in talent, like the Accelerated Development Program (ADP), an internal rotational experience designed to foster future leaders. Mark credits much of his success in the company to the program's holistic structure. "In the ADP, they encourage you to jump around and try new roles… It helps build a really strong foundation."

A culture of experimentation and growth

Mark believes this broad, supportive educational structure is what gives Trane Technologies teams the confidence to learn, experiment and grow. "They give you the freedom to experiment, encourage new ideas, and take calculated risks which keeps the team engaged and the work interesting. Also, if you've got a good idea and you're willing to pitch, that's encouraged."

The culture of support and experimentation gave Mark the runway to contribute to one of the team's greatest accomplishments: modernizing Trane Technologies' analytics environment by transitioning it to Google Cloud. Mark led the DevOps workstream, working alongside colleagues responsible for the Platform and Data Engineering tracks. Together, their efforts used AI and DevOps best practices to dramatically increase deployment speed.

"After our large data migration, we 10x'd our deployment speed," says Mark. "Now we're doing about 200 deployments a month. A lot of it's automated. Security scans automatically happen, and we use AI to help identify security vulnerabilities and it will automatically suggest a fix. It makes life significantly easier."

Big data with even bigger impact

But for Mark, the true measure of success isn't just in building smarter systems; it's in the real-world impact those systems deliver. "When people think of Trane Technologies, they might picture HVAC equipment - not necessarily a data company," he says. "But the reality is we're pulling in billions of data points from our connected devices. In Thermo King alone, we're collecting information from a quarter of a million assets every five minutes."

That scale of data unlocks insights with massive potential. For one customer, Dot Transportation Inc., a simple change identified through the Thermo King Digital Analytics team's dashboards translated into more than $1 million in annual fuel savings. That product, now a core feature of Thermo King's TracKing Pro telematics, continues to deliver measurable impact for customers across the fleet industry. "That's the kind of result that makes it exciting," Mark explains.

Sustainability for people and the planet

Making a positive impact on the planet is something that lies at the core of Trane Technologies' purpose to boldly challenge what's possible for a sustainable world. But, for Mark, sustainability runs deeper than environmental outcomes.

This tangible impact on teams, customers and the environment is what keeps Mark passionate about his work and excited for the future of digital solutions at Trane Technologies. "The digital side at Trane Technologies is such a great opportunity. As data professionals, we get to experiment with cutting-edge technologies, from AI to advanced analytics, and apply them in ways that will power smarter, more sustainable systems tomorrow."

Ready to build smarter, more sustainable systems alongside leaders like Mark?

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