Ambitech Engineering Corp., Downers Grove, IL, has hired Jeff Jendryk as senior manager of business development. He has more than 30 years of project marketing, consulting and design experience in the food and beverage sector.

Jendryk joined Ambitech from CDM Smith, a global environmental services firm based in Boston. He is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA); past chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers–Chicago Section (ASME); and certified in sanitary design and construction for food-processing plants.

“We see many opportunities in the Midwest market to expand our core capabilities, particularly in the food and beverage market and industrial sector,” says Rick Hutter, Ambitech’s president and CEO. “Jeff has worked in the Midwest for most of his career, and we are looking forward to greatly expanding our client base within that community.”