April 24, 2024

Schweitzer Engineering

Urrea

Costello

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) chief sales and customer service officer David Costello will retire on May 17, 2024, after 28 years with the company.

Costello joined SEL in 1996 as a field application engineer providing customer, technical and sales support. He went on to serve in a variety of roles, including regional service manager, technical support director and senior vice president of sales and customer service.

After earning his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University, Costello began his career as an engineer at Central Power and Light in Corpus Christi, Texas, then moved to Central and Southwest Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is where he first learned about SEL.

Costello says he is looking forward to focusing on health, family, travel, mentoring and ranching.

Gerardo Urrea has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and customer service and will lead the global sales and customer service organization following Costello's retirement. Like his predecessor, Urrea brings more than 20 years of technical expertise and experience at SEL. He joined the company in 2003 as a protection design engineer and has served in a number of roles in multiple locations related to engineering and sales. In 2019, he was promoted to vice president of the sales and customer service division, leading its technical sales, customer service and technical support activities.

Costello and Urrea will continue to work together over the next few weeks to ensure a smooth transition.