John Melanson

John Melanson, P.Eng., is Vice President of Application Engineering at SKF, where he leads application engineering across North America. A mechanical engineer by training, John has nearly 30 years of SKF experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, sales and business leadership in North America and Europe. John began his SKF career in 1997 as an Application Engineer and progressed through increasingly senior technical and business roles, including a global assignment in Germany, leadership of SKF engineering and manufacturing operations in Canada, and Vice President of SKF’s North American Lubrication business. Throughout his career, John has focused on connecting deep engineering expertise with business results. He is passionate about developing technical talent, building strong teams and helping customers translate engineering knowledge into practical solutions for challenging rotating-equipment applications. Supply chain strategies are changing fast to meet the fast-paced, resour