Product category:
VMEbus Boards and Assemblies
News Release from: Aitech Defense Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 January 2007
Spires to oversee manufacturing and
procurement
William Spires Jr has joined Aitech Defense Systems as Vice President of Operations.
William Spires Jr has joined Aitech Defense Systems as Vice President of Operations Spires will oversee all aspects of the manufacturing and procurement processes for Aitech's extensive line of rugged computers and subsystems optimised for harsh environments
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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This will include management of the company's assembly, quality and testing, planning and purchasing departments.
A veteran of the military market, Spires has held various management positions throughout the industry for more than two decades.
As a Lean Black Belt, he has successfully implemented Lean, Six Sigma and 5S organisational methodologies throughout his career.
Most recently, he was Director of Manufacturing for Curtiss-Wright, where he was responsible for the operations of many manufacturing functions.
He also served as general manager for several high tech companies serving the military, embedded computing and industrial markets.
Aitech CEO Roger Rowe stated: "Bill combines a long history of high tech and military experience with proven management and process building expertise".
"This will serve our customers well as we continue to be an industry leader in production efficiency product quality".
Spires' affiliations with several industry associations, including AUSA, NDIA, SME and IPC, have further broadened his knowledge of the electronics and military industries.
His educational background includes structural engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and business management at the University of Phoenix.
Spires is certified as both an AS9100 auditor and an ISO auditor.
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