PERSONNEL Lincoln Appoints Senior VP The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, announced that Geoffrey P. Allman has been elected as an officer and senior vice president. Allman also serves as corporate controller for Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. With the company since 1997, he has held several positions, including director of finance for Canada and North America. Climax Names Global VP Climax Portable Machining and Welding Systems, Newberg, Ore., has appointed Thomas Pesch vice president of global operations. Prior to joining the company, Pesch worked for And r e w / C O M M - SCOPE, a manufacturer of telecommunications products, where he served as operations director, based in China. Veteran Awarded Milestone Training Credential The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council, Cincinnati, Ohio, an industry-led training, assessment, and certification organization, has presented its 50,000th credential to Daniel Kessler, a graduate of the Get Skills to Work program. Kessler, a seven-year U.S. Navy veteran, completed the Certified Production Technician course at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The Get Skills to Work program is a nationwide initiative led by General Electric, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Alcoa, and the Manufacturing Institute. It was launched in October 2012 with a goal of training and matching 100,000 veterans to manufacturing jobs by 2015. Trafimet® Hires Operations Manager Trafimet® USA, Hialeah, Fla., a supplier of welding and cutting guns and torches, has hired Mark Costa as operations manager. Costa has more than 30 years’ experience in the welding industry. Joining Technologies Makes Staff Changes Joining Technologies, East Granby, Conn., a supplier of laser manufacturing services and systems, has promoted company President Dave Hudson to CEO. He succeeds Michael Francoeur, company founder, who will act as chairman. Francoeur will steer the company’s investment strategy while Hudson will direct its four major divisions. SME Announces Incoming Board Members The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich., has elected Michael F. Molnar 2014 president, Wayne F. Frost president-elect, Dean L. Bartles vice president, and Sandra L. Bouckley secretary/treasurer. Molnar, with the society for more than 30 years, leads the National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Office for extramural programs and liaison to industry and academia for manufacturing. Frost retired as a production system project manager and product qual- Geoffrey Allman Thomas Pesch Mark Costa Dave Hudson For info, go to www.aws.org/ad-index For info, go to www.aws.org/ad-index — continued on page 99 96 FEBRUARY 2014
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