People, Places and Things
ZL engineering plastics inc. announced the addition of Tom Connelly to their North American sales organization in the role of Sales and Application Development Specialist.

Plastifab Industries has appointed Sean Whelan Business Development Manager for P.O.P., design, sign and lighting markets for the Ontario Region.

STANMECH Technologies Inc. has added the new position of General Manager to their staff. Filling that role is Anne-Marie Harte.

Cartier Wilson added Justin Hatfield as an inside sales rep.

Amy Batky joined Laird Plastics as Recycling Division Coordinator. Batky will work with staff to support recycling efforts.

KYDEX, LLC announced the appointment of Jeff Farro to the newly created position of International Sales Application Engineer. Farro will support KYDEX’s international direct sales. Also, Quality Manager Bryan Ciesielski has qualified as an American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Auditor (ASQ CQA).

Charles G. G. Schmidt & Co., Inc. has hired Bruce Lambert to cover their New England sales territory. Lambert has extensive experience in machinery sales and tooling.

SME Elects First Woman President

For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization. Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME will serve as 2010 President and was officially sworn in at the Society’s Awards and Installation Banquet held last November.
As President, Fossum would like to coordinate efforts among professional societies and other organizations to achieve key objectives for the manufacturing community.
“I believe SME can be a catalyst among professional organizations to make progress toward a national manufacturing strategy,” she stated. “Working together, government, industry and academia can rebuild U.S. manufacturing capability in key industries.”
Fossum would also like to work with other organizations to refine the image of manufacturing as a good career option and develop educational paths that prepare the future generation for jobs in manufacturing.