California Manufacturing Technology Consulting Adds Two to Its Management Team.

GARDENA, Calif. -- California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC), a private, nonprofit organization that consults with small and medium-size manufacturers to help them become more competitive and profitable, announced today that it has expanded its management team. Keith Campbell has been appointed Director of Sales and Chris Allen has been added as Director of Public Affairs. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Campbell comes to CMTC with a strong consulting and manufacturing background -- including extensive sales management experience. As the Director of Sales for Rhinotek Computer Products and Pitney Bowes, he has demonstrated his strengths in selling consulting services and building integrated sales and consulting team approaches to capture new customers. In addition, Campbell has been a member of the National Association of Manufacturers and APICS since 1997 and a Six Sigma Green Belt since 2002. He is a graduate of Wright State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business (BSC) degree with a minor in Economics. He is a resident of Huntington Beach, CA. Campbell's primary responsibility will be to deliver CMTC's consulting services to California manufacturers looking to compete in a global marketplace.

Allen brings a decade of public and government relations experience with him to CMTC. Most recently, Allen was Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Hoffman Video Systems where he directed the successful re-branding of the company after their 2003 reorganization. Prior to that, he was Director of Government Relations for the City of Los Angeles under Mayor Richard Riordan. In that capacity, he managed the lobbying efforts of the City, securing tens of millions of federal and state dollars for Los Angeles. Allen's experience also includes 5 years as a press secretary and legislative analyst on Capitol Hill where he worked extensively on product liability reform, bankruptcy reform, internet taxation and biomedical research issues. Allen is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. He resides in South Pasadena, CA. In his new role, Allen will focus on raising awareness of issues relevant to manufacturing interests at both the state and national levels.

"Over the past few years, the manufacturing industry in Southern California has taken its share of lumps. CMTC has helped many companies weather the storm -- many of whom who wouldn't have stayed here without our help," said David Braunstein, President and CEO of CMTC. "The addition of Keith and Chris to our management team will help ensure that CMTC is in a position to service California's manufacturing community for years to come. We are pleased to have these two proven executives join our already strong, experienced team."

About California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

A private, nonprofit corporation, CMTC was established in 1992 to provide high value consulting services to California's high tech and traditional small and medium-size manufacturers to increase their competitive advantage through improved methods of management and manufacturing. Today, through its seven regional teams, CMTC provides consulting services in the practice areas of Strategic Business, Lean Enterprise, Information Technology, Quality and Supply Chain Management. CMTC's regional teams cover Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, Ventura/Santa Barbara County, the San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley, the San Joaquin Valley and San Diego/Imperial County. For more information, visit www.cmtc.com.