Catalytica Hires Director of Operations for Combustion Systems Division.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995-- Catalytica, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CTAL CTAL Confederacion de Trabajadores de America Latina (Confederation of Latin American Workers) CTAL Canadian Tire Acceptance Limited CTAL Computer Technology Application Lab, Inc. CTAL Confidentially Typed Assembly Language ), announced today that Stephen J. Oliva has joined the company as Director of Operations for the Combustion Systems division. Steve Oliva will be responsible for establishing manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. for the company's ultralow-emission catalytic combustion system for gas turbines. Robert L. Garten, President of Catalytica Combustion Systems, said, "The hiring of Steve Oliva to establish our manufacturing capability is an exciting step in our transition to a commercial enterprise. We expect to have our manufacturing operation in place in time to begin delivering commercial product for small turbines in mid-1996. Steve Oliva's fifteen years of manufacturing experience will be an important asset in achieving this goal, and we are pleased to have him as a member of our team." Since 1990, Steve Oliva has served as an operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. consultant for Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd & McGrath, a leader in operations management consulting to high-technology companies. At PRTM PRTM Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management PRTM Printing Response Time Monitor PRTM Pittiglio, Robin, Todd and McGrath (management consulting firm) , he worked with a number of technology-based companies to improve their manufacturing and product development processes, implemented Total Quality Management and Continuous Process Improvement programs, and served in several managerial roles including director of operations and director of materials. Previously, he was materials operations manager See datacenter manager. for Genentech and served as materials manager and group controller at Hewlett-Packard. He began his career as a manufacturing development engineer at DuPont. Steve Oliva has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Catalytica is developing the next step in manufacturing technologies and products that offer economic and environmental benefits. The Combustion Systems division focuses on the development of such products for the power generation industry. CONTACT: Corporate Communications, Mountain View Alice Galloway, 415/940-6382 |
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