ILC Technology announces senior management promotions.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--ILC Technology Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:ILCT) Monday announced the promotion of several senior management personnel including; Bert Smith, 48, to the position of vice president of operations, John A. Lucero, 47, to vice president of marketing and sales and Felix J. Schuda, 48, to vice president - chief technical officer. All promotions are effective immediately. Smith's responsibilities will include all of the operations of the company's Sunnyvale facility and Converter Power Inc., an ILC ILC International Law Commission (United Nations) ILC International Linear Collider ILC Independent Living Centre ILC Independent Living Center ILC Industrial Loan Company ILC International Land Coalition subsidiary, where he was named president in February 1996. He began his career at ILC Technology in November 1993 as a consultant focusing on continuous improvement, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction. Previously he was a trainer/consultant at Motorola University Motorola University began as an internal program available to Motorola employees which offered courses on a wide range of topics meant to continually improve their technical skills. from 1982 to 1995, specializing in management improvement, Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. quality and participant management. Smith attended the University of Wisconsin where he received his bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies and master's degrees, and post graduate studies at Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. in industrial psychology. Lucero's new position will include global responsibilities for the company's marketing and sales activities. He joined ILC in 1994 as director of sales. He brings to the position extensive experience in marketing and sales, product development and manufacturing with a broad background in optics, acousto optics, electro optics and laser system integration. His previous employment experience includes management positions in marketing and operations with Crystal Technology Inc. (a Siemens company) (1991-1994) and (1984-1988), Coherent Laser Group (1988-1991) and Xerox Corp. (1973-1984). In 1971 he received a B.A. in physics, Adams State College History Adams State College is a small state-supported liberal arts college in Alamosa, Colorado, U.S., in Colorado's San Luis Valley. Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher's college but now offers a variety of programs including masters degrees in many fields. , Colorado, and an M.S. in physics, Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. in 1973. Lucero has written numerous scientific/technical publications and holds three patents in electro-optic components. Schuda has been a vice president of the company since 1981. As vice president - chief technical officer, he will be responsible for developing ILC's technology roadmap for the future. He has been employed by the company in various engineering and management positions since 1976. Previously he was employed by Spectra-Physics Inc. Schuda received a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in optics from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. . Founded in 1967, ILC Technology designs and manufacturers high performance lamps and lighting systems for the medical, industrial, communications, entertainment, aerospace and semiconductor markets. Subsidiary companies include Precision Lamp Inc., Converter Power Inc. and ILC/Q-arc, Ltd. CONTACT: ILC Technology Inc., Sunnyvale Ronald Fredianelli, 408/745-7900 or Kehoe, White, Savage & Co. Inc. James K. White, 310/437-0655 |
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