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New president at state's oldest firm clears flight plan.


GROWING up on military bases gave David Dittemore a love of airplanes he has continued to nourish nour·ish
v.
To provide with food or other substances necessary for sustaining life and growth.
 in his professional life.

"As a kid, I always looked up to the sky at helicopters and airplanes, so I was born into it," Dittemore said. "All through high school and college, my goal was to be an aerospace engineer--not a pilot. I was never too good on merry-go-rounds."

Dittemore takes on another sort of merry-go-round as the new president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 of Ducommun Inc., an aerospace components manufacturer and the oldest continually operating company operating company

A business that engages in transactions with outsiders.
 in California, founded in 1849.

One of his primary tasks will be integrating the firm's newly acquired companies into its two business units, Ducommun Technologies and Ducommun Aerostructures. Aerostructores, which Dittemore said accounts for about two thirds of the company's revenues, manufactures commercial aircraft wing components. The technologies unit makes small motors and lights for military aircraft.

"Ducommun acquired four or five businesses in the last five years," he said. "Nobody's growing organically in aerospace anymore"

Before taking the new post, he was on the other side of the supply chain us executive vice president and chief operating officer at Cytec Fiberite Inc. in Arizona, a manufacturer of some of the fabrics used in the composite aerospace parts made by Ducommun.

The 50-year-old Denver native received a bachelor's of science degree in aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic   also aer·o·nau·ti·cal
adj.
Of or relating to aeronautics.



aero·nau
 and astronautical engineering Astronautical engineering

The engineering aspects of flight and navigation in space, also known as astronautics. Astronautical engineering deals with vehicles, instruments, and other equipment used in space, but not with the sociological or economic aspects of
 from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1975.

His new position will give him plenty of opportunity to fly--as a passenger. He is commuting between his Phoenix home and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  until his wife and two teenage children can move to California.
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Title Annotation:David Dittemore of Ducommun Inc.
Author:Myerhoff, Matt
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 22, 2003
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