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Overhead Door announces new vice president of engineering.


Overhead Door Corporation is proud to announce that George E. Dunning has joined the company as vice president of engineering. Dunning brings over 20 years of experience to Overhead Door and his responsibilities encompass all engineering efforts for the Access Systems Division, which includes the Overhead Door, Genie and McGuire brands. Most recently Dunning was a senior consultant-lean six sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6.
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 firm headquartered in Dallas. Prior to joining the George Group, Dunning was director of engineering and technology for Dallas-based tool manufacturer Stanley Mechanics Tool, where he led a global engineering organization responsible for developing new mechanics tools and tool boxes. Earlier in his career, Dunning managed New Product Mechanical Engineering for General Electric Industrial Controls headquartered in Salem, Virginia Salem is an independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County. The population was 24,747 at the 2000 census. . Previous to that, Dunning spent 20 years in the Air Force. Dunning graduated from University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
  • University of Maryland, College Park, a research-extensive and flagship university; when the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to this school
 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He also holds a master's degree in industrial technology from Central Missouri State University Missouri State University is a state university located in Springfield, Missouri. It is the state's second largest university in student enrollment, second only to the University of Missouri. From 1972 to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State University.  and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Dunning resides with his family in Coppell, Texas.

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Date:Feb 1, 2006
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