Parvus Strengthens Manufacturing Operations Team to Bolster Record Company Growth.SALT LAKE CITY -- Parvus Hires Michael Masters as Vice President of Operations, Todd Porter as Materials Manger and Bryce McMillan as Quality Manager Parvus Corp. today announced the appointment of Michael S. Masters as vice president of operations, Todd L. Porter as materials manager and Bryce R. McMillan as quality manager. These three individuals bring seasoned 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. experience to the company's manufacturing team to help support Parvus' double-digit annual growth. "Parvus is a very important part of the Eurotech Group, responsible for the largest embedded computing marketplace in the world (the U.S.)," said Parvus President Mark V. Santo. "The quality of these new individuals who have joined our operations management team is consistent with the importance placed on the market." As VP of operations for Parvus, Masters extends a long, distinguished career in manufacturing supply chain management where he held executive and director-level positions at Dayna Communications (now Intel), Gateway Computers, Sanyo Electronic (now Icon International), Flowserve Corp., and Eaton-Kenway (now HK Systems). A resident of Sandy, Utah Sandy (also known as Sandy City) is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah and a suburb of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,418. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 94,203, making it the fifth-largest city in Utah. , Masters holds an undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree in mechanical engineering and master's of business administration (MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration ) from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. . "To better manage our growth, we are taking Parvus' manufacturing engineering Manufacturing engineering Engineering activities involved in the creation and operation of the technical and economic processes that convert raw materials, energy, and purchased items into components for sale to other manufacturers or into end products for to a new level, putting in place systems and processes consistent with world-class manufacturing techniques," said Masters. "At the same time, we aim to be very customer-centered, delivering quality products, on time, and with consistency. In this way, we maximize the value that customers receive from Parvus." Porter, Parvus' new materials manager, brings to Parvus extensive experience in electronics manufacturing and commodity management. Porter previously served in several materials management and procurement roles for Evans and Sutherland Computer Corp., Megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. (now 3-Com), and ElectroCom. A resident of Bountiful, Utah, Porter holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Utah. McMillan, Parvus' new quality manager, is a seasoned manufacturing engineer with lengthy experience serving such companies as Intel, Dayna Communications, Tri-Tel Communications, Sanyo Electronic (now Icon International), Eaton-Kenway (now HK Systems), and Sperry/Unisys (now L-3 Communications). McMillan is a resident of Taylorsville, Utah. He holds a 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 from Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. in manufacturing engineering technology. About Parvus Since 1983, Parvus Corp. has been a strategic systems engineering and development partner for aerospace, defense, transportation and industrial OEMs. Specializing in the rapid design and production of turnkey embedded computing solutions for harsh environments, Parvus leverages extensive expertise in systems integration and a complete line of rugged PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104 computer boards to ensure high reliability and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. Parvus is the U.S. arm of the Eurotech Group, which has operations across Europe, North America and Asia. Visit www.parvus.com or call 801-483-1533 for more information. |
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