International Jet Interiors fabricates masks to donate to hospitals and first responders

In the beginning phases of the pandemic, my wife Adrianne and I knew we needed to utilize the upholstery department of the company to make masks to donate to essential workers – Eric H. Roth, President, International Jet Interiors

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (PRWEB)
April 17, 2020

The team at International Jet Interiors in Ronkonkoma, New York is lending their expertise to first responders in New York during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Like so many states throughout the country, New York’s need for masks for essential workers on the front line has been both overwhelming and dire.

The IJI Design Team enlisted the help of Pollack, which generously donated 100 percent cotton material that International Jet Interiors used to fabricate protective masks. To date, 1500 masks have been produced by the IJI team and donated to local NY and surrounding state hospitals including Huntington Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Syosset Hospital/Northwell Health, Plainview Hospital/Northwell Health, Brockton Hospital, St. Catherine’s Hospital, Baystate Medical Center, Ronald McDonald House Charities facility in New Hyde Park, Hauppauge Fire Department – Sub Station 1, Oyster Bay Fire Department and other essential workers who have expressed a need for personal protection.

Fortunate to be able to share their craft in a unique and transformative way during this unprecedented time, International Jet Interiors is immeasurably thankful to all of the essential workers, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and first responders for their dedication and best efforts in this challenging environment.

A member of NBAA and IADA and other professional organizations, International Jet Interiors is an innovative leader in the aviation industry, known for their creative cabin solutions and one-of-a-kind private aircraft refurbishment.

International Jet Interiors President, Eric H. Roth shares, “my wife Adrianne and I were watching the news early one morning in the beginning phases of the pandemic, and we knew immediately we needed to utilize the upholstery department of the company to make masks. The sentiment was shared by all of our employees, and we join together as a big family to thank all essential workers for keeping our communities well cared for during this unprecedented and difficult time.”

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Kellie J. Falk Managing Director for Drucker + Falk, based in Raleigh, North Carolina

“TAA is a leading non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of the rental housing industry and that is something we feel very passionately about, and we will continue to support them in the future.” – Kellie J. Falk, Managing Director for Drucker + Falk

RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)
April 16, 2020

Drucker + Falk is a performance-driven real estate service and investment firm among some of the most respected property management and commercial real estate companies in the country. For more than 80 years, Drucker + Falk has been seen as a leading multifamily apartment management company, and is honored to recognize several employees who have dedicated their time to the Triangle Apartment Association (TAA).

TAA, the local affiliate of the Apartment Association of North Carolina and the National Apartment Association, represents individuals and companies who develop, own, manage, and provide goods and services to the apartment industry in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and surrounding area.

Steve Hayworth, Director of Maintenance, recently received an award from TAA, highlighting his service and dedication to the board for two years. His efforts not only with TAA, but his growth and longevity within Drucker + Falk are admired and notable. Along with Hayworth, who has logged countless hours of service to the TAA board, Katy Boone, Property Manager at Crosstimbers Apartments, was installed in January 2020 and is now also on the TAA Board of Directors. At TAA, there are three boards; TAA, Triangle Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF), and TAA New Lease on Life. Other Drucker + Falk employees who donate their time to these associations include, Lisa Price, immediate past Vice President and current board member for TAAEF, Nikki Worthley, DF Regional Property Manager and current Secretary/Treasurer for TAAEF, and Deanne Faison, DF Property Manager at Sumter Square and on the board of directors for TAAEF.

Kellie J. Falk, Managing Director, says, “Drucker + Falk is committed to staying involved here in the southeast when it comes to local apartment associations. TAA is a leading non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of the rental housing industry and that is something we feel very passionately about, and we will continue to support them in the future.”

ABOUT DRUCKER + FALK

Founded in 1938, Drucker + Falk is a full service real estate and investment firm managing a diverse portfolio of nearly 40,000 apartment homes and approximately 3,000,000 square feet of office, retail and industrial space in 13 states. In addition to managing a broad range of properties, including class A+ to affordable apartment communities, mixed-use and all types of commercial properties, Drucker + Falk partners with clients on developing new properties, renovating and repositioning assets, converting historic properties to unique, upscale apartment homes and offers commercial leasing and sales services. For more information visit Drucker + Falk.

ABOUT TRIANGLE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1984, the Triangle Apartment Association is a non-profit trade association serving the multifamily rental housing industry. Our members are individuals and companies who develop, own, manage, and provide goods and services to the apartment industry in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.

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John Byrne

John’s unique blend of accounting and financial reporting, combined with his understanding of valuation theory and application, provides an integrated approach to delivering value to clients.

PHOENIX (PRWEB)
April 16, 2020

John has a robust financial reporting and valuation background. His experience includes companies operating in healthcare, technology, construction, manufacturing, and distribution. He provides business valuation services and consulting related to income tax compliance, litigation, succession planning, and financial reporting. He also consults on strategic planning related to merger and acquisition activities and related due diligence. Prior to joining Axiom, John was with a national healthcare company serving as the subject matter expert on fair value related to business combinations and related intangible asset valuations. John’s unique blend of accounting and financial reporting, combined with his understanding of valuation theory and application, provides an integrated approach to delivering value to clients.

Since 2001, Axiom Valuation Solutions, a leading business and financial securities valuation firm serving clients around the U.S. and across the globe, has provided a comprehensive range of valuation services to thousands of business owners of private companies, private equity and venture capital financed companies, and public companies.

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Dee is a welcome addition to Dematic’s global leadership team. Her experience in engineering, research & development and business leadership will help fuel continued industry innovation and growth for Dematic.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
April 16, 2020

Dee Cusack has recently joined Dematic as SVP of Global Products & Solutions. The GPS team defines logistics solutions by combining the efficiencies and effectiveness of automation, intelligent software and reliable support to drive industry-leading innovation. Cusack is working closely with current SVP Pete Devenyi to ensure a smooth transition prior to his retirement in June 2020.

Hasan Dandashly, President and CEO of Dematic stated, “Dee is a welcome addition to Dematic’s global leadership team. Her experience in engineering, research & development and business leadership will help fuel continued industry innovation and growth for Dematic.”

“Dematic’s strength is innovation and I couldn’t be more excited to join the team,” stated Cusack. “It’s already become evident to me that this company is unified by a culture of collaboration. I look forward to leveraging the impressive strength and talent within the GPS team, and I’m excited to see what we can all do together.”

Cusack joins Dematic from ABB, where she most recently held the role of Group SVP and Global Product Group Manager. While there, she oversaw the P&L, strategy and operational performance of more than a dozen development and manufacturing sites in more than 13 countries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in optics from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University. Cusack has also been issued four U.S. and international patents.

About Dematic

Dematic is an intralogistics innovator that designs, builds and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers that are powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, Dematic’s global network of 8,000 employees have helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world’s leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, supply chain solutions and related services, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

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Denver-based Alpine’s mission is to achieve returns correlated to the S&P 500 while reducing volatility.

“We think of our firm as the anti-quant quant,” Glauser said.

DENVER (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Chad Glauser has announced the launch of Alpine Quantitative Management (Alpine), which commenced operations on December 1, 2017. Alpine’s strategy is to achieve returns correlated to the S&P 500 while reducing volatility. Investments will be based on his principle of avoiding excessive volatility to prevent significant losses and smooth overall portfolio returns.

Mr. Glauser brings to the role of Founder and Portfolio Manager extensive professional experience. This includes his position as Partner in The Glauser Group, featuring a diversified portfolio of public and private equity funds; Managing Partner of Glauser Mercedes-Benz, a chain of dealerships with locations in Sarasota, FL, Houston, TX, and Denver, CO which have all been acquired by public and private companies; and President of Homebridge Bank’s Southeastern division.

Alpine utilizes a quantitatively-driven process that is designed to respond to volatility, dynamically rotating between equities and bonds in an effort to earn returns with reduced risk. In its first 28 months ending March 31, 2020, Alpine greatly exceeded the return of the S&P 500 Target Risk Conservative Index.

“We think of our firm as the anti-quant quant,” Glauser said. “We believe markets are both efficient and organic. Our philosophy is based on straightforward, conservative investment strategies which help avoid big losses and deliver ‘winning by not losing.’ While several other managers are relying solely on hypotheticals, Alpine is focused on strategies and return profiles which are steady and reliable.”

In addition to Mr. Glauser, Alpine’s quantitative team is composed of individuals with varied specialties, including a Harvard-educated mathematician and a computer scientist. Operations and compliance are supported by PINE Advisor Solutions. PINE provides institutional tailored services to private funds, mutual funds, and investment advisors.

Visit https://www.alpine-quant.com/ for more information.

About Alpine Quantitative Management

Founded in December 2017, Denver-based Alpine’s mission is to achieve returns correlated to the S&P 500 while reducing volatility. Led by Chad Glauser, the firm takes a straightforward and conservative approach to its investment strategy.

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Eric Sigler, Chief Executive Officer of IMT

“I am honored to assume leadership of IMT and am resolved to realize its potentialhelping customers successfully deliver their solutions for cell therapy, optical communications, autonomous vehicles, DNA sequencing, IoT sensing and many other important fields.” Eric Sigler, Chief Executive Officer

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Innovative Micro Technology (IMT), one of North America’s leading microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology companies, announces that Eric Sigler has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Johan Denecke, who previously led manufacturing and quality at Illumina and Thermo Fisher, has joined IMT as its new Senior Vice President of Operations. This completes the company’s rapid transformation initiative, which was launched with Cerium Technology’s lead investment in late 2018.

Eric Sigler joined IMT in late 2018 as senior vice president of strategy and business development. In addition to his deep knowledge of the MEMS industry, he has worked in strategy, product management, M&A and venture capital for over 20 years. He was previously VP of corporate development, production management, and business development with Tessera Technologies. Eric was also a partner with Scale Venture Partners, where he led semiconductor investments. He started his career as a strategy consultant with Mercer Management Consulting. He holds a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

“We are thrilled to have Eric serve as IMT’s new chief executive officer,” said Eldon Klaassen, chairman of the board. “He has an incredible passion for the promise of MEMS to empower the future and a clear vision to make IMT one of the world’s premier MEMS technology companies.”

“As a venture investor in IMT in the 2000s, I always felt the company had amazing potential to help solve the great problems of our time,” said Eric. “I am honored to assume leadership of IMT and am resolved to realize its potential helping our customers successfully deliver their solutions for cell therapy, optical communications, autonomous vehicles, DNA sequencing, IoT sensing and many other important fields.”

Johan Denecke also joins IMT as its new senior vice president of operations, where he now leads the quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations departments. He comes to IMT from leading biotech company Illumina, where he was vice president of life cycle management and vice president of manufacturing. Prior to Illumina, he managed 300+ quality professionals as the VP of quality assurance of Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Division. Johan began his career at Allied Signal and Lockheed Martin driving lean manufacturing and Six Sigma transformations. Over the years, he has applied best-in-class operational practices as a consultant, most recently in the life science industry. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a certified lean production expert and a Six Sigma master black belt.

Eric regards Johan as a key player in taking IMT to the next level: “He brings a diversity of experience in both the biomedical and advanced engineering fields. We are thrilled to leverage his decades of success leading and scaling manufacturing teams in both high growth and regulated industries.”

“I have a deep passion and experience creating life-changing technologies in aerospace, automotive and the life sciences. IMT has an incredible future providing cutting-edge solutions for a similarly diverse set of applications and in industries that are rapidly growing,” said Johan. “I am energized by the opportunity to apply lean and Six Sigma to transform our operations and deliver world-class capabilities to our customers.”

Rounding out the transformation of IMT’s new leadership team is the promotion of Brian Maertz to lead IMT’s development team as vice president of engineering. Maertz began at IMT in 2018 as a technical program manager. Before joining IMT, he was the principal process engineer at Freedom Photonics, where he improved the processes and performance of photonic devices including lasers, photonic integrated circuits and high-speed photodiodes. He began his career at Intel as an integral member of the eNVM MRAM development team, a technology for which he holds eight patents. He also worked on a transistor technology node, from early development through product launch. He has a PhD in physics from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a bachelor of science in physics from the University of California at San Diego.

About IMT

Innovative Micro Technology, Inc. (IMT) designs and manufactures microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and wafer-level optics for sensing, communications and biomedical applications. The company partners with innovative customers to solve challenging technical problems and deliver breakthrough MEMS-based solutions. IMT is the largest MEMS foundry in the US, serving customers from its 30,000 square-foot class-100 wafer fabrication facility in Santa Barbara, supported by a dedicated staff of over 110 MEMS experts. IMT’s extensive experience spans the full spectrum of MEMS, including optical benches, sensors, mirrors, relays and RF switches, and microfluidic biochips. Visit http://www.imtmems.com.

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