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70 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST April/May 2018 Industry News Optomec Appoints For- mer Machine Tool Indus- try COO as VP Business Development Optomec, a leading global supplier of production grade additive manufac- turing systems for 3D printed metals and 3D printed electronics today an- nounced that Jamie Hanson, former chief operating officer at Methods 3D has assumed responsibilities in the newly created position of VP business development at Optomec. For the past 10 years, Mr. Hanson served as the director of corporate development at Methods Machine Tools and COO of Methods 3D, one of the largest US distributors of ma- chine tools, where he also initiated their activities in 3D Printing. Prior to that, Jamie was at Applied Materials for 17 years, where he was director of eastern regional account operations. Mr. Hanson is a graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point and was an Airborne Ranger. "I am thrilled to be joining Op- tomec, particularly at this inflection point, where additive manufacturing is being adopted into production pro- cesses” said Jamie Hanson. “Optomec technology is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this opportunity and I am excited in my role to help our customers implement this technology to make a difference in their business." Mahr, Inc. Appoints Qual- ity Manager Mahr Inc., announced that Lara Rapport has joined the company as quality manager to support its contin- ued growth and ongoing commitment to excellence. In her new role, Rapport will focus on improving processes through customer feedback, ensuring ISO compliance, management of the ISO auditing system and more. Rapport is a certified ISO9001:2015 lead auditor with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and qual- ity management. She has expertise in ISO 9000, lean manufacturing, facility energy management, programmanage- ment and the quality disciplines of: Six Sigma, FMEA, PPAP, auditing and CAPA problem solving.