CVD Equipment Corporation,
announced today that it has hired Gary Hudler as Manufacturing Operations Manager.
Mr. Hudler's responsibilities include overseeing CVD/First Nano Division manufacturing,
optimizing existing manufacturing processes and enabling production levels to
keep pace with the Company’s accelerating growth. The CVD/First Nano Division
is a designer and manufacturer of standard and custom state-of-the-art equipment
used in the development, design and manufacture of advanced electronic components,
materials, and coatings for research and industrial applications.
Prior to joining CVD, Mr. Hudler worked for nearly 30 years at Veeco Instruments
in a variety of Production, Technical, Operations and Customer Support roles
and was holding last the title of Director of Operations. Mr. Hudler was an
essential manager enabling Veeco’s growth from a $20M capital equipment
producer to a $350M global solutions company in the data storage, semiconductor
and wireless markets. Upon leaving Veeco, Mr. Hudler moved to D’Addario
& Co., where he utilized his extensive operations experience to revitalize
a high-volume manufacturer of musical instrument components.
Mr. Hudler brings to CVD extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, and
experience in organizing operations to increase production levels. A partial
list of his training and implementation background includes: Lean Manufacturing,
Project Management, Work Cell Technology, JIT Manufacturing, Sematech TQM/TQC
Program, 6-Sigma Process Control, Kaizan/Kanban Techniques, and others.
Bill Linss, Division Manager of the CVD/First Nano Division said, "I am
thrilled to have Gary Hudler join my staff. His extensive manufacturing experience
and operations know-how is a valuable asset, and a perfect complement to CVD’s
team for our present and future growth. He has a proven track record of getting
the job done, no matter how large or complex. He is a valued addition to our
management team and will help guide us in building our vision of enabling tomorrow's
technology™, today.”
Len Rosenbaum, president of CVD said, "We are very pleased to have such
a senior and experienced person like Gary Hudler join CVD. In the last quarter
we have increased our personnel by 15%. We need senior people like Gary to help
guide our growth.”
Gary Hudler added, "I am excited to join CVD/First Nano and to contribute
as CVD/First Nano continues to expand with their existing and new products for
Semiconductor, LED, Nanowire, NanoTube, Energy and Thin Film markets. By working
closely together with our customers, we can help with enabling tomorrow's technology™.”