AKRON, OH - In light of its continued growth, Applied Vision
Corporation, provider of machine vision inspection systems for the
container manufacturing
industry, has promoted three staff members to new leadership roles.
Jerry
Shaffer has been named vice president of customer service, Brian Baird
has been
appointed director of product marketing and Paul Stephan has assumed
the role of director of software
engineering.
Applied Vision has
experienced strong
worldwide growth since its inception in 1997. "The three newly promoted
team
members will help the company capitalize on our existing and new
ventures, and
provide a path for creating the next generation of leaders for our
planned
strategic growth," said Amir Novini, president and CEO of Applied
Vision.
Novini added, "Due to our highly
specialized business and technology,
specific on-the-job experience is important but hard to find. For that
reason,
and for creating a strong route for individual growth for our existing
employees, we always start by looking from within the organization for
filling
new positions. Generally, the positions vacated by this growth process
will be
fulfilled by other employees moving up or by new
hires."
The three new
positions and the team members are as follows:
- Jerry
Shaffer, Vice President of Customer Service: Jerry joined
Applied Vision in 2008 as director of applications engineering with
more than 20 years of experience at Delphi/GM where he led machine
vision application development teams. He possesses a strong background
in engineering and quality control, including Six Sigma training,
having obtained Black Belt Certification. During his time with Applied
Vision, Shaffer has played an important role in fostering the positive
relationships the company shares with its customers, both directly and
through effective management of its project engineering team.
- Brian
Baird, Director of Product Marketing: In his new position,
Baird will coordinate and direct market-driven product development and
product lifecycle management. In doing so, Baird will take into account
customer feedback, the company's skill set and its mission. For the
time being, he will fulfill the dual role of engineer and marketer.
Brian has been with Applied Vision since 2001 and has held the senior
software engineer position as well as the position of metal-container
product development manager.
- Paul Stephan, Director of Software
Engineering: Working hand-in-hand with the rest of the
Applied Vision engineering and commercial teams, Stephan will oversee
all software development and the software engineering team. His new
role will utilize his extensive machine vision experience and his skill
for directing, teaching and accomplishing complex software development
tasks. Paul has been with the company since 2001 and has held the
senior software engineer position as well as the position of
glass-container product development manager.
