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March 23, 2016 | UyemuraEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Uyemura Director of Operations Don Walsh has announced the appointments of Robert Coleman as UIC Midwest Sales Manager, and Joanna Rafalowicz as a Quality Assurance Specialist.
Mr. Coleman is a 33-year veteran of the PCB industry, with extensive experience in manufacturing and operations as well as global account management. He is recognized as an expert in wet process chemistries and through-hole metallization.
Coleman was most recently Vice President of Operations for American Standard Circuits and, previously, Managing Director of Asia for RBP Chemical Technology. He is a member of the IPC Process Consumables Subcommittee.
Ms. Rafalowicz has a strong background in manufacturing, including both lean technology and quality management. Her primary responsibility will be the statistical management of finished products; she will also qualify raw materials against UIC specifications and manage audits, both internal and external.
Rafalowicz was previously a Quality Control Analyst at Roche Applied Science. She has extensive experience with ISO 9001, advanced training in HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography and DQM (Design for Manufacturability) and holds a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate.
Uyemura International Corporation, 240 Town Line Road • Southington, CT 06489. (800) 243-3564. www.uyemura.com.
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