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James K. Hill, Vice President, Product Line Management
Mr. Hill has more than 27 years of product development, manufacturing operations management, corporate marketing, acquisition, company startup, business development and executive management experience, including multi-company board of director and chief executive officer experience with full P & L responsibility.
Prior to joining Altergy, he was the President and CEO of Agile Technology/VEKTEK/ PARAGON Laser Systems, the number one provider of diversified productivity devices to automotive, heavy industry, aerospace and durable goods industries. Prior to entrepreneurial company management, Mr. Hill served as a Detroit-based, corporate marketing manager and business development consultant for Hewlett Packard’s (HP) automotive industry business unit with sales of over $1.4 billion, directly contributing to a $38 million award from General Motors for product and services that extended to $580 million annually. Prior to HP, he was a manager of integrated engineering and manufacturing at Caterpillar responsible for re-engineering the design and manufacture, product and process for turbines and to other core product divisions that exceeded $4 billion in annual sales; directly reducing time to market and increased profits. He is internationally recognized by Hewlett Packard and Parametric Technology customers for transforming critical process at Caterpillar using disruptive technologies and concurrent engineering processes.
Mr. Hill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Production, Operations, and Systems Management from California State University-Sacramento. He is also a commissioned Officer in the United States Navy holding rank of Commander. His post-graduate work includes most of the New Venture Management, MBA program at the University of North Alabama, and Executive Management Program, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame. Military education includes Joint Forces Staff College, and Strike Attack Lead Training Syllabus. In addition, he has completed professional education and development programs at Caterpillar and HP in Management, Sales and Marketing, and Quality and Operations Management. Mr. Hill has extensive technology & business collaboration experience with the Peter Kiewit Institute, Scott Technology Center, and Center for Automotive Research and Association of Manufacturing Technology. | 