Karen A. Carter joined the Company in April 2007 as the Director of Operational Excellence and in August 2007 was appointed Vice President of Global Operations. Prior to joining the Company, she held several management and technical roles most recently as Director of Operational Excellence for the Health and Science Technologies business group within IDEX Corporation (1993 to 2007). Most of her professional experience has been spent in manufacturing industries including Micropump Inc., Ford Motor Company and Boeing. Karen Carter is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt and Value Stream and Mixed Model Value Stream instructor. She holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Oakland University. |