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Mr. Coppe is the Director of Manufacturing Operations of KineticSystems Company, LLC located in Lockport, IL. KineticSystems designs, produces, and markets high-performance data acquisition and control systems to a broad range of customers in the aerospace, defense, automotive, scientific, and other industrial markets. Since acquiring KineticSystems in September 1999, numerous improvements have been made in the areas of marketing, new product development, and facility renovation.
Mr. Coppe has been in the electronics assembly business for 30 years. He began his career in 1973 as an inspector for Rockwell International, and for the next 10 years progressed in a number of Quality Engineering and Management positions. Mr. Coppe is an ASQC certified Quality Engineer. In the mid 1980s when Rockwell entered into Surface Mount technology, he assumed a position as a Process Engineer on their new assembly line. In 1991, Mr. Coppe joined Westell Technologies as Manager of Advanced Manufacturing. In this position he was responsible for all aspects of surface mount implementation including equipment selection, programming, process optimization, and employee management and development. In 1997, Mr. Coppe left Westell to embark on a new career path in capital equipment sales. He spent five successful years in this new role working for a manufacturer's representative serving customers in Illinois, Indiana, & Wisconsin. In keeping with his background, he focused on the technical representation of equipment for electronic circuit board assembly, but also branched into wire and cable processing equipment sales.
In 2002, Mr. Coppe joined KineticSystems where he started Advanced Assembly Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on capital equipment representation, contract assembly services, and OEM product sales. In October, 2003 Mr. Coppe was promoted to his current position of Director of Manufacturing Operations.
Mr. Coppe and his wife, Diane, reside in Naperville with their one daughter and one son. They are active in the community, teaching religious education and coaching soccer and baseball. | 