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Stewart Cramer, President
Cramer was named president of LAI in 2003, promoted from the position of Vice President of Business Development and Engineering. He previously held the position of Director of Aerospace Products and joined LAI in 1999. In addition to his experience in business development, product management, sales and marketing, Cramer has more than 16 years of experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of high-performance aerospace structures. He was a program manager on the Joint Strike Fighter Project with Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, Calif. Cramer has a master's degree in structural mechanics from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona.
Vinnie Caliendo, CFO
Caliendo, was named CFO of LAI in 2008, and held the same position at Rich Technology International. Caliendo joined RTI in 1999, holding the top financial position for the company while also serving as the Chief Operating Officer for two years during a crucial time of change for the company 2001-02. In addition, he spent two years at a 24-employee, clothing manufacturer, running the accounting, I.T. and operations departments. He has 14 years of experience in large, international, high-tech manufacturing businesses with progressive experience in accounting, finance and management. He was the manufacturing controller for Orion Research, part of Analytical Technologies International, Boston, when the company was sold to Thermo Electron. He was cost accounting supervisor at Electronics Corporation of America, Boston, when the company was sold to Allen-Bradley. He holds a bachelorʼs of science degree in management studies from Boston University, a certificate in accountancy from Bentley College, Waltham, Mass., and an APICS MRP certification.
John Rogers, Vice President of Operations
Rogers has held various positions at LAI, including Plant Manager of LAI's Phoenix operation and Project Manager. Rogers has more than 25 years of manufacturing and program management experience in both large, publicly owned corporations as well as small, privately owned companies. He has extensive manufacturing management experience ranging from high-volume, low-cost commodity products to complex, custom assemblies for military and aerospace applications. Rogers has held manufacturing operations management positions with Microsemi Corporation, Kulicke & Soffa, and Motorola. Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island and pursued graduate studies at Arizona State University and the Thunderbird School of International Management. He is a graduate of the Motorola Executive Institute.
Ed Chapman, Vice President of Business Development
Chapman has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing in high-technology industries. He is managing partner and co-founder of VizQuest Ventures, a business development consulting firm. He was vice president of business development and managing director for ZEFER, an e-business consulting company. He was vice president of sales and marketing for SYSTECH, a web-based supply chain management software company. He was sales director at ANSYS, a product development automation software company. He also held positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, MatrixOne, Inc. and Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Chapman has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Penn., and a master's degree in business from Babson College, Wellesley, Mass.
