Skip
Slezek Joins BTP Systems as Director of Navy
Imaging Systems
March
21,
2006, Ludlow, MA – BTP Systems LLC, a provider
of technical services, depot repair, fabrication
and system integration for DoD electromechanical
systems, (www.btpsystems.com), has hired Skip
Slezek as its Director of Navy Imaging Systems.
With more than 25 years of directly relevant
experience in the design, manufacture, operations
and repair of word-class periscopes and photonics
systems, Skip will lead the company's rapid growth
in Naval Imaging.
Prior
to joining BTP, Skip served as the Director of
Operations at Kollmorgen Corporation. In that
capacity he directed over 100 associates in all
facets of Electro-Optics manufacturing, including
design-to-cost oversight and quality driven
product improvements. In his 25 years at
Kollmorgen, he also operated as a Program Manager
for Military Vehicle sights, responsible for
several ($15M) US Army BCT optical sighting
systems, as an Engineering Technical Lead
responsible for the development of a CO2 ESLF with
signature and velocity capabilities, and as a
Manufacturing Engineer developing effective
manufacturing processes using data driven analysis
to measure improvement.
Skip
received his ASEE from Springfield Technical
Community College in 1985, and has completed
coursework for his BSEE from Western New England
College. He has received extensive training in
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Kaizen
initiatives. Skip served as an active member of
the U.S. Marine Corps from 1977 to 1980.
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About
BTP Systems
BTP
Systems LLC is a story of four employees who left
their established careers with a recognized
defense subcontractor to fill a market void in the
refurbishment of complex electro-mechanical
devices. Building upon 25 years of
collective experience in the manufacture of over
800 of U.S. Navy satellite communications
terminals, they founded BTP Systems and were
enthusiastically embraced by the market that
lacked a consistent and willing partner in the
servicing of this equipment.
Leveraging
their in-house engineering and project management
talent, BTP Systems offers design, technical and
manufacturing services, to numerous defense
customers. A lean and flexible
privately-held company, BTP Systems can deploy an
endless set of capabilities through its
manufacturing partners to achieve its customer’s
objectives. For more information about BTP
Systems, call 413-593-3568 or visit their website:
www.btpsystems.com. |
