Commtest Announces New Additions to North American Staff


March 10, 2008 Knoxville, TN

Commtest is a world market leader in the design and production of vibration analysis and monitoring equipment. In order to better serve the customer base in North America, several new additions to the staff in various departments have been recently announced.

Jim Seifer has joined as the Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast Region. He comes to Commtest with 22 years Industrial Market experience with General Electric, Olympus, and Premier Industrial. Jim will spearhead the Sales Effort in for the Northeast Region.

Robert Thomma has joined as the District Sales Manager in the Mountain Region. He comes to Commtest with 15 years sales experience with Ortho-Mex LLC and Patty Thomma & Associaties . Robert will be responsible for Sales Effort in Arizona and Utah.

Jason Burns has joined as the District Sales Manager in the Southeast Region. He comes to Commtest with 12 years sales experience with Property Solutions, Standard & Poor's and Fitch. Jason will be responsible for the Sales Effort in North and South Carolina.

Daniel Lynn will be joining as the North American Training Manager. He comes to Commtest with 23 years Vibration Analysis Industry experience in both services and field training. Daniel will be responsible for the further development and delivery of Commtest Training Classes for North America.

Tamara Shores has joined the Inside Sales Team here in the Knoxville office. She comes to Commtest with 2 years experience in Product Support and Sales in the Vibration Industry with CSI, as well as 15 years experience in as an aircraft mechanic. Tamara will be responsible for the Northeast Region support.

Kathy Bunkley has joined as the Office Administrator. She comes to Commtest with 17 years experience in Office Administration with Tennessee National and Club Leconte. Kathy will be responsible for the Office Administration at the Knoxville, TN office.

Brent Cooper has joined the Application Engineers Team and will be based in Portland, Oregon. He comes to Commtest with 21 years of In-Field Vibration Analysis experience with Reliance Electric, Dynamic Diagnostics Services, Inc, and TSC-Jacobs. Brent will be Application Engineering Support for the Mountain & West Coast Regions.

"Commtest is committed to the sales and support of our products and takes the necessary steps to expand and enhance our client base while providing the necessary tools and services to assure our continued success in the market," said Kevin Deverell, Director of Sales, North America. "All of these new appointments were created to enhance our products and their placement in the North American marketplace."

About Commtest
Founded in 1989 in New Zealand, Commtest Instruments Ltd (Commtest) is a privately held company whose mission is to bring the benefits of vibration analysis to mainstream industry. Commtest Inc. opened the United States headquarters in Knoxville, TN in 2005. During 2007, Commtest added offices in Beijing, China and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Small and medium sized companies were previously not able to implement condition monitoring programs due to the high cost of data collection and analyzing equipment. With Commtest's product line, companies of all sizes can now afford a condition monitoring program and realize the return on investment from equipment optimization.

Contact:
Tammi Pickett
Marketing
Toll-free:877.582.2946
Phone: 865.588.2946
Fax: 865.588.2949
tpickett@commtest.com

Mailing Address:
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6700 Baum Dr. Suite 12
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

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