Derek Dennis Joins Solar Atmospheres of California
Souderton, Pa. - Roger Jones, Corporate President, announces the hiring of Derek Dennis as President of Solar's new California heat treating company: "Derek comes to Solar with a wealth of heat treating and management experience, primarily from the aircraft and petrochemical business as former Director of Operations for Valley Metals and Manufacturing Manager for Jet Products (Senior Aerospace) both of San Diego, California. He also served in the US Marine Corps as an Aerial Navigator and Crew Chief."
According to William R. Jones, CEO: "Derek was carefully selected to head the new company after reviewing numerous applicants". His strong points are his life long ties to California, his managerial experience, and knowledge of the metals business.
Derek's first assignment will be to select a plant site with a primary focus on the Inland Empire, just east of Los Angeles, where an experienced labor pool is available and several potential plant sites exist.
According to Bob Hill, Solar's President of Western, Pennsylvania operations, who did advance marketing research for the project: "Our aim is to install large, high tech furnaces and provide high quality operations, not currently available on the West Coast."
For more information, contact Solar's Marketing Manager, Bob Lacock, at 800.347.3236, extension 213.
