Tom Groff Named as North American Sales Manager for Optical Gaging Products, Inc


Rochester, New York, January 17, 2008

Tom Groff joins Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (OGP®) as North American Sales Manager. In this capacity, he is responsible for the entire OGP sales process throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Groff will work closely with the OGP sales channel to maximize domestic sales efforts.

According to R. Stephen Flynn, President of OGP, "Tom began his career at OGP as an Application Engineer and has held the positions of Corporate Accounts Manager, Corporate Product Manager, and Director of Quality. Tom brings the proper mixture of technical expertise and commercial experience to the position of North American Sales Manager."

Mr. Groff's education includes a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an MBA with an emphasis in technology management from the University of Phoenix. He also holds a Black Belt certification in Lean/Six Sigma. Most recently, Groff was Co-Owner/Metrology Products Manager for Rosco Precision Machinery LLC in Auburn, Washington.

Optical Gaging Products is an innovator in non-contact and multisensor dimensional measurement systems, optical comparators, and laser surface scanners for manufacturing quality control. Since its establishment in 1945, OGP has delivered thousands of measurement systems to manufacturing companies worldwide. OGP has facilities in Rochester, NY; Tempe, AZ; Singapore; Germany; and Shanghai, China. Optical Gaging Products is one of the Quality Vision International companies.

Fred Mason
Director of Marketing Communications
Quality Vision International, Inc.
850 Hudson Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
585-544-0450 x391
fgm@qvii.com

Optical Gaging Products, Inc.
850 Hudson Avenue
Rochester
New York 14621

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