Foster-Miller's Edward Goldman is Appointed Director of FPMA
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Waltham, MA (September 26, 2005) - The Food Processing Machinery Association (FPMA) has appointed Edward Goldman, senior vice president at Foster-Miller, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Goldman's 30 years of experience in developing products, equipment and custom machinery and managing projects for a range of commercial clients contributed to the decision by FPMA's members. The election was held during FPMA's Annual Meeting, September 11-13 in Oakbrook, Ill, where Goldman and James Olive of General Mills delivered a presentation entitled "Engineers and Processors: Transforming Ideas into Innovation."
"Mr. Goldman's role in driving new product and equipment innovation has contributed significantly to the advancement of the food processing industry," said George Melnykovich, president, FPMA. "We feel that Mr. Goldman's expertise and strong standing among other industry thought leaders will be instrumental in helping us better serve our members."
As a product and process equipment design and development company, Foster-Miller has helped numerous food manufacturers develop market-leading products, supporting them from concept design through equipment build. Goldman will leverage this wide-ranging expertise to guide FPMA's more than 300 current members, who rely on the organization to provide a forum for communication and timely information on industry trends.
Goldman currently leads Foster-Miller's Commercial Equipment Group and has been responsible for conducting and directing commercial and government-sponsored design and development work in mechanical engineering and materials processing. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and a master of business administration from Boston College. At M.I.T., Goldman was the recipient of the Admiral Luis de Florez Award for Ingenuity.
About Foster-Miller
Foster-Miller, Inc. (Waltham, MA), one of the premiere product and equipment design companies in America, is a single-source provider of process and equipment innovations that help companies in a wide range of industries attain market success. Foster-Miller helps companies formulate ideas and design new products through innovative manufacturing concepts and the development of custom equipment. The company was founded in 1956 by three MIT graduates, and was acquired by the QinetiQ Group (U.K.) in 2004. It has a staff of more than 380 employees, composed of mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, nuclear, aerospace, software and materials engineers, as well as physicists, mathematicians, chemists, and biologists. It has offices in Washington, DC and Albany, New York. The company was named one of the most innovative businesses in America by Inc. magazine in August 2002. To learn more about Foster-Miller's services, please visit foster-miller.com.
