Executive Team


   
Harry T. Rittenour
President and Chief Executive Officer

Previous experience:

Senior Vice President, Product Production and Quality Perceptron, Inc. from 2001 to 2008.
Vice President, Emerging Business and Quality Perceptron, Inc. from 2000 to 2001.
Vice President, Quality Perceptron, Inc. from 1997 to 2000.
Division Director U.S. Navy Staff, Pentagon, from 1994 to 1997.

Education:

MBA in Operations Research from the University of California Anderson School of Management.
BS in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.

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Jack H. Lowry
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Previous experience:

Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer Catuity Inc. from 2000 to 2007.
Vice President, Finance Kelly Services from 1992 to 2000.
Corporate Controller Crain Communications from 1982 to 1992.



Education:

MBA from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
BSIE from the University of Michigan.

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Mark S. Hoefing
Senior Vice President - Industrial Business Unit

Previous experience:

Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Automotive Business, for Perceptron, Inc. from 2004 to 2008.
Director - Sales and Marketing, Automotive Business for Perceptron, Inc. from 2001 to 2004.
Various sales, marketing and management positions spanning nearly 20 years with Rockwell Automation, a leading global automation solution provider.  Many assignments at Rockwell were focused on the global automotive industry.

Education:

BSE in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois.

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Richard Price
Vice President - Commercial Products Business Unit

Previous business experience:

Director North American Operations & Global OEM Account Manager Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions Ltd.  from 2006 to 2009.   
Automotive Director & COO Dearborn Group Inc.  from 1996 to 2006.
Project Manager Jaguar Cars Ltd. from 1989 to 1996.



Education:

MBA (Distinction) Warwick Business School, Warwick University, United Kingdom.
BSEE Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.

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Heribert Viehweber
Vice President, Operations and Quality

Previous experience:

Director, Operations and Product Design Perceptron, Inc. GmbH from 1992 to 2008.
Engineer Leybold Degussa AG Hanau from 1989 to 1992.




Education:

Fachhochschule in Electronic, Telecommunication Engineering Diploma from the University Giessen Friedberg.
Vocational Training in Mechanic and Electronics with Hartmann & Braun AG.

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Richard Krakowski
Vice President, Engineering

Previous experience:

President K-tek from 2001 to 2006.
Various positions including Director of Automotive Center of Expertise and Global Technical Services at Rockwell Automation from 1986 to 2001.
Various positions including Director of Advanced Controls and Systems Engineering at Lamb Technicon Engineering Division from 1980 to 1986.


Education and Certifications:

MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan.
MSEE in Electrical Engineering Digital Systems from the University of Michigan.
CIE, Certificate of Automotive Engineering from the Chrysler Institute.
BEE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Detroit.
Graduate of Rockwell Automation Leadership Institute.

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David W. Geiss
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Previous legal experience:

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Perceptron, Inc. from 2004 to 2006.
General Counsel Perceptron, Inc. from 2003 to 2004
Dykema Gossett PLLC, Senior Associate Corporate & Securities/Finance from 1997 to 2003.
Sills, Law, Essad, Fiedler & Charboneau, PC, Associate from 1992 to 1997.


Education:

J.D. from the University of Detroit School of Law.
A.B. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

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Sylvia Smith
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Previous experience:

Accounting Consultant External Reporting Group MCN Energy Group Inc. from 1997 to 1998.
Controller Primark Corporation from 1994 to 1997.
Assistant Controller Primark Corporation from 1988 to 1994.
VP, Controller and Director Primark Leasing Corporation from 1988 to 1996.


Education and Certifications:

BSA Accounting Major Graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan.
Certified Public Accountant.

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Eric C. Schneider
Director, Human Resources

Previous experience:

HR Manager - Toyoda Gosei from 2006 to 2007.
HR Manager, Shared Services - BorgWarner from 2000 to 2006.
HR Associate - Alcoa from 1998 to 2000.
Several years working abroad in Germany and the UK.



Education and Certifications:

Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources from Michigan State University.
BA in Political Science from Michigan State University.
Certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR).

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