JEFFREY A. CALKINS, President
Jeff Calkins is a principal partner and Chief Operating Officer of Manufacturing Resources, Inc. Mr. Calkins brings more than 20 years experience of manufacturing engineering and operations management experience in the automotive, commercial electronics and aerospace industries. He has extensive understanding of and experience with Lean Manufacturing systems and a proven ability to manage large multi-plant operations.

Prior to joining MRI, Mr. Calkins was vice president of operations at Textron Fastening Systems - Automotive. Here, he was responsible for manufacturing operations at 21 plants in the United States and Canada. He also oversaw sales, marketing and distribution functions for Textron Fastening Systems in Canada as President of the Canadian business, and he served as a member of the Board of Examiners for the Michigan Quality Leadership Council. Previous assignments include serving as a leading member of the design and start-up team for TRW's Advanced Avionics Manufacturing Facility, director of operations for a $100 million TRW automotive electronics facility and director of Lean manufacturing for TRW Automotive worldwide -- a $13 billion business. He has also served as vice president of manufacturing and engineering for Robertshaw Controls, a leading supplier of electronic controls to the appliance industry.

Mr. Calkins earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and an M.S. in Industrial Administration at Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management. He has also completed the Textron Executive Leadership Program at The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and holds a patent associated with online data management for repair of military avionics modules.

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