COMPANY
Stewart Cramer, President
Cramer was named President of LAI International in 2003, promoted from the position of Vice President of Business Development and Engineering. He previously held the position of Director of Aerospace Products after joining LAI International in 1999. In addition to his experience in business development, product management, and sales and marketing, Cramer has more than 16 years of experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of high-performance aerospace structures. He was a program manager on the Joint Strike Fighter Project with Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, Calif. Cramer has a master's degree in structural mechanics from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona. Cramer serves on the Communications Council of the Aerospace Industries Association, and is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Association for Corporate Growth. He was elected as a director of the board of the Arizona Manufacturers Council and is a member of the Defense and Aerospace Committee of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also is member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Forming & Fabricating Magazine.
Vinnie Caliendo, Chief Financial Officer
Caliendo was named Chief Financial Officer of LAI International in 2008, and held the same position at Rich Technology International, now an LAI International company. Caliendo joined RTI in 1999, holding the top financial position for the company while also serving as the Chief Operating Officer for two years during a crucial time of change for the company in 2001-02. In addition, he spent two years at a 24-employee, clothing manufacturer, running the accounting, information technology and operations departments. He has 15 years of experience in large, international, high-tech manufacturing businesses with progressive experience in accounting, finance and management. He was the Manufacturing Controller for Orion Research, part of Analytical Technologies International, Boston, when the company was sold to Thermo Electron. He was Cost Accounting Supervisor at Electronics Corporation of America, Boston, when the company was sold to Allen-Bradley. He holds a bachelorʼs of science degree in management studies from Boston University, a certificate in accountancy from Bentley College, Waltham, Mass., and an APICS MRP certification.
John Rogers, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Rogers was named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LAI International in 2010. He has held various management positions at LAI International, including Vice President of Operations for LAI International, Plant Manager of LAI Southwest and Project Manager. Rogers has more than 25 years of manufacturing and program management experience in both large, publicly owned corporations as well as small, privately owned companies. He has extensive manufacturing management experience ranging from high-volume, low-cost commodity products to complex, custom assemblies for military and aerospace applications. Rogers has held manufacturing operations management positions with Microsemi Corporation, Kulicke & Soffa, and Motorola. Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island and pursued graduate studies at Arizona State University and the Thunderbird School of International Management. He is a graduate of the Motorola Executive Institute.
Darcy Dodge, V.P. of Strategic Markets and Products
Dodge was named Vice President of Strategic Markets and Products in 2009. He has served in various roles at LAI, including Director of Strategic Programs, Director of Power Generation Products and Sales Engineer, positions in which he acted as the focal point for the development of LAI’s Advanced Abrasive Waterjet Drill-to-Flow ProcessTM and expansion of its Advanced Hole-Drilling Production Center, used in leading-technology applications in advanced power generation and aerospace products. He also has served as Product Development Manager at Rich Technology International, Scarborough, Maine, a company acquired by LAI in 2007. He has 14 years of experience in strategic product development at custom manufacturing companies across the United States, including launching the contract manufacturing division of Millerbernd Design and Fabrication, Winsted, Minn. Dodge is a member of the Power-Gen International Program Committee.
Jim Corrao, Chief Information Officer
Corrao was named CIO of LAI International in 2008, promoted
from the
position of Information Systems Manager of Rich Technology
International, an LAI International company. Corrao joined RTI in 1997
as Materials and Information Systems Manager. He has
extensive experience in operations management and best
practices,
utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning systems. Prior to joining LAI,
Corrao served as Master Scheduler and Project Engineer at Textron
Lycoming before moving on to designing and implementing ERP systems for
CAMM, Inc. Corrao holds a bachelor's of science degree in operations
management and business administration from Western Connecticut State
University’s Ancell School of Business.
Joe Wagner, V.P. of Manufacturing Excellence and Site Leader, LAI Southwest Operations
Wagner was named in 2010 as Vice President of Manufacturing
Excellence and Site Leader, LAI Southwest Operations for Phoenix and
Tucson, Ariz. He joined LAI International as Plant
Manager of the LAI
Southwest facility, Phoenix, Ariz., in 2006, and took
on responsibility for managing LAI Southwestern Laser, Tucson, Ariz.,
in 2007.
Prior to joining LAI, Wagner spent 25 years holding numerous
executive positions in the tier-1 and tier-2 automotive industry. Those
positions included Engineering
Manager with Superior Die Set Corp., Cleveland,
Ohio; Engineering Manager, V.P. of Engineering and
President, Lexington
Precision Corp., Jamestown, N.Y.; and V.P. of
Operations, Triumph Corp., Tempe, Ariz. He has
extensive experience in program and project
management, lean manufacturing and business and operations management.
While
pursuing engineering and business management degrees
at Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, N.Y., and Alliance
College, Wagner was certified by the State of New
York as a
Journeyman Mold Maker. He is a
member of the Arizona Tooling & Machining Association, Society
of Manufacturing Engineers, International
Magnesium Association and North
American Die Cast
Association.
Frank Bailey, V.P. of Continuous Improvement and
Site Leader, LAI Midwest
Bailey was named in 2010 as Vice President of Continuous Improvement
for LAI International and Site Leader, LAI Midwest, Minneapolis, Minn.
He had been Plant Manager of LAI Midwest, a division of LAI
International, since 2005. Bailey brings 25 years of progressive supply
chain experience to LAI, holding positions of Project Manager for
Rollerblade, Minneapolis; Materials Manager for Kavouras, Burnsville,
Minn.; Master Scheduler for a global electronics firm; Director of
Global Continuous Improvement for Entegris, Inc., Minneapolis; and Vice
President of Operations for Streamfeeder LLC, Minneapolis. Bailey has
served as the Chairperson for SCOR-Lean-Six Sigma SIG, Minneapolis, and
has spoken at national conferences on lean processes. He has
studied the Theory of Constraints at the Goldratt Institute, Bnei
Atarot, Israel, in 2010. He is a guest teacher for employer training in
continuous improvement strategies for Minnesota companies. He is a
long-standing member of American Production and Inventory Control
Society, Purchasing Professionals Society and International Society of
Six Sigma Professionals. Bailey has a bachelor's degree in business
management from San Diego State University
