Straightpoint Inc. has named Myron Jones operations manager, as the former CEO of NMB Technologies joins the Camarillo, California-based load cell manufacturer.
Jones brings a wealth of experience from the electromechanical components and aerospace industries, but has most recently been consulting for Straightpoint’s strategic partner Group Four Transducers Inc., since retiring from full-time employment. Group Four was part of a consortium that developed the Running Line Dynamometer, a feature of Straightpoint’s tension in motion range.
Straightpoint president David Ayling said: “Myron has huge experience in industry both in leadership and marketing positions. I am very open about our growth plans in North America and building a team of staff whose skill-sets complement each other is integral to that. Myron has been recruited with execution of that plan in mind.”
Jones joins John Molidor, the general manager and leader of the company’s U.S. subsidiary; Tressie LaBass, customer and sales support administrator; and Johnny Gonzalez, technician, at Camarillo headquarters, while Aaron Orsak, technical sales engineer, covers Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama from his Houston base.
Voice of experience
Former marathon runner Jones will draw on two particular experiences at NMB, a Minebea Group Company, to inspire continued success in his new role. The first followed the Northridge earthquake that struck Los Angeles in 1994, when NMB’s 100,000 sq.-ft. building was red-tagged by the state.
The second memorable experience, he said, was around 15 years ago when NMB was operating at about $300m in annual revenue and lost two elephant accounts, beyond the control of the company, which caused that revenue to drop by $100m.
Prior to NMB, Jones was marketing manager for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a division of United Technologies. His career began at McDonnell Douglas Corporation (now Boeing) as an aerodynamics engineer. Jones holds a BS Degree in Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master’s Degree in Marketing from West Coast University.
