Leadership Page

Submitted by biomerics_dev on Sat, 06/18/2022 - 11:35

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        "field_description": "Rich joined Biomerics in the 2019 merger with Northeast Laser and Electropolish (NLE). He currently has administrative, business development, and laser marking operations responsibilities. Rich was a founding partner of NLE in 1993 and helped to grow the business from a startup to more than 150 employees. Prior to that, he worked for DuPont Medical Device Solutions in a range of engineering, project leadership, and supervisory positions. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University.",
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