Mukesh Dulani Named President of Milwaukee Electronics
Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Electronics today announced the appointment of Mukesh Dulani as president. He was previously associated with DWFritz Automation, LLC as president. He was earlier associated with Solarworld Americas, Inc., Veeco Instruments and Borg Warner A/FS in a variety of executive, staff and engineering positions.
“Mukesh brings nearly three decades of experience in executive and manufacturing operations leadership. He has a track record of integrating Lean manufacturing philosophy into manufacturing operations to drive improvements in quality and throughput. He is the right person to lead our continuing journey towards operational excellence,” said Jered Stoehr, Milwaukee Electronics’ CEO.
Dulani replaces Rick McClain who has transitioned to the CFO role.
“Rick has been making the transition to CFO over the last 18 months, helping us focus on improving our financial metrics particularly in the area of inventory turns, as material constraints ease. He has a strong financial management background and is well suited for this key leadership role,” added Jered. Organizationally, manufacturing, operations, associated sales teams and supply chain functions will report to Dulani. All other functions report to Stoehr.
Dulani will spend his first month travelling among facilities assessing current capabilities and processes, while meeting team members. He’ll assume his full set of responsibilities in November and begin meeting with customers to more thoroughly understand the ways that Milwaukee Electronics can better serve their needs.
“I believe good leaders take time to observe and listen before making operational decisions. I also believe the voice of the customer needs drive everything we do. I’m excited about Milwaukee Electronics’ capabilities and business model and looking forward to the opportunity to lead its manufacturing divisions into the next phase of its operational excellence journey.
Dulani received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Jiwaji University in Gwalior, India. He received a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and holds a certificate in Project Management from Cadence Management. He is a member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) and Alpha Pi Mu, the industrial engineering honor
society.
About Milwaukee Electronics
Milwaukee Electronics (www.milwaukeeelectronics.com) is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company bridging the gap between traditional forecasted manufacturing and the future of online, on-demand manufacturing. Established in 1954, it has proven staying power as one of the longest established manufacturing service providers in the country. That staying power comes from a philosophy of constant innovation combined with the traditional customer-first values of a privately held family business.
Milwaukee Electronics manufactures custom printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) for the medical, telecommunications, transportation, military and other industries. The company operates over 135,000 square feet of manufacturing in Portland, Oregon; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Tecate, Mexico. In addition to EMS and product design and engineering activities, it offers quick-turn prototyping through its Screaming Circuits business unit.
