Newly Established Board Sets Sights on Sustainability and Expansion
Weatherford, TX – February 4, 2020 – The Coordinate Metrology Society® (CMS) today announced it has formed a Board of Directors comprised of seven industry and business professionals. Each member brings significant expertise and valuable perspectives to the organization from operational and business acumen to senior level technical knowledge of the metrology marketplace. The Board of Directors will provide oversight and management of the Society, formulate organizational policies and chart a sustainability strategy for the future direction of the organization. In its 36th year, the Coordinate Metrology Society serves and supports expert and novice users of portable and traditional coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) through education, certification, and connects CMS conference delegates to leading OEMs, software developers and service providers. In addition to electing its current seven-member Executive Committee, the CMS membership voted to establish a formal Board of Directors at the 35th Coordinate Metrology Society Conference in Orlando, FL in July 2019. For more information on the organization, visit www.CMSC.org.
The CMS Board of Directors are as follows: Board Chair Joe Sabol, Newport News Shipbuilding; Board Vice Chair Ron Hicks, Vice President, Automated Precision (API); Michael Raphael, President, Direct Dimensions; Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former NASA astronaut and TEES Distinguished Research Professor, Texas A & M University; Alan Metzel, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Patrick Welch, New River Kinematics (NRK); Ron Rode, Planet Tool and Engineering. Many of the directors have served as CMSC Conference Chairs and elected members to the CMSC Executive Committee that supports and executes the annual educational conference. This charter group of individuals possesses a deep understanding of the metrology discipline and its challenges, as well as its huge potential for enabling Smart Manufacturing initiatives.
"I am honored to serve as the first Board Chair for the newly formed CMS Board of Directors," states Joe Sabol, CMS Board Chair."This diverse group of seasoned experts will provide the leadership counsel needed to move the organization toward short-term and long-term sustainability goals. The Coordinate Metrology Society will play a critical role in supporting the educational needs of metrologists as companies continue to implement and reap the benefits of Smart Manufacturing initiatives and technologies. The field of metrology provides a life-long career path for those willing to learn and expand their knowledge and skill sets. We plan to be here for the long haul and are well positioned for the future."
About the Coordinate Metrology Society
In its 36th year, the Coordinate Metrology Society is comprised of users of 3D portable and stationary measurement technologies, service providers, and OEM manufacturers of close-tolerance industrial coordinate measurement systems, software, and peripherals. The professional organization offers Level-One and Level-Two Certification programs for career enhancement, and supports industry initiatives such as the PrecisionPath Consortium for Large-Scale Manufacturing. The membership gathers each year at their annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) to gain knowledge of advancements and applications of any measurement system or software solution that produces and uses 3D coordinate data. The portable metrology systems represented at CMSC include articulating arms, CMMs, laser trackers, laser radar, photogrammetry /videogrammetry systems, scanners, indoor GPS and laser projection systems. For more information, visit the CMS website at http://www.cmsc.org.
