Vermont Composites, Inc. (VCI) of Bennington, Vermont is pleased to announce that Mark Schmitz has been appointed Vice President, Engineering. Mark recently joined Vermont Composites, Inc. with 27 years of aerospace experience in engineering, manufacturing, tooling, and program management.
Prior to joining VCI, Mark was Director and General Manager of multi-site engineering development centers for an international aerospace company. His composites aerospace experience includes airframe, control surfaces, interiors, nacelles and engine components. In addition to extensive autoclave cured composites design, manufacturing, and testing experience, Mark also is well versed in “out of autoclave” composite design and fabrication techniques including RTM, VARTM, and RFI. Mark earned a BS degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Additional Mechanical Engineering courses were taken at Cogswell College North in Kirkland, Washington.
Vermont Composites, Inc. designs and fabricates advanced carbon fiber composite structures for medical, aerospace and industrial markets. The company is ISO 9001:2001 and AS 9100 certified and services a broad range of customers. Manufacturing processes include layup, autoclave and press cure, CNC routing and machining, finishing and assembly. Support functions include design, analysis, tooling design, testing and all administrative functions.
Products include: medical imaging tables and other composites structures used in diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications; products for the aerospace and aircraft industries including fairings, radomes, electronic enclosures, and other composite structures used in aircraft, launch vehicles, and spacecraft.
For further information contact: Peg Baratto
Peg.Baratto@vtcomposites.com
802-442-9964 ext. 1229