2020 Technology and Manufacturing Awards
November 17, 2020
Honorees, Finalists, and Winners
HONOREES
Chairperson’s Award
Eastman Kodak
Apprenticeship
Sean DeNeef – Optimation Technology, Inc.
Powerful Partnership
LiDestri Food and Drink / Career Start Workforce Management Group
Workforce Development, Training & Support Provider
NYMAT Machine & Tool
FINALISTS
(Winners in bold)
Executive of the Year, Small Company
Jason Aymerich – JN White
Jeannie Brockmyre – Absolute Precision, LLC
Chad Carta – XLI Manufacturing and Golf Products Wire EDM
Executive of the Year, Small Company
Stefani LeDestri – LiDestri Food and Drink
Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum – IEC Electronics Corp.
Wendy Smith – Optimation Technology, Inc.
COVID Innovation, Small Company
JN White
RC Imaging, Inc.
COVID Innovation, Large Company
Century Mold Co., Inc.
LiDestri Food and Drink
Growth in Manufacturing
Poseidon Systems
Select Fabricators, Inc.
Manufacturing Innovation, Small Company
JN White
OLEDWorks
Manufacturing Innovation, Large Company
American Packaging Corp.
Eastman Kodak
HP Hood LLC
Optimation Technology, Inc.
Rising Stars
Matthew Bain – BOB Rochester
Corey Fox – Accede Mold & Tool Co., Inc.
Megan Myers-Kelly – LiDestri Food and Drink
Cortney Ross – OptiPro Systems LLC
Workforce Development, Enterprise Division
Arcworks
Eastman Kodak
L3Harris Technologies
Link to view Awards
https://rbj.net/events/technology-and-manufacturing/2020-event-replay/
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