Careers

Mark Jesseman – Retirement

Mark grew up in Lakeport, New Hampshire on the right side of the tracks.  He served proudly in the US Army 1973-1976.  1985-1989 he worked at Lewis and Saunders (a Smiths company) as a Purchasing Assistant and Expeditor.  Mark began his career at Scotia Technology in 1990 and was promoted from Purchasing Agent to Purchasing Manager in 2012.  Mark’s semi-retirement in July 2020 re-titled him to a Special Projects Manager.  He was part of a team that selected his replacement, introduced her to our supply chain, and trained her on systems and procedures to assure a seamless transition.  Mark and his wife Carol began their retirement in September 2021 in an RV camper with a goal to see all 50 states!  We wish them the best, with many years of good health and of course an extended invitation to stop by anytime.

Rebecca Leonard (Becky) – New Hire

Becky was brought up in Bristol, New Hampshire.  She started in the manufacturing industry right after high school and has accumulated 33 years of experience.  Becky became the Scotia Technology Purchasing Manager in June 2021.  She has worked for multiple manufacturing companies and grown within her positions to build strong purchasing skills.  She is enthusiastic to learn the ins and outs of Aerospace.  Becky enjoys the challenge to get the best price and building relationships with our vendors and suppliers.  Becky has set a goal to increase communication internally and externally with our vendors.  She has brought a great positive attitude to the team.  Outside of work Becky enjoys kayaking, being out in nature, and traveling to new places.  When asked about her experience so far as she settles into her new role with Scotia Technology Becky stated “The people have been supportive and welcoming.”

Stuart is an integral piece of our engineering team here at STS. He has given 15 years of service as an engineer, wearing many hats. He started in Flex Manufacturing, moving on to Research & Development, Overhaul & Repair, Rigid Manufacturing, and has now become a Principal Engineer.

Stuart earned his FAA RS-DER delegation and writes repair specifications for our O & R business. He also provides technical support for the Aerojet-Rocketdyne RL10 and RS-25 programs. Managing either one of these aspects requires impeccable attention to detail. It is a testament to how impactful Stuart is, given he has been able to manage both at such a high level.

Outside of STS he enjoys trying different ethnic foods, cooking, travel, and tinkering with various automobiles. He is a member of Laconia’s own, Real Life Church.

Please join us in thanking Stuart for his 15 years here at STS!

Our Environmental Test Lab team has contributed monumentally to our success the Flex and Metal hose market. Without the dedication and commitment of these individuals, we would not be who we are in the aerospace industry. The lab team consists of Mark Rennie, Longin Muza, and Jay Gilson along with the Engineering, R&D, and Production teams as their main support systems. Most recently, the team has gone above and beyond processing and completing critical testing, providing conformance to qualified product. Not only does this team consistently meet scheduled requirements, they can sprint at a moment’s notice to satisfy additional requests. This often requires weekends and off-shifts, disrupts schedules and requires personal sacrifices. This can-do team rises to the occasion time and time again with no complaints. The next time you see any of these individuals, give them a thank-you—for they maintain our top-performing status.

Manju joined Titeflex at the young age of 19 as a production fitter on the shop floor, where he learned the ropes methodically and became a perfectionist of his craft. His broad thinking and curiosity was noticed amidst his production skills, and he was promoted to the Planning department. Since his promotion, Manju has implemented significant improvements, resulting in time and money savings, earning him the Flex-tek Excellence Award for Production Excellence.

During this time, Manju also learned how to turn his excellent communication skills into a new venture, as he won the Inter Divisional Public Speaking Contest for Flex-tek and Smiths. During his free time, Manju enjoys spending time with his wife Arpitha and son Pragnay, and playing volleyball, cricket, and relaxing.

Join us in Congratulating Ratko Nevajdic and Derrick Haskell.  Over the past year, Ratko has led the semi-automated work cell project. He persevered delays and complications and through his passion for engineering and the project and his dedication to the business he successfully ensured the success of this project.  In the month of August, Derrick worked a considerable number of hours extensively training on the operating procedures for the new elbow cell. Derrick’s enthusiastic confidence and commitment and dedication resulted in him become a subject matter expert in an accelerated amount of time.

Ratko and Derrick are the reason the installation and full implementation of the semi-automatic elbow bend cell was a success. Congratulations Ratko and Derrick!

Join us in Congratulating Jeremy Frantz, STS Aerospace-Scotia, Operations Manager on completion of the Flex-Tek EAGLE (Employees Achieving Greatness in Leadership Excellence) program.  The EAGLE program includes four main components: leadership training, continuous improvement projects, community service and career development.  Despite obstacles created by COVID-19, the 2020-2021 EAGLE class, through dedication and perseverance completed the program and celebrated their achievement and officially graduated from the program on August 25, 2021.

Jeremy started with the STS family at Titeflex as a Manufacturing Supervisor in 2017 and following the Smiths United Flexible acquisition promoted to Operations Manager at Scotia in 2019.  Jeremy has consistently demonstrated a drive and energy to achieve success and we are proud of this exceptional achievement.

Join us in celebrating 21 years of service for Diane Dello Russo.  She is an experienced Production Planner with exceptional teaming skills.  She works closely with operators, master planning and leadership to align resources according to the operational needs.  She is always proactively 10 steps ahead to resolve potential obstacles before they impact production.  Her care and commitment are keys to the smooth flow of our flex production operation.

Diane, we are proud of who you are, all you do and the impact you have at STS.

Natalie started with Scotia Technology in Laconia, NH in August 2011.  She had previous experience as an aerospace quality inspector of machined components which provided the perfect skill set for her new job here as receiving inspector.

Natalie exhibited the drive and ability to multitask and was quickly promoted.  Her responsibilities expanded to include Quality Planner and Customer Liaison for Lockheed Martin.  Natalie’s organizational skills are meticulous and she is professional in everything she does.

Natalie has been an extremely valuable member of the Quality Department.  Natalie is retiring at the end of July and will be greatly missed.  We sincerely thank her for her years of service.  She had mentioned she would like to do some traveling and we hope that she enjoys safe travels and relaxation in her retirement.

Join us in celebrating 34 years of service for Lena Poulin.  She is an expert Induction Brazer with exceptional team leadership skills and cross trained to support several processes.  She works closely with engineering and leadership to handle some of the most difficult braze set ups and processes, always approaching it with a keen eye for safety.  Her commitment and dedication is top notch.

When she’s not driving success at STS she enjoys fishing, especially on The Great Lakes.

Lena, we are proud of who you are, what you do and the difference you make at STS.

Jennifer grew up with a desire to work with her hands in the automotive industry. She would often work with friends on their car repairs in her free time and became a hairdresser—a career path selected because her parents told her welding and machining was not a field for girls.

Fast forward some years, and Jennifer decided to go back to her dream and started working at Titeflex Europe. She showed interest and promise, and we sponsored her schooling, where teachers reported her exceptionally talented. Turned out, Jennifer passed her certificate training in record time, twice—a never-seen-before feat at The Welding Institute.

During Covid lockdown, instead of picking up a new skill, Jennifer asked to go for more welding qualifications, and she proved again to be a star performer. She has been nominated by instructors to go for an engineer level welding certificate, and studying machining when not doing that or working. Jennifer shows tenacity and perseverance like no other, and we are proud to have her as part of our team.