BEAVERTON, OR - The Merix Corporation has announced that George Dramowicz has joined the company as its vice president of quality. Dramowicz was most recently a director of corporate and global quality at Celestica International.

Prior to Celestica, Dramowicz held management positions at Honeywell/Allied Signal, and Marconi and Pratt & Whitney of Canada. He was also on the faculty of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, holds engineering degrees from Warsaw Technical University, and has participated in the Management Institute at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Michael Burger, CEO of Merix, commented, "We are delighted to add George to our management team. His substantial global experience and leadership capabilities in both lean and quality management systems will bring great depth to our existing team."

"Merix has a great reputation for producing the highest quality high-end printed circuit boards," said George Dramowicz. "I am very excited about the opportunity to help Merix drive lean philosophies throughout the company."