Jacobsen promotes Drain to director of product management
29 Mar, 2010 By: LM Staff LM Direct! |
| Paul Drain |
CHARLOTTE, NC — Paul Drain, Jacobsen's former program manager who worked on the launch of the Eclipse 322 greens mower and R311 rotary mower, has been promoted to director of product management effective March 1, 2010.
He will report to Martin Levy, vice president sales and marketing, and will lead the product management, technical support and training teams at Jacobsen’s headquarters in Charlotte.
Drain's previous experience includes positions in operations and materials management and continuous improvement with Textron Automotive, where he worked from 1992–1997. He joined Jacobsen in 2004 as manager, purchasing and production planning, and in 2007 entered the Textron Six Sigma Black Belt Program. He achieved Top Gun status in 2008.
Drain accepted the position of program manager in 2008, and has been working on the Eclipse 322 and R311 product launches. He has a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry from Middlebury College and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
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