IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PRO-DEX, INC. (NasdaqCM: PDEX) today announced the launch of its Engineering Services Division, the Company’s new business line that recruits and places contract personnel, and provides engineering and manufacturing consulting services, to address customers’ product design, engineering and manufacturing requirements across a broad range of industries. The Company also announced the appointment of Marvin Gidney as Vice President and General Manager of this new division.
Harold A. Hurwitz, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “This expansion of Pro-Dex’s service offering to provide customers with consulting services and on-site engineering support is a natural extension of the core competencies in contract design and manufacturing that have been our hallmark for more than four decades, and we see Marvin Gidney as the ideal individual to lead the Engineering Services Division. Marvin brings nearly 20 years of experience in the engineering sales, consulting and recruiting industry. He has been a key provider of such services to Pro-Dex for many years and we are excited to now have him as part of our team.”
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gidney was a Branch Manager for Pro Source, Inc. and a co-owner of SoloPoint Solutions, Inc., both staffing and consulting firms specializing in mechanical engineering and product development resources. Prior to his career in the recruiting and placement services industry, Mr. Gidney served for 15 years as a U.S. Marine, serving in deployments overseas and concluding his service with six years as a recruiter in the greater Boston area.
“I have had great experiences helping grow the local Pro Source office and playing a role in it becoming a leader in engineering consulting and placement services, and similarly in helping develop SoloPoint from its beginnings,” said Mr. Gidney. “I look forward to facilitating the realization of Pro-Dex’s potential to provide a full range of engineering services, and to lead the expansion of its footprint through the Engineering Services Division to meet the needs of the growing market for outsourced, project-based engineering in a multitude of industries.”
About Pro-Dex, Inc.:
Pro-Dex, Inc., with operations in California and Oregon, specializes in the design, development and manufacture of powered rotary drive surgical and dental instruments used primarily in the orthopedic, spine, maxocranial facial and dental markets. Its OMS division designs and manufactures embedded motion control systems serving the medical, factory automation, semi-conductor and scientific research markets. Pro-Dex’s products are found in hospitals, dental offices, medical engineering labs, scientific research facilities and high tech manufacturing operations around the world.
Pro-Dex also provides quality and regulatory consulting services, as well as engineering consulting and placement services through its Engineering Services Division. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.pro-dex.com.
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