Southborough fuel cell company Protonex Technology Corp. has hired David A. Ierardi as vice president of operations.
Ieradi previously held senior level positions at EMC’s security division, RSA, as well as at Telco Systems, Integral Access and Lucent Technologies. Altogether, he has more than 25 years of experience in global operations and management.
He replaces Ronald Rezac, who held the title of vice president of manufacturing.
In his new position, Portonex said Ieradi will establish and scale manufacturing efforts as the company introduces new products and enters new markets.
Ieradi has a master’s degree in computer integrated manufacturing from Brigham Young University and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Lowell.
