Vice President of Plant Operations - Ernie Giavedoni
Ernie Giavedoni is the Vice President of Plant Operations for DNP IMS America Corporation. He attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH and served in the US Army's Military Intelligence division for 7 years. With over 28 years experience in quality control and manufacturing management, Ernie began working with DNP over 6 years ago as the Quality Assurance Manager. Hired to implement ISO registration for the Concord facility, he achieved dual ISO registration in less than 8 months. In 1999, he became Director of Plant Operations and in January 2002 was promoted to Vice President of Plant Operations.
Ernie has published numerous textbooks on precision measurement. He is also a professional sculptor and fine arts photographer. His artwork is displayed in various museums, corporate collections and key private collections across 4 continents. He also enjoys fishing, gardening, reading and good wine. He is fluent in both Italian and Hungarian.
Keigo Hayakawa is the President of DNP IMS America Corp. He has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Keio University in Japan. Hayakawa has been with DNP for over 20 years. He joined DNP directly after college working in DNP’s business forms division where he handled sales of plastic cards, business forms and data processing services. In 1989, he joined DNP’s newly formed Information Media Supplies division where he continued his role in sales. In 1994, Hayakawa moved to Concord, NC to become DNP IMS Amercia Corp.’s Sales Manager. He stayed in the US for five years before returning to Japan in 1999. Hayakawa’s most recent position in Japan was General Manager of Sales for DNP’s Information Media Supplies division. His responsibilities included overseeing the growth and development of DNP’s barcode and dye sublimation products. He now returns to the US as DNP IMS America Corp.’s newest President. He looks forward to continuing the momentum and growth DNP IMS America Corp. has experienced over the past ten years of operation.