Avon Lake, Ohio-based Design Engineering, Inc. (DEI) recently named David Ramirez as the company’s new Vice President of Operations.

Ramirez, who joined the company in May, has over 30 years of experience in systems management, quality control, logistics, sales and marketing, and purchasing and operations.

For 10 years, Ramirez worked in the wholesale sporting supply business for the Southern California distribution center Outdoor Sports Headquarters, followed by seven years with Buckeye Sports Supply in Canton, Ohio.

Prior to joining DEI, Ramirez worked for MAG Instruments as Senior Planner/Plant Manager; he also worked at Edelbrock Corporation as the company’s International Product Manager, where his primary duty included expanding key product lines, as well as improving and streamlining the international sourcing process.

Other key positions include Operations Manager for Spectre Performance in Ontario, California, where one of his primary duties was to design, source, market, and distribute performance products to national chains and Internet retailers, and as Director of Sales and Marketing for Specialty Products Inc. in Los Angeles, California.

For more on DEI, visit DesignEngineering.com.