Click Bond hires a director of R&D and announces promotion in Engineering
John Elverum has joined the company as Director of Research and Development, and Behrouz Khodnegah has been promoted to Director, Manufacturing and Process Engineering.
Carson City, NV, July 12, 2018 – Click Bond Inc. is proud to announce that John Elverum has joined the company as Director of Research and Development, and Behrouz Khodnegah has been promoted to Director, Manufacturing and Process Engineering.
Mr. Elverum’s previous experience includes 35 years of managing R&D Aerospace and Aviation programs including the management of engineering operations and personnel. Mr. Elverum joins Click Bond from Aerovironment where he concurrently served as the Director of Programs, Advanced Programs Division and Sr. Director of Engineering Operations, Small Unmanned Air Systems. He will work closely with the engineering department and continue to develop Click Bond’s R&D capabilities by instituting best practices throughout the design, development, test, and production processes.
Mr. Khodnegah has been with Click Bond for just over a year leading the Manufacturing Engineering Department. With a 33-year background in aerospace fastening systems, Mr. Khodnegah has leadership experience in both Engineering and Operations departments. He previously worked with Shur-Lok, Alcoa and Arconic, TriMas/Monogram Aerospace, GS Aerospace, and Lisi Aerospace. Mr. Khodenegah is six sigma black belt and lean enterprise certified, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal State Fullerton, and an MBA with a focus in management from Woodbury University.
“John Elverum’s rich knowledge of the design of innovative aerospace systems, his creativity in problem solving, and his intentionally collaborative approach are a great fit with Click Bond’s pioneering spirit. Together, we will discover and develop original ideas from across Click Bond, defining a new generation of enabling technologies to inform our products and benefit our customers. Behrouz Khodnegah brings to Click Bond a deep experience in the design and manufacture of high-performance aerospace hardware. His talent and rigorous approach, and his eagerness to teach others, ensures the continued growth of our products’ strong capabilities, and quality and value in their execution,” said Click Bond President and CEO, Karl Hutter.