Seikowave
Jeff Waldal has had extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Jeff started their career at United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, where they worked as a Sr. Materials Technician, focusing on the development of inspection techniques for jet engine materials. Jeff then moved on to Ladish Company Inc. as a Quality Manager, where they were responsible for starting up a robotic jet engine cell.
In 1995, Waldal joined Semicon Associates, a division of Ceradyne, where they initially worked as the Quality Manager before being promoted to Operations Manager. During their time at Semicon Associates, they played a key role in turning around the company, increasing sales, profitability, and market share through customer-driven innovation.
Waldal later became the President of Semicon Associates and Corporate Vice President of Ceradyne, overseeing operations, engineering, finances, and sales and marketing. Jeff successfully implemented strategic plans and negotiated long-term contracts, resulting in significant improvements in sales, gross margins, net profit, yields, and on-time delivery.
In 1999, Waldal joined Ceradyne, Inc. as the Corporate Vice President and Site Manager for ACO Lexington. Jeff provided strategic plan development and implementation for three product groups and was instrumental in the company's success, reaching a peak of 400 employees and $275M in sales.
Lastly, Waldal joined Seikowave, Inc. as the Chief Operations Officer in 2013. Seikowave is a high-tech start-up specializing in 3D imaging technology, and Waldal's role involved overseeing operations and driving growth in various industries such as energy, aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications.
Jeff Waldal earned a Diploma in Non-Destructive Testing from Hutchinson Area Vocational Technical Institute in 1984. Jeff later pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management, which they completed at the University of Kentucky from 1987 to 1993. To further enhance their education, Jeff obtained an MBA in Business Management from Eastern Kentucky University, where they studied from 1995 to 1997.
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Seikowave
Seikowave, Inc. was founded to commercialize new technologies that can make high speed 3D measurements at reasonable costs suitable for diverse markets. Seikowave systems can acquire 3D point clouds with 350,000 points per point cloud at rates up to 1,000 point clouds per second. The key technologies are in the areas of digital signal processing,image processing, optical systems, and the interactions among these technologies. They live in a three-dimensional world of length, width, and height. Their ability to make accurate measurements of these dimensions is critical to a wide variety of applications as diverse as measuring parts for automobiles, inspecting pipelines, examining teeth for dental restoration, and many others.Seikowave uses 3D measurements to solve common problems encountered in the oil and gas industry. Their solutions acquire 3D data, analyze the data for defects and anomalies, and generate reports that determine the fitness for service and can help guide repair procedures if necessary. Seikowave also manufactures the 3DSL hardware and software for general NDT applications.