James Altizer is a Senior Director of Product and Manufacturing Development at Cormetech, Durham, North Carolina, United States. He completed his MS at Alfred University. He is Operations and engineering professional with over 20 years of increasing responsibility and a successful track record motivating people and teams to achieve results. He is Expertise in leading Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives to improve process yields, cycle times, labor efficiency, and material utilization. He has extensive experience in product development, project management, and problem-solving in high-technology products.