American Innovations’ Field Data Division Names Charlie Hampton New Director of Manufacturing

Austin, TX – February 26, 2009: American Innovations’ Field Data Division (FDD), leading provider of products and services for pipeline industries, announced the addition of Charlie Hampton as Director of Manufacturing. Charlie will be responsible for production, warehouse management, shipping and receiving, production quality assurance and materials management. Vice President of Operations Mike Devine will continue to manage all engineering functions as well as regulatory activities (i.e. UL, TUV, etc.) and product issues.
 

Hampton has over 26 years experience in manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. He came to AI from Applied Materials, where he has been a Manufacturing Manager for the past 9 years. Prior to Applied Materials, Charlie worked for 8 years as Operations Manager with Smith-Southwestern, Inc. (Mesa, AZ) and at Product Centre, S. W., Inc. (Plano, TX). He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Management from University of Phoenix.
 

"I'm excited to have Charlie on board. He's a very organized and detail-oriented person, and he brings a wealth of manufacturing knowledge and experience to American Innovations,” said Ken Cowan, President of the Field Data Division. “I expect Charlie to have a significant impact on our manufacturing operation, driving improvements in operational efficiency and product quality that will help us deliver improved products to our customers.”
 

“I am dedicated to consistently delivering quality products and services to AI customers in an efficient manner," said Hampton. "The levels of productivity and quality that AI’s team delivers to its clients currently are impressive, so we have a solid and scalable foundation from which we can streamline our processes and accelerate our growth.”
 

Charlie Hampton can be reached at his Austin, TX office at 512-249-3420 or via email.
 

About American Innovations

American Innovations provides products/services for the oil & gas/water pipeline industries, including web-based remote monitoring & equipment control, total survey solutions for corrosion monitoring, automatic meter reading, alarm point monitoring and integrity management. Product lines: Bullhorn® Remote Monitoring, MicroMax® Interrupters, CP Loggers, Allegro® Field Computers, Pipeline Compliance System, Risk Intelligence™ Solutions and cathodic protection services.