February 7, 2019 – Magline, the manufacturer of Magliner aluminum material handling equipment, announces the addition of Fran Bridges as Vice President of Engineering. Bridges is responsible for the development, design and innovation of new products as well as continuous improvement of current designs to assist in growing and strengthening the line of product offerings.
Bridges joins Magline following his most recent position as Vice President of Operations for Segway in Bedford, New Hampshire. His responsibilities with Segway included leadership of strategy development, product design, material planning & procurement, quality, customer technical support & manufacturing operations.
Additional experience includes leadership roles with Visteon Corporation and Ford Motor Company. Bridges holds several educational credentials including: BA Computer Science, BS Electrical Engineering, and MS Computer Control Theory.