Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., has announced the appointment of Steve Barr as Vice President of Operations of the Electronics Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics. In his role, Barr is responsible for Operations and Supply Chain for all of Electronics Group locations, including Beverly, Massachusetts, Chandler, Arizona, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Redmond, WA, West Caldwell, New Jersey and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He will be located in Redmond, WA.
Barr comes to Crane with a diverse background in many industries such as electrical distribution equipment, power generation and defense contracting. This included roles with companies such as Danaher, Cummins Engine Company and Hunter Defense Technologies. His career has progressed from Engineer to General Management.
Barr holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Cleveland State University and an Executive Master of Business from Case Western Reserve, Weatherhead School of Management. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.