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With over 50 years of combined manufacturing experience, our founding principals have taken their winning business strategies and advanced manufacturing techniques and processes to the next level. The Azimuth principals have assembled an experienced leadership team with extensive industry knowledge in all key functional areas. This strong leadership team has catapulted the company to the forefront of manufacturing for precision applications where reliability is paramount.

Executive Team

Azimuth is led by an experienced Executive team under the guidance and strategic direction Len Zaiser, IV. Members of the Executive team have expertise in all product groups and service offerings that the Company specializes in and have served at the Founders’ previous companies.

 

Len Zaiser IV
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Len IV is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Azimuth Technology. He graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Science degree. Len was a Managing Director at the Transamerica Leasing Corporation and ABN-AMRO Bank, NV. He was also the past Area President of Encore Bank and the founder of HLFC, a leasing and financing company. In 2004, Len co-founded Structure Medical, Inc. Len serves on advisory boards of both Junior Achievement and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Thomas Thacker II
Chief Operating Officer

Thomas is the Chief Operating Officer at Azimuth Technology. He is a graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Project Management. He has an established career history of leadership with more than 30 years of experience serving in CEO, President and other senior/executive management roles including sales, product testing, design and manufacturing. As a firearms industry veteran and former professional action shooting sports champion Thomas has demonstrated his success in various segments of the industry and held senior management positions with Ammo Inc., Armalite, Timney Manufacturing, FN America, and DDA, LLC.

Emeric Robert
Chief Financial Officer

Emeric is the Chief Financial Officer with Azimuth Technology. Prior to his position at Azimuth, Emeric worked with the Zaisers at Structure Medical where he served as Chief Financial Officer as well. Emeric's career as a CFO began at Kaye Homes, where he worked for over 8 years. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. He is a certified public accountant with over 20 years of senior management experience.

Cameron Grantham
Senior VP, Business Development

Cameron joined Azimuth’s executive team in December 2012 as Senior Vice President of Business Development. He brings over 20 years years of leadership experience across the U.S. military, law enforcement, and the sporting goods industry. Cameron holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice & Sociology from the University of Idaho, as well as a degree in Executive Strategic Sales Management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Throughout his career, Cameron has held CEO and senior executive positions at leading companies such as Leupold Stevens, Benchmade Knives, Danner/LaCrosse, and LST Consulting, Inc. He has been instrumental in driving product innovation, expanding global business development, and leading international and domestic sales efforts. His expertise in business development has been a key asset in advancing Azimuth's strategic growth initiatives.

Alson Cornell
EVP, Sales & Marketing

Al Cornell is an Executive Vice President at Azimuth Technology, since December 2013. Al has over 35 years of experience serving in CEO, COO and other senior level positions in general management, marketing management, business development, operations, sales management and external communications. He is an industry veteran with a well-known track record of successes in the commercial and civilian sporting firearms and ammunition markets, body armor, ballistics, and small arms weapons systems industries. Al has held senior management positions at DuPont/Remington; Beretta USA; O.F. Mossberg and Sons; Heckler and Koch USA, Inc.; Navy Arms Inc.; J.G Anschutz, GmbH; and RUAG Ammotec.

Nick Chylinski
VP of Manufacturing

Nick is the Manufacturing Manager with Azimuth Technology, LLC. He is a graduate of Edinboro University with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. He has 25 years of experience in a spectrum of industry including aerospace, medical and firearms. He has experience ranging from manual machining to 5 axis CNC Programming and fixture design, to complex CAD assemblies. Nick's relationship with the Zaisers began at Structure Medical, LLC, where he worked as a CNC Programmer for nearly 4 years. Prior to this, Nick held the same position at Innovative Medical Devices, Inc. for about 2 years.

Key Team Members

Daily operations are led by a seasoned management team that collectively supervises 245 employees. On average, Azimuth’s managers bring with them over 25 years of manufacturing or sales experience to the Company.

Mauricio Giraldo
Director of Operations

Mauricio was born in Bogota, Colombia where he graduated from Industrial Design. Mauricio has worked for several companies in the manufacturing field, including Inovo, Inc. and Structure Medical. As Director of Operations for Azimuth Technology, he is involved in the day to day processes, ensuring that final product is manufactured with exceptional quality and on time delivery to the numerous customers.

LeNoir E. Zaiser III
Co-Founder

Len Senior is the Co-Founder of Azimuth. He is well known and respected for his unique engineering talent and creative ability using state-of-the-art precision machine tools and equipment. His approach ensures that even the most complicated designs are delivered to the highest quality standards. Len has founded many companies within defense, aerospace and the medical device industries. In 2010, Len was honored as Junior Achievement’s Laureate for the Business Hall of Fame for his longstanding entrepreneurial achievements, leadership and commitment to the community. Founder of seven different manufacturing companies, Len has continually flourished in taking an idea from early conception and turning it into a thriving business. As a serial entrepreneur, Len’s companies have employed thousands of people throughout his career, including Engineering Research. Defense Research, Southern Research, Inovo, Inovo Tech and Structure Medical.