Keene Building Products Announces New Hires

Words: Dan KamysKeene Building Products announced new hires in their engineering and marketing departments. Keene Building Products is a manufacturer of 3D filament products for the building envelope and noise control markets. [caption id="attachment_12220" align="alignnone" width="268"]Drew Mellen Drew Mellen[/caption] Drew Mellen joined Keene’s manufacturing facility as a quality engineer. A recent graduate from Cleveland State University, Mellen completed his internship in quality control at Keene’s manufacturing facility. He joined the team in January and is assisting Keene’s head engineers on product quality and control systems. [caption id="attachment_12221" align="alignnone" width="150"]Lauren Gramza Lauren Gramza[/caption] Lauren Gramza joined Keene’s marketing department as the new trade show and marketing coordinator. Another recent graduate from Ohio University, Gramza studied marketing and communications and worked previously as a marketing assistant for a local foundation in Cleveland. Gramza will be working closely with Keene’s marketing manager, Melanie Debelak, assisting with marketing initiatives and tradeshow logistics.
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