Burton Appointed UQM VP of Operations

Ronald Burton has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of operations at UQM Technologies of Frederick, Colorado. Responsible for the company’s engineering and manufacturing operations, he will report to President and Chief Executive Officer William G. Rankin.

Prior to joining the company, Burton served as vice president of sales and engineering for Stature Electric Inc., a motor supplier to vehicle manufacturers and industrial markets. For the 12 years prior to that, he served as director of engineering and operations for Globe Motor Co., a high volume motor supplier to the automotive, industrial and military markets, where he was responsible for the management of three manufacturing facilities totaling over 250,000 square feet with approximately 1,000 employees. Burton began his career with the Electrocraft Motion Control Group of Robbins & Meyers in 1976.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Morehead University.