<p> 1302 West Beardsley Avenue • Elkhart, IN 46514 • (800) 346-0250 • Fax (574) 293–9914</p><p>For Immediate Release: Elkhart, IN January 15th, 2009</p><p>MEDIA ALERT</p><p>Elkhart Brass is pleased to announce Curt McDowell has accepted the position of Commissioning Engineer – Industrial Monitor Systems. This newly created position reports to Steve Bollinger, Industrial Systems Product Manager, as part of Elkhart’s on-going efforts to increase availability of personnel for off-site industrial product installations. </p><p>Curt has engineering experience with a leading designer/manufacturer of rubber suspension systems and ride enhancement products; additionally, he has worked for one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wrot copper tube fittings. With his previous employers, Curt participated in a wide variety of activities, including: new product design and development, idea-to-implementation project planning, and customer interface.</p><p>Curt received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University.</p><p>Elkhart Brass is proud Curt has chosen to join our team as we continue to grow to better serve our customers. We strongly believe Curt’s commitment to getting the job done right and his varied engineering background will result in excellent customer experiences.</p>