Howard Zion is the Director of Technical Operations for Transcat, Inc. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

Howard has collected a wealth of knowledge in many disciplines during the span of 27 years in Metrology, and has been employed with:
• The United States Air Force
• Lockheed Martin
• NASA's Standards & Calibration Laboratories (Kennedy Space Center)
• Philips Electronics
• Transcat, Inc.

Mr. Zion performs additional duties in various communities, serving in the following roles:
• Three NCSL International Working Groups (151, 163.1, & 164.1)
• Advisory board at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)
• Sponsor for Engineering Capstone projects at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Author of white papers on Metrology

Transcat sells and markets test and measurement instrumentation as well as calibration and repair services to a variety of industries including life sciences, pharmaceutical, petroleum refining, chemical manufacturing, and public utility. Transcat celebrates its 46th year in business in 2010. For more information, go to www.transcat.com