October 9, 2003  |  Imaginestics appoints Jerry McFeeters as Vice President of Business Development

Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A - Imaginestics, LLC announced today that Jerry McFeeters has joined Imaginestics as Vice President of Business Development. McFeeters' focus will be on developing strategic business relationships and on market positioning of Imaginestics' products and services.

"Jerry's vast business and industry knowledge brings a unique perspective to our executive team. His experiences in the automotive, aerospace, and consumer products industries allow him to strategically position Imaginestics' products in these markets and clearly communicate the value proposition," said Nainesh Rathod, Chief Executive Officer at Imaginestics.

"The ability to integrate manufacturing information into the product design process and to reuse existing design information is a critical requirement of nearly all companies today. Imaginestics fulfills this need, along with many others, with their innovative suite of products," McFeeters said. "I am excited about being part of the Imaginestics team and I look forward to helping users of the technology speed up their product development process by orders of magnitude."

Before joining Imaginestics, McFeeters served as a regional manager for Engineering Methods, Inc. (EMI) and was responsible for sales and marketing of CAE software. Prior to EMI, McFeeters co-founded Theorem Solutions, a CAD Data Exchange Company. He also held executive and engineering positions at International TechneGroup Inc., Octal, Inc., Intergraph Corporation, Computervision Corporation, and the State of Ohio. McFeeters founded CADMAC, a CAD/CAM consulting company for Intergraph systems. He started his career in the US Air Force as a pilot for C-141 Cargo Aircraft after receiving his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. Later, he earned an MA in Public Administration from Central Michigan University.

About Imaginestics
Imaginestics is a privately-held software and services company founded in December 2002. It is emerging as the leader in knowledge-based systems for the manufacturing and life sciences industry. Imaginestics' mission is to unleash the power of existing engineering and manufacturing systems through an integrated product suite that taps companies' past and present knowledge and optimizes their future development. Imaginestics' product suite includes, i-compare, i-migrate, i-config, i-parts and i-advisor.