Ilmrud, Steve

Steve Ilmrud is Vice President of Operations for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, North America. He oversees multiple of Hexagon’s facilities in North America, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture. His commitment to continuous improvement has strengthened Hexagon’s manufacturing practices while inspiring growth, learning and leadership at every level of the organization.

Mr. Ilmrud has demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing precision manufacturing technologies that drive efficiency, productivity and competitiveness for manufacturers. An industry thought leader and speaker, Mr. Ilmrud is the recipient of multiple awards, including being recognized on the floors of both the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives for his contributions to strengthening manufacturing in the state.

Ilmrud has worked in the Manufacturing industry for more than 30 years after graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. He has an extensive background in the management of complex electro-mechanical product manufacturing such as aircraft engines and coordinate measuring machines. He held multiple management positions in the manufacturing engineering areas at United Technologies / Pratt & Whitney, prior to joining ROMER Inc. in 1996. As Vice President, Ilmrud was instrumental in leading and growing ROMER into the industry leader in portable articulated coordinate measurement machines, prior to its purchase by Hexagon in 2004.