Kenton W. Fiske
President & CEO
SenDEC Corporation
Ken directs all operations of the SenDEC CEM and Products Groups. He founded SenDEC in 1972 as a custom electronics design firm, serving the electronics design needs of Xerox, Kodak, and other leading manufacturers in Upstate New York. In 1978, he added PCB production and subassembly to the company’s capabilities. In 1993, Ken acquired SIPAP Electronics resulting in the formation of SenDEC's Products Group, which today markets a wide variety of maintenance meters, tachometers and racing products to customers worldwide.
Prior to launching SenDEC, Ken worked for Xerox Corporation as an engineer, technical specialist, and engineering manager engaged in the design and development of new copier and duplicator products. He supervised the engineering of hardware and software designs of control systems and applications of custom, large-scale integrated circuits, keyboards and display technologies for advanced Xerox copier products. Ken implemented the first microprocessor used in a Xerox Copier/Duplicator.
Ken graduated from the University of Illinois in 1966 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He completed advanced studies at both the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Ken is the inventor or co-inventor of 8 U.S. and foreign patents.
Tom Tette
VP & CFO
SenDEC Corporation
As CFO, Tom serves as secretary, treasurer and chief accountant of SenDEC Corporation. Before joining SenDEC in 1995, Tom was Controller for Champion Moving and Storage in Rochester, NY, where he consolidated the debt structure, improved cash flow, introduced a 401K plan, and computerized payroll. In his previous position as Controller for G.P. Improvements, Tom improved job cost and inventory controls and handled all aspects of accounting. Prior to joining G.P. Improvements, Tom spent 17 years at General Signal Corporation, where he worked his way up from the accounting and computer department in the Kayex Corporation Division to Vice President and General Manager of the Spitfire Tool & Machine Division. Tom holds a BS in Accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Wm. Craig Hoffman
VP & General Manager
SenDEC CEM Group
Craig is responsible for SenDEC's Contract Electronics Manufacturing Services business unit. He has over 30 years of engineering and production management experience. Before joining SenDEC in 1995, Craig was General Manager of U.S. Assemblies Endicott Inc., a division of the Matco Electronics Group. There he managed the day-to-day contract manufacturing operations including a work force of 150 people. Craig developed and monitored operating budgets, implemented cost containment and quality programs, and assisted in the startup of a contract manufacturing facility in Florida.
Craig was previously Vice President of Operations and General Manager of American Computer Assembly Inc. (COMPASS), where he managed manufacturing, materials, engineering, and human resources. He has also managed customer relations functions with Fortune 500 firms - assuring contract compliance and the meeting of quality and delivery requirements. Prior to joining COMPASS, Craig managed engineering and production operations for Ebonex Corporation, Savin Corp and MLI Industries. He began his career as a Design Engineer at Sperry Univac and Fisher Price.
David Sestito
VP & General Manager
SenDEC Products Group
David is responsible for SenDEC's Products Group that manufactures and distributes digital monitoring, display and control devices worldwide. He joined the company in 1984 as a technician and was soon promoted into engineering management positions. He has served as lead engineer on several successful customer design initiatives within SenDEC's CEM Group. David has also been instrumental in the design, development and management of the SenDEC Products Group device portfolio since the company's acquisition of SIPAP Electronics in 1993. The company's Products Group officially became a separate business unit of SenDEC Corporation in January of 2000 and David was selected to lead it as General Manager. In 2005, SenDEC’s Board of Directors promoted David to the position of Vice President.
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