Buffalo, NY – EWI is pleased to announce that it has hired Jayson Alvarez as a Technician for Buffalo Manufacturing Works. Buffalo Manufacturing Works, a one-of-kind resource center for advanced manufacturing, is part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative.

Jayson Alvarez joins EWI with 10 years experience working as a machinist at a number of Western New York manufacturing facilities. He will be supporting applied R&D projects in Buffalo Manufacturing Works’ four focus areas: Flexible Manufacturing, Materials & Testing, Additive Manufacturing and Machining & Finishing.

“Jason has a passion for machines and finding new ways to use them. He is just the type of innovative employee we want on our team,” said Michael Ulbrich, president of Buffalo Manufacturing Works. “As we try evolve manufacturing through innovation, it’s key that we have team members that think outside the box and bring new and fresh ideas to our projects.”

Buffalo Manufacturing Works has already begun working with numerous manufacturers in Western New York and plans to open its facility located at 847 Main Street in Spring 2015. There are positions open at Buffalo Manufacturing Works, and we encourage anyone interested to visit the EWI careers page.

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About EWI

EWI is the leading engineering and technology organization in North America dedicated to developing, testing, and implementing advanced manufacturing technologies for industry. Since 1984, EWI has offered applied research, manufacturing support, and strategic services to leaders in the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronic, medical, energy, government and defense, and heavy manufacturing sectors. By matching our expertise to the needs of forward-thinking manufacturers, our technology team serves as a valuable extension of our clients’ innovation and R&D teams to provide premium, game-changing solutions that deliver a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. To learn more, visit www.ewi.org, email [email protected], or call 614.688.5000.

About Buffalo Manufacturing Works

Buffalo Manufacturing Works is a one-of-a-kind resource center for advanced manufacturing. This groundbreaking collaboration between leading industry, research and academic partners provides manufacturers with the tools they need to grow, improve their bottom line and compete all while stimulating economic development throughout the Buffalo Niagara Region. The program is supported by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion Economic Development Plan. For more information, visit www.buffalomanufacturingworks.com.

About the Buffalo Billion

With Governor Cuomo’s commitment to invest $1 billion in the Buffalo area economy, which is designed to spur significantly greater private investment and create thousands of new, sustainable jobs, New York State is helping the Buffalo area to realize immediate economic growth to put “generation now” back to work while setting the foundation for sustainable economic opportunity for future generations. The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council – a top economic development plan award winner – will play a key role in how the funding is used to support the expansion of local companies and how to target the attraction of new businesses across the country and around the globe to come to Buffalo. To learn more about the Buffalo Billion, visit www.buffalobillion.ny.gov.