We would like to thank the men and women who have bravely and honorably defended our country by serving in our military. Below are the UltraTech employees and immediate family members who have served or are currently serving.
Mario Cruz - Marketing Director
U.S. Navy, 1989-1994. Helicopter Aircrewman (SH-3H), Rescue Swimmer, and Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator. Served with helicopter squadron HS-7 (The Dusty Dogs) aboard the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Courtney Kucera - Customer Service Manager
Grandfather – Byron Clark Brown
U.S. Navy, 1951-1955. Korean War Veteran.
Matt Clancy - Business Development Manager, ATG
Grandfathers – Paul P. Clancy, Sr. and Frank Celularo.
Both served in World War II.
Father-in-law – Angel Morales
U.S. Marine Corps 1965-1967. Demolitions Expert for the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. He was picked up in Puerto Rico and brought to Camp Lejeune before heading to Vietnam for 13 months from 1966 – 1967, when he was wounded in battle and received the Purple Heart.
Sonja Day - Project Manager
Husband
Retired Command Master Chief, U.S. Navy. 1980-2010. Aviation Electrician.
Son
U.S. Navy. 2012-Present
Tim McGrath - Vice President of Sales
Father – Frank McGrath
U.S. Navy. Stationed in Rota, Spain on the USS Canopus (Sub-tender).
Ashley Khader - Accounting Specialist
Sister- Kristin Robar
U.S. Airforce 2001-2011. Grand Forks, ND. Healthcare Administration
Brother-In-Law – Charles Robar
U.S. Airforce 2006 – Present. Currently stationed in Jacksonville FL. as a MEPS Liaison Supervisor
Father- Sean McDonough
U.S. Navy 1983-1993. Hospital Corpsman, Aerospace Medicine, and Aerospace Physiology Tech.
U.S. Army 2006-2012. Captain/Critical Care Nurse
Brother – Michael McDonough
U.S. Army National Guard 2020-Present. Infantry
Grandfather – Sherwood Carver
U.S. Army- 1963-1969
Laurie Brochu - Finance Director
Father – Charles Glidden
U.S. Coast Guard 1961-1965. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Coos Bay, Portland, ME for two years, then, assigned to USCG Eastwind, an Icebreaker serving in Antarctica until May 1965, retired as Boatswain’s Mate 3rd class.
Paul Sander - Engineering Manager
Father – Commander Jeffrey Richard Sander
U.S. Naval Academy – Class of 1976; U.S. Navy, 1976 – 1997. USS Marvin Shields, USS Takelma, USS Caron, USS Dale, USS Saratoga, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Grandfather – Captain Richard Elmer Sander
U.S. Navy, 1949 – 1978. Received wings in December 1950. Served two deployments to the Korean War theater, flying PBM flying boat patrol planes.
Grandfather – Richard Henry Greene
U.S. Navy, ~1944-1946. As a teenager, he enlisted in the US Navy while in Seattle, receiving training as a radio operator at Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Chicago. He didn’t ‘see action’ overseas, because the war ended. He was honorably discharged in July 1946 as a Yeoman Third Class and returned to Seattle to continue his education at the University of Washington.
Molly Garibay - Marketing Assistant
Grandfather – Randy Waldrop
U.S. Army Infantry Vietnam 1973 – 1975
Uncle – Joshua Waldrop
U.S. Army 118 Infantry Battalion, Iraq and Afghanistan 2004-2007
Jean Smith - National Account Support Specialist
Son – Cpl. Matthew Allen
U.S. Marine Corps, 2014-2019. He was a machine gunner with the 2/2 based in Camp Lejeune, NC.
Uncle – Chuck Theusch
U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1969 — 1972. He founded Children’s Library Project which currently builds children’s libraries in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia providing books and internet to local children.
Jacque Hahn - Q.A. Manager, Engineering
Brother – Bruce Allen Brosseau
Served 1965-1969 and was an EN3 Engineman 3rd class Petty Officer. He served on the USS America in the Mediterranean
Niece – Gina Marie Rassmussen
1989-93 and served during Desert Storm and was an AD3, Aviation machinist Mate, 3rd class Petty Officer. She was stationed at Barbers Point Hawaii Naval Air Station, at Squadron VC-1.
Caprice Taylor - Logistics Coordinator
U.S. Marine Corps, 1992-1994. 0151 Administrative Clerk; Honorable Discharge
Taylor White - Customer Service Manager
Father – Harold White
U.S. Army 1985-1989. From 1985-1987, he was an infantryman (Heavy Anti-Armor Specialist), and from 1987-1989, he was a Public Affairs Officer.
Grandfather – Barney White
U.S. Navy 1963-1984. From 1985-1987. Administrative Specialist for various commands from ships to aviation units.
Dale Shaw - Vice President of Operations
Father – Ronald James Lannan
1st Lt., U.S. Marine Corps. 1952 – 1954. Honorable Discharge after being injured during combat training at Quantico.
Nephew – Mitchell Stock
Captain, U.S. Army. Attended United States Military Academy at West Point. Served 7 years as an Army Air Defense Artillery Officer. Deployed to Kuwait in 2012 and was then stationed in Baumholder, Germany from 2013-2016 serving as an Operations Officer and Battery Commander. Currently serving as Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Scranton ROTC.
Nephew – Andrew Stock
Captain, U.S. Army. Has served 6 years as an Army Field Artillery Officer. After graduating from West Point, he deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 and Kuwait in 2014. Following these deployments, he moved to Fort Benning, GA where he served as the assistant Brigade Fire Support Officer. Andrew has recently transitioned out of the Army to work in the private sector.
