Solar Atmospheres recently named Jamie Jones as its new vice president of operations. Jones has been with the company for nineteen years in a variety of departments and served as general manager of operations for the past seven years. In his new role, Jones will oversee the day-to-day operations of both the heat treating facility in Souderton, PA and the brazing facility in Hatfield. PA. His responsibilities include the direction and management of maintenance, scheduling, shipping/receiving, customer service, training, purchasing and staffing. He will also work closely with the quality and sales departments to ensure that customer requirements are consistently being met. “Jamie has built up a wealth of knowledge in all areas of our heat treating and brazing business and more specifically with our facilities and equipment," said Roger Jones, corporate president. "We are fortunate that the tremendous growth at Solar Atmospheres (which he played a large part in) has opened up an opportunity for Jamie to take on an even greater level of responsibility. With his proven experience and success, we are confident that he will make a valuable contribution to our continued growth.” Jamie Jones is a member of ASM and currently serves on the ASM Liberty Bell Chapter Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), serves on their board of trustees and has taken a number of metallurgical and heat treating courses through their training program.