About DWFritz
A legacy of precision. A partner in innovation.
For over 50 years, DWFritz has been the trusted automation partner to the world’s leading Fortune 500 companies, delivering thousands of advanced manufacturing systems and inspecting over 1 billion products.
Founded in 1973 by Dennis Fritz, we’ve built our reputation on engineering excellence, speed, and precision. Our expertise spans high-performance assembly, dispensing, inspection, metrology, sensing, software, and motion control, making DWFritz the partner of choice for customers for whom microns and milliseconds matter.
When manufacturers are faced with impossible challenges, DWFritz is the answer. If it doesn’t exist, we’ll invent it.
Global reach. Local expertise.
With locations in Oregon, California, Indiana, Texas, China, and India, DWFritz supports customers around the world with the responsiveness and expertise needed to deliver precision automation at scale. Our global footprint enables us to collaborate closely with clients, streamline deployment, and ensure seamless support wherever innovation is needed.
Leadership team
DWFritz is led by a seasoned team with proven results in the global industrial automation and high-tech industries. Combining technical excellence, emerging technologies, and operational execution, our leadership is focused on delivering the most innovative and valuable automation solutions to our customers.
Michael Pacione
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO and Board Member, Michael oversees the company’s global strategy and execution. With 30+ years in industrial automation his leadership is marked by operational excellence, business transformation, and technical advancements.
Michael has previously held executive roles at ATS Automation, ABB and Kuka.
Paul Cihak
Chief Commercial Officer
As CCO and Board Member, Paul is responsible for the commercial development of the company, including revenue growth, market & customer diversification and strategic partnerships.
Paul has 25+ years of leadership experience in high-tech, including global executive roles at STMicroelectronics where he was head of Sales and Marketing for the EMEA and Americas regions.
John Pence
Chief Operating Officer
As COO, John oversees the company’s engineering, program management, global supply chain and manufacturing while driving operational excellence initiatives.
John has 30+ years of leadership experience in high-tech consumer electronics, semiconductors, and aerospace manufacturing industries where he successfully executed global market strategies and technical innovation while scaling operations.
Vipin Bothra
VP Sales and Marketing
As VP Sales & Marketing, Vipin is responsible for driving the company’s go to market strategy and top-line growth.
Vipin has 20+ years of experience in high-tech. He led STMicroelectronics’ industrial market development strategy and most recently led Americas and Europe sales at Transphorm, Inc which was acquired by Renesas Electronics.
Corey Mounteer
VP Finance
As VP of Finance, Corey provides strategic leadership to the company’s finance organization.
Corey has 19+ years of finance and accounting experience, deeply rooted in the global Medical Equipment sector. He has held senior global finance roles at CR Bard and Becton Dickinson in Europe and America.
Brent Barcey
VP & GM
Advanced Manufacturing Solutions
As VP and GM of the Advanced Manufacturing Solutions division, Brent oversees the company’s strategic growth and execution of specialty contract manufacturing.
Brent has 25+ years of high-tech leadership experience in robotics, logistics, fulfillment, business development, automation, and material handling. He has held senior roles at OSARO, Plus One Robotics and FANUC.
Invent the future of automation
Join a team that’s redefining what’s possible in precision engineering and advanced manufacturing. At DWFritz, innovation isn’t a buzzword—it’s how we solve the hardest problems in automation. If you’re driven to create precision solutions that power the world’s most advanced systems, we’d love to hear from you.