Our History

Dennis joined Metalcraft Technologies (MTI) in 1996 after spending 6 years with McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing SLC. At MTI he has acted in capacities as Assembly Manager, Production Manager, Customer Service Manager, Program Manager, Manufacturing Director, and Plant 2 Operations Director. In 2012 Dennis became the Operation Vice President and in 2018 became the Vice President for Aircraft Structures.

Prior to MTI, at McDonnell Douglas Dennis acted in capacities as Production Associate, Structure Mechanic, Inventory Management, Team Leader over the MD80 fuselage, and Production Supervisor over the MD11 #2 engine cowling. While at MTI from 2002 to 2005, he attended Southern Utah University in their Business Management Undergraduate program.

Megen joined the MSC Aerospace family of companies in March 2013 as the Director of Human Resources for MSC Aerospace and its subsidiaries Metalcraft Technologies and SyberJet Aircraft. In July of 2018, she became the Vice President of Business Systems for Metalcraft Technologies.

Prior to MSC Aerospace, Megen spent 10 years in higher education both at Utah State University and Southern Utah University. Megen’s time in the academic setting was spent working with college students in a variety of capacities including Academic Advising, Graduate School, adjunct lecturer for Human Resource Management, and as Director of Career Services. She holds both a Bachelors (2002) and Masters (2005) degree in Human Resources from Utah State University. Megen currently chairs the State Workforce Development Board for the State of Utah and the Utah Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Board.

Dave Larkin is serving as Metalcraft Technologies’ (MTI) Senior Manager of Customer Service & Structures. Dave began working for Metalcraft Technologies in 2005 as a manufacturing engineer. During Dave’s tenure at MTI, he’s held multiple roles with progressive responsibility including assembly engineering management, quality engineering and previously as Director of Plant Operations for our processing/finishing and assembly departments.

Dave’s collective experience, and ability to manage cross-functional teams, has lead the way in specialized aerospace project management assignments and complex tool design projects including the F-5 Flap Assembly for Northrup Grumman, the A-10 Nacelle replacement through Hill Airforce Base, and major structure assembly planning for the fuselage and control surfaces for the SJ30 Light Business Jet.

Recently, Dave oversaw significant capital investment upgrades to the manual and automated chemical processing lines. These upgrades were instrumental in setting up new processing capabilities including capacity for larger processing tanks and the addition of a new black anodize process. Dave is a graduate of Southern Utah University with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology.

Spencer Rudd serves as the Senior Manager of Manufacturing for Metalcraft Technologies’ (MTI) sheet metal fabrication and machining departments. Prior to his time at MTI, Spencer spent 10 years at WL Plastics as a Senior Manager of Quality. Spencer’s background includes extensive experience in schedule compliance, inventory control, internal compliance audits, and customer surveillance audits. Spencer spent several years implementing the set-up of quality systems in manufacturing facilities in the US & Canada. Spencer is trained in ISO9001, 5s Safety, quality assurance protocols and risk management analysis. His certifications include; ISOS9001 Lead Auditor, Nuclear Audits, and FM Certified.

Jeremy joined Metalcraft in March of 2019 as the shipping manager. In October of 2019, he became the Senior Manager of Customer Relations. Just recently, Jeremy has taken on the responsibility for marketing and sales at Metalcraft and is currently the Sr. Manager of Marketing, Estimating & Engineering.

Prior to Metalcraft Jeremy spent 18 years in similar roles with an electronics manufacturer as well as with a biotech company in Northern Utah. Jeremy has a Bachelors degree in Public Relations (2002) and has extensive training in Marketing, and Logistics. He holds a CPIM Certification with APICS as well as is a trained IATA/49 CFR instructor, ISO 9001: Auditor Certification, Letters of Credit and BIS export controls certifications. Jeremy managed a $40M GSA contract to perfection, while negotiating other contracts with DoD, Lockheed, Northrup Grumman, and many, many institutions of higher learning. Jeremy enjoys southern Utah cycling culture and can be found roaming the mountains of the Southwest.

Lon Young began working for Metalcraft Technologies in 2018 as the Quality Systems Manager. In August of 2019, Lon became a Senior Manager with responsibility for all Quality Systems, Processing/Finishing and Maintenance. For the 15 years prior, Lon worked for companies such as Nucor Steel Corporation, Nucor Building Systems, Hess Pumice and Mauser Corporation in various positions including Process Engineer, Group Leader, Quality Assurance Manager and Production Manager. Lon attended University of Idaho in Moscow where he earned a BS in Metallurgical Engineering.