Mills Products hires R&D manager

Mills Products, Brentwood, Tenn., a metal forming company providing hydroformed, roll formed, and tube stamped parts for the automotive and appliance industries, has appointed David Brinker as its R&D manager.

Before joining the company, Brinker worked for more than 25 years in the R&D model shop for the Jenn-Air division of Maytag Corp., and then subsequently at Whirlpool Corp., holding positions as both senior model maker and manager of the model shop. He also worked for several years as an instructor at the Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, teaching sheet metal layout and fabrication.