Bryan Mikula

Board Member

Bryan Mikula will be an independent member of our board of directors. Mr. Mikula is an accomplished manufacturing and operations executive with a proven record of transforming private equity-backed industrial, aerospace, defense, and precision manufacturing companies. Since February 2025, Mr. Mikula has served as President of Kadon Aerospace, establishing strategic partnerships with key aerospace customers and securing multi-year agreements positioning the business for long-term sustainable aerospace growth. Prior to Kadon Aerospace, Mr. Mikula served as CEO and Board Member of Cutting Edge Machining & Automation from June 2024 to June 2025. From August 2022 to April 2024, Mr. Mikula was Chief Executive Officer of F&S Tool, a private equity-owned precision molding and tooling platform backed by Newhold Enterprises. Before becoming CEO, Mr. Mikula supported F&S Tool as a Management Consultant from February 2022 to August 2022. Earlier, Mr. Mikula served as President and Chief Operating Officer of XPER Inc. from January 2021 until February 2022 and as Director of Manufacturing from November 2019. XPER Inc. is a private equity held defense contractor specializing in transparent and opaque armor for the U.S. Department of Defense. From July 2016 to October 2019, Mr. Mikula served as Vice President of Manufacturing at Oberg Industries, a global precision metals manufacturer eventually supporting the change of control to a new owner. Before Oberg Industries, Mr. Mikula matured through leadership roles at Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) from October 2007 to June 2016, ultimately serving as Plant Manager. Mr. Mikula began his career at Ford Motor Company, where over seven years, from August 2001 to October 2007, he held Assembly Operations Leadership Roles. Mr. Mikula holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science & Engineering from Penn State, a Lean Manager Certification from Ohio State University, and a Six Sigma Black Belt from Ford Motor Company.