Robert W. Whitney

Bob Whitney became Vice President, Manufacturing, in April 2000.
Whitney has been with Itron since 1992, when Itron acquired Enscan, the world’s leading manufacturer of radio-meter modules at that time.
Whitney has responsibility for the fabrication of all of Itron’s hardware products, including supply chain management, development and administration of contract manufacturing relationships, and interfacing with internal product development and marketing groups.
Prior to assuming his present position, he was Director of Manufacturing for Itron’s Minnesota operations from 1994 until 1999 when he assumed director responsibilities for all of Itron’s manufacturing operations.
Before coming to Itron, Whitney held various manufacturing positions with EF Johnson, a two-way radio manufacturing company.
Whitney received a B.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S.
degree in Industrial Engineering from North Dakota State University.