Burger Boat Company announced today the appointment of Ronald J. Beilman to the newly created position of Vice President Engineering and Design.

Joining Burger Boat Company in November 1997 as a Manufacturing/Tooling engineer, Ron was promoted to the Design department as a Joiner/Furniture Designer in July 1999 and was again promoted to Joiner Design Manager in June 2004. In November of 2005 Ron was promoted to the position of Director of Design, a position he has held until this new promotion overseeing all of engineering and design.

Ron has combined his initial schooling in Industrial Engineering and Fine Art with a wealth of Job experience previously in the aviation industry as Director of Research and Development at RANS, Inc. and with two separate “custom --- business jet interior companies prior to joining Burger Boat Company 10 years ago.

A family man, Ron and his wife Kori have two children, Alex age 10 and Sarah age 8.

Reporting directly to Owen Howell, Sr. Vice President Operations, Ron will begin in his new position immediately.