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Dr. Nancy Crews

Dr. Nancy P. Crews is Chief Executive Officer and owner of Custom Manufacturing & Engineering™ (CME™), an electronic & electrical designer and manufacturer of power management/distribution equipment, sensors, and test & calibration equipment. CME has been in business now for 22 years!  Under Dr. Crews’ leadership, CME is a mature, innovative small business continuing to advance its designs, our own products, as well as continuing our Mission “Use Our Experience to Design & Build Your Solution!” 

Dr. Crews believes in giving back and this has become a staple of CME’s community involvement such as Great American Teach In, Middle-School Science Day, assisting schools with robotics competitions, and Toys for Tots, and teaching elementary students about solar energy (solar4STEM.com).  In addition to Dr. Crews’ small business experience, she is actively involved in the Tampa Bay Community as well as other educational institutions.  Currently, Dr. Crews is a member of the Pinellas County Economic Development Advisory Board, the University of Florida-Department of Chemistry Advisory Board, Virginia Tech Honors College Scholarship Committee, University of South Florida-Department of Computer Science & Engineering Advisory Board.  Dr. Crews is a former adjunct professor of National Louis University where she taught courses on business, marketing, and strategy.

Prior to starting CME, Dr. Crews was employed as a Senior Manager by Lockheed Martin Specialty Components, Inc. as well as worked for Eastman Kodak Corporation in a variety of managerial positions, including Marketing Director, Program Manager and Product Development Manager, Research Scientist.