Redding Reloading Equipment announced the promotion of AJ Ferris to vice president of manufacturing operations. He joined the company in 2010 working in its customer service department.

The Cortland, NY-based maker of firearms said in a statement, “AJ’s commitment and dedication, coupled with his deep knowledge of both the product line and manufacturing processes, led to his recent promotion into the top level of the organization. He now coordinates engineering, production control and the manufacturing group to continue the company’s focus on enhanced productivity while maintaining rigid quality standards. He has been instrumental in integrating over a dozen new American-made CNC machining centers over the past 14 months enabling significant production increases.”