Meet the Senior Leadership Team

Dylan Cramer – VP Engineering & Products
A veteran of 20 years at CTI, Dylan is a trailblazer in the world of automated equipment, known for his knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. As the VP of Engineering and Products, not only does Dylan bring extensive engineering experience, but also creativity and a spirit of innovation to work everyday.
When not at the office, you’ll find Dylan enjoying time outdoors with his wife and two children. With an Electrical Engineering degree from NC State University and a passion for problem solving, Dylan is always ready to push the boundaries and have a blast while doing it.

Yu Fu – Plant Manager
Yu comes to CTI from Amazon as an accomplished Ops leader with progressive management experience in Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain. He has a proven track record of leading ramp-ups, as well as turnarounds and applies his experience as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt virtually every day. Yu also pulls from his time at Foxconn and takes great pride in creating a collaborative work environment where safety is paramount.
When not helping CTI build better machines, Yu likes to spend time with his family exploring parks and new restaurants. An ideal day with the family would be enjoying dim sum after spending the day at the park.

Beth Alston – Controller
Beth joined the CTI Team in 2004 first starting in production, then moving on to multiple accounting positions. With 15 years of accounting experience under her belt, Beth was promoted to Controller in 2023 where now oversees the finance and procurement departments. Beth enjoys being strategically involved with all aspects of the business at CTI.
A proud mother of 3, Beth enjoys spending time with her family and cheering them on in their many sporting and scholastic activities.

Dreama Pilson – HR Manager
Dreama joined CTI way back in 1996. She has over 25 years of HR and organizational development experience and is an expert in creative recruitment/retention and training as well as leadership coaching. Dreama is passionate about helping employees reach their full potential and is always ready to go the extra mile for them.
Dreama maintains a close working relationship with Central Carolina Community College and also sits on several community advisory boards. Outside of CTI, Dreama enjoys spending time with family, volunteering and traveling.

Clay Pederson – Customer Service Manager
Clay joined the CTI team in 2022 after 17 years with The Home Depot where he managed customer service and field operations teams in Florida and Atlanta. In addition to his experience with THD, Clay spent time as an Operations Manager for an ecommerce start-up out of Silicon Valley that specialized in direct ship auto parts.
When not helping CTI customers, Clay can usually be found outside in a kayak or at a concert and always with camera in hand. A published author and award winning filmaker, Clay brings a little Hollywood to North Carolina.

Dodd Perry – IT Manager
Dodd comes to CTI after a 20-year career running a successful IT consulting business here in North Carolina. During this time, Dodd also worked as a contractor at CTI for 10 years before becoming a full-time employee in 2019.
In his spare time, Dodd enjoys spending time with his wife of 28 years, 3 adult children and his greyhound, Diva as well as volunteering his time at St. Stephen’s Church and at the local Moose Lodge