A professional who compiles data pertinent to manufacture of special products for customers. Respnsibilities include:

• Reads correspondence from customers to determine needs of customer not met by standard products.
• Confers with engineering department to ascertain feasibility of designing special equipment.
• Confers with production personnel to determine feasibility of fabrication and to obtain estimate of cost and production time.
• Corresponds with customer to inform of production progress and costs.
• May specialize in correspondence dealing with customer service agreements and be designated Service Correspondent.