“Our customers need a
supplier that can grow
with them. We need the
ability to quickly ramp
up our operations to serve
new customers and new
projects in order to remain
competitive. We want to
continue growing our
business here in Morgan
Hill. Our policy is to hire
locally and to promote
from within.”
C
esar Madrueno came to the Bay Area with his family
in 1992. After graduating from West Valley College,
he landed a job as a Quality Control Supervisor at
Lucero Cables, then served for nine years as a Production
Control Manager at Spineret. Cesar’s next move took him to
Agilent Technologies, where he worked as a Quality Control
DNA Microarray Analyst for over twelve years.
Over time, Cesar began to see ways to improve manu-
facturing processes, and wanted decision-making power
to bring about change, so he started his own company. In
2007, Cesar co-founded Golden State Assembly (GSA) with
his wife, who oversees the company’s finances. Their focus is
the engineering and manufacture of high-quality specialized
custom cables, harnesses, and electromechanical assemblies
used by the automotive, energy, medical, electronics, and
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agriculture industries. Customers include Boston Scientific
in the medical industry, and automotive innovator Tesla
Motors. Along with electrical harnesses, Tesla is also buying
superchargers from GSA.
By 2015, GSA business was growing by 40-60% per year,
which necessitated several moves. Along with operations
in Fremont, they moved into the former Alien Technology
building in Morgan Hill. Continued growth led them to
approach the City of Morgan Hill. Because there was no
facility available that was large enough for their needs,
GSA is working with the City on purchasing an empty lot
and building a new facility from the ground up. GSA also
partners with Gavilan College which offers educational
programs to prepare a new generation of electrical
engineers.
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