MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Mar. 16 -- Zygo Corp. has named D.E. Mike Davis as its new vice president of Automation Systems. Davis has held senior-level positions with IBM for over 20 years; he has served for the past eight years as the general manager of IBM's Manufacturing Technology Center in Boca Raton, Fla.In his new role, Davis will oversee Zygo's automation division in Longmont, Colo., and also work with the company's recent acquisition, Firefly Technologies, to develop automation for the telecommunications industry.