Experience

Obsidian Manufacturing Industries, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Rockford, Illinois Area With the rebranding of our corporation and a stock transfer, we became an SBA certified woman-owned business in March 2018. My role transitioned to more customer service focus while being on the shop floor more with our production. In April 2018, I assisted with the acquisition of Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand and in April 2019 we acquired the assets of the recently shuttered business, Stieg Grinding Corporation. Facilitating our move in 2019 to a smaller space was challenging but… Show more With the rebranding of our corporation and a stock transfer, we became an SBA certified woman-owned business in March 2018. My role transitioned to more customer service focus while being on the shop floor more with our production. In April 2018, I assisted with the acquisition of Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand and in April 2019 we acquired the assets of the recently shuttered business, Stieg Grinding Corporation. Facilitating our move in 2019 to a smaller space was challenging but successful. I continue to help develop new business for our brands while troubleshooting problems for our customers to keep their machines producing. I am personally involved in all custom design products, and I am on the shop floor daily problem solving with our employees to keep our production running smoothly. Show less



Magna-Lock USA, Inc.

• President

  • Dec 2007 - Apr 2018

  Rockford, Illinois Area Upon purchasing the Magna-Lock USA brand of workholding, I started the corporation Magna Lock USA, Inc. beginning with only 3 full-time employees and 1 part-time employee. I oversaw all management of the business. I was directly involved in the acquisition of the assets of Magnetic Specialties Corporation including the permanent chuck product line and the brands MagnaLift and Power-Grip lifting magnets.



Tri-CAM, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Mar 2002 - Dec 2007

  Rockford, Illinois I supervised approximately 10-15 shop employees, the purchasing department, the shipping and receiving department and worked directly with the engineering and sales departments. Having owned the same brands as Centro-Metalcut, Inc., I continued to oversee the manufacturing process of rotary surface grinders under the Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand, large carbide cut-off saws and material handling for billets, slabs, blooms, and rounds under the Metalcut brand, large abrasive cut-off… Show more I supervised approximately 10-15 shop employees, the purchasing department, the shipping and receiving department and worked directly with the engineering and sales departments. Having owned the same brands as Centro-Metalcut, Inc., I continued to oversee the manufacturing process of rotary surface grinders under the Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand, large carbide cut-off saws and material handling for billets, slabs, blooms, and rounds under the Metalcut brand, large abrasive cut-off saws and conditioning grinders under the Centro brand, and workholding under the Magna-Lock USA brand. It was during this role that the Arter CNC Model E was developed. Show less



Centro-Metalcut, Inc.

• Vice President of Manufacturing

  • 1994 - Feb 2002

  Rockford, Illinois I supervised approximately 20-25 shop employees in two shifts, the purchasing department, the shipping and receiving department and worked directly with the engineering and sales departments. During my tenure we manufactured rotary surface grinders under the Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand, large carbide cut-off saws and material handling for billets, slabs, blooms, and rounds under the Metalcut brand, and large abrasive cut-off saws and conditioning grinders under the Centro brand. I… Show more I supervised approximately 20-25 shop employees in two shifts, the purchasing department, the shipping and receiving department and worked directly with the engineering and sales departments. During my tenure we manufactured rotary surface grinders under the Arter Precision Grinding Machines brand, large carbide cut-off saws and material handling for billets, slabs, blooms, and rounds under the Metalcut brand, and large abrasive cut-off saws and conditioning grinders under the Centro brand. I was directly involved with the acquisition of the Magna-Lock USA workholding brand in 1997 and all product development within that brand.

• Machinist

  • 1984 - 1994

  Rockford, Illinois I trained to run various machines in a full manual machine shop. These machines included mills, lathes, surface grinders, broaching machine, a band saw, and a cut-off saw. I learned to use precision inspection tools and gages as well.