Experience

Automated Fabrication Systems

• United States
• Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Sales Engineer

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Metalworking Technology Consultant for Pivatic and Ursviken

• Reno, Nevada, United States

• Owner

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Ursviken Inc

• Elgin IL 60123

• General Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Aug 2020

  Ursviken Inc. is a capital sales and service organization responsible for new fabrication and automated machinery sales and customer service support throughout North and South America. Currently, Ursviken represents two main product lines: large tonnage CNC automated press brakes, shear and specialty presses built by Ursviken Technology AB in Sweden, and highly automated CNC coil processing punching and bending system for sheet metal built by Pivatic Oy a Finnish Company. Ursviken sales for 2015 was in excess of $14 Million and +$16 Million in 2016. February 2004 to Present: General Manager, report to Sweden based President Tomas Johansson Manage U.S.-based sales and customer service organization, work in team format with European senior management on new machine development, technical procedures, financial forecast, and actual sales outcome. Participate in quarterly management meetings and yearly board meetings. Day-to-day operations consisting of preparation of sales quotations, application engineering, demonstrations customer sales follow-up, offsite and onsite sales contract review, and machine contract closings. Manage Accounting Manager on AP and AR, reviewing of Profit and Loss and Balance sheets. Implement and monitor cost reduction ideas and review/improve quality processes. Visit customer sites and evaluate new installations, customer training programs, and machine acceptances including machine capability studies. As General Manager, I am also responsible for hiring and training new managers, planning and assigning work assignments, creating incentive and bonus programs, instituting disciplinary actions, resolving customer complaints, Resolving of intra-company issues and following through to ensure company policies and procedures are executed. As General Manager, I have the opportunity measure individual success and reward employees accordingly. Show less



ITA Inc.

• Vice President

  • Feb 2001 - Feb 2004



Intermatic

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Service Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Feb 2001



Pullmax Inc (An Ursviken Group Company)

• Field Service Engineer

  • Aug 1995 - Oct 1998

  Installation and service on Punching equipment, Hydraulic Press Brakes and Hydraulic Shears Installation and service on Punching equipment, Hydraulic Press Brakes and Hydraulic Shears