From Statesville, N.C., to Woodbridge, Conn., to Cavendish, Vt., and of course the Mack Headquarters in Arlington, Vt., Halloween brings out the best in Mack’s frighteningly creative Mack employees as they dress up and carve ghoulish gourds. They are rewarded with cider and donuts, as well as cash prizes for scariest, funniest and most creative. If working with this fun team sounds good to you visit our job board and maybe next year you can skulk around with us!
Molder & Contract Manufacturer Adds Staff Across Organization
ARLINGTON, Vt. (June 11, 2019) – Mack Molding has announced a significant wave of hiring, including new talent in manufacturing, engineering, human resources and customer management.
“The boon of U.S. manufacturing continues to benefit Mack,” said Mack Molding President Jeff Somple, “and our efforts have never been stronger to attract top talent to help us deliver on Mack’s mission of Total Customer Satisfaction. Our latest recruits include fresh faces bringing new ideas to the forefront of our business and seasoned manufacturing and engineering experts with the expertise to ensure Mack, and its customers, are successful.”
Aaron Cubells has joined the Mack North Sales and Engineering team as program manager, providing leadership in regards to the customer relationship, planning, product realization and production, budget and cost management, and sales growth. Prior to Mack, Aaron worked as a senior product engineer for Grammer Industries, where he served as lead engineer for new business development among North American OEMs. Aaron – who is a certified Reactive Green Belt – has a master’s of science degree in engineering management, as well as a bachelor’s of science degree in structural engineering and management, from Clarkson University.
The Mack North Sales & Engineering team has welcomed Matt Denham as a sales representative responsible for helping maintain orders and provide general clerical support, along with reconciling customer orders with the current product revision. Prior to Mack, Matt worked as a sales representative for iPayment, Inc., before advancing to the position of operations manager with responsibility for overseeing quality control, risk management and customer service. He graduated from Lasell College with a bachelor of science degree in Marketing and Business Management.
Bretton Haase has been appointed to the position of material manager for Mack’s Headquarters. He will be responsible for directing the activities of personnel engaged in distributing materials, equipment and supplies, as well as for controlling inventories and designing, implementing and maintaining material handling processes and equipment throughout the facility. Previous to Mack, Bretton – who is a Six Sigma Green Belt – served as a planning and customer account specialist, and since 2014, a supply planning manager executing a successful greenfield fab start-up for Global Foundries in Malta, N.Y., while managing a material portfolio that crossed three multi-state sites.
Christie Harris has joined the Mack North human resources team as an HR manager based at the Company’s Headquarters with responsibilities for employee relations and recruiting. Christie mostly recently served as HR manager for Carris Reels Inc. in Proctor, Vt., where she helped facilitate employee functions across six locations. Prior to that, she also worked as an external affairs manager and community relations coordinator for Omya Industries Inc. Christie graduated with a bachelor of science degree in integrated studies with a concentration in organizational development/communications from Champlain College.
Mack South’s Inman, S.C., facility is pleased to welcome Jacque Perrier as a new molding manager with responsibilities for planning, coordinating and developing personnel in the molding department. Jacque most recently worked as a senior process engineer for Rochling Automotive in Duncan, S.C., where he was personally responsible for 15 machines and approximately 150 active tools relating to cycle, scrap and start up. Prior to this, he was a quality and process engineer for Carthuplas Inc., in Gaffney, S.C., as well as a tooling manager. He holds RJG Master Molder I Certification and served on an advisory committee helping to write the certificate plastics program at Greenville Community College.
James Petry has accepted the positon of EHS Manager at Mack South’s Statesville, N.C., plant. Prior to Mack, James most recently worked in an operations role as an aircraft rescue fire fighter for Onslow County Albert J Ellis Airport in North Carolina. During his tenure James ensured the safety of more 15 commercial aircraft daily along with local military training flights, including organizing and supervising daily tasks for airport operations and implementing safety and occupational health processes. He also has gained valuable EHS experience as a base safety representative for the United States Air Force National Guard. James holds an associate degree in fire science from the Community College of the Air Force.
Ann Wedell has been promoted to engineering team leader for Mack Molding’s Headquarters plant in Arlington, Vt., and will be responsible for directing manufacturing engineering support during new business or program developments and for existing customer programs. Ann has been with Mack since March 2016 when she joined the Company as a quality engineer, and most recently served as a manufacturing engineer. Prior to Mack, she worked as a process engineer with Dedert Corporation in Homewood, Ill. She graduated from University of Dayton with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering.
Ben Chopra has joined wholly-owned Mack subsidiary Synectic Product Development’s team of design and development engineers as a senior design engineer. Ben brings significant engineering experience role, specifically with medical devices. Most recently he worked as a mechanical engineer for Butterfly Network Inc., a Connecticut startup focused on developing full-body ultrasound probe. Previous to that, Ben was a part of a senior R&D engineer at Facet Technology, a contract manufacturer of single-use disposable medical devices for the diabetes in an ISO 13485 and FDA regulated environment. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.
Mack Headquarters welcomes Robert Bischoff to its manufacturing engineering team as a manufacturing engineer, a role that he will be bringing more than 30 years of experience to. Prior to Mack, Robert most recently worked at Starfire Lighting, where he served as a materials manager, CNC programmer and turret punch operator during his tenure. He previously built his engineering expertise with the U.S. Army ARDEC at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, and worked as a plant engineer supervisor and district environmental coordinator for the United States Parcel Service. He has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the New Jersey Institute Technology in Newark, N.J.
Christopher Mastropietro has been appointed as a manufacturing engineer on Mack Headquarters’ manufacturing engineering team. Prior to Mack, Christopher most recently worked as a logistics analyst at Valeo, located in Sparks, Nev., where he was responsible for production planning and managing inventory. He gained previous engineering experience working as a project manager for Path Construction in Congers, N.Y., and as a co-op for Corning Inc. in Fairport, N.Y. Christopher received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Doug McClintock has joined the IT Team at Mack South Statesville facility as a systems engineer ensuring network security and availability, as well as assisting in the management of business applications, servers, all IT infrastructure and content management systems. Prior to Mack, Doug most recently worked as a Senior Systems Technician at Engage2Excel, also in Statesville, where he implemented Hyper-V servers and VMware servers to provide multiple virtual hardware platforms while keeping hardware costs and energy consumption down. He also maintained Barracuda and Checkpoint firewalls, Symantec Anti-virus servers, WSUS servers, Extreme routers/switches, Barracuda backups, Cisco wireless network, Shoretel Voip phone system, and disaster recovery plans.
Tim Burdo has been promoted to molding supervisor at Mack Headquarters overseeing all molding technical staff. A Mack veteran, he started with the Company 24 years ago this July as a part-time molder in East Arlington. During Tim’s tenure he also served as a material handler and senior technician. Since 2013 he has been a process engineer. Tim holds several certifications, including RJG Master Molder I, Decoupled Molding and Systematic Molding, as well as has attended the molding course at UMASS Lowell.
Brayton Holt has joined Mack Headquarters’ manufacturing team as an electro-mechanical supervisor. Prior to Mack Brayton most recently served as a production supervisor at an ISO 9001 and AS 9100 magnetics manufacturing facility for Espey Manufacturing and Electronics in Saratoga, N.Y., where he directed skilled technicians in the building of large magnetics for military applications. He brings significant engineering and quality experience to the role, having worked in aerospace, audio and power supply industries. He also served four years in the U.S. Army as a system technician and squad leader working on infra-red, anti-aircraft and guided missile systems.
About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.
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Continued New Business Growth Drives Hiring at Molder & Contract Manufacturer
ARLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 5, 2019) – Mack Molding has announced staffing additions across the Company, including new manufacturing, quality and engineering talent, human resources leadership in the company’s Southern Division and the return of three former interns to full-time positions.
“Our most recent batch of recruits represents a broad spectrum of new and experienced talent,” said Mack Molding President Jeff Somple. “We have now seen 19 former interns return to the fold in the last three years, and with the resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S. a greater interest from seasoned manufacturers and engineers necessary to provide leadership to our team and ensure our customers’ programs are successful.”
Trudy Hood has been appointed Mack Molding’s new Director of Human Resources for the Southern Division. Prior to Mack, Trudy most recently managed all human resources, safety, workers compensation, training and environmental functions for Ply Gen Siding Group’s Gaffney, S.C., facility. Prior to that she was corporate human resources manager for Core Molding Technologies, with responsibility for its U.S.-based plants and one facility in Mexico. In addition to having a bachelor of science in business administration from Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., Trudy is a certified professional in human resources with more than 20 years of experience.
Jeanne LaFountain has joined the sales and engineering team as a program manager at the Company’s headquarters, providing leadership in regards to the customer relationship, planning, product realization and production, budget and cost management, and sales growth. Jeanne most recently worked as a process engineer at Spectrum Plastics Group in Glens Falls, N.Y., and gained additional experience as an associate process engineer at Latham, N.Y., based medical device manufacturer AngioDynamics. Jeanne has a bachelor of science degree in plastics engineering tech from Penn State Behrend in Erie, Penn.
Jonathan Scheiner has joined Mack’s Cavendish facility as manufacturing manager. A seasoned manufacturing leader, Jonathan brings 20 years of engineering, manufacturing and operational experience to the role. Prior to Mack he most recently he served as production manager for Canary Systems in New London, N.H., where he managed day-to-day production and office personnel. He garnered previous experience in management and leadership roles with Whitney Blake in Bellows Falls, Vt., and Precision Contract Manufacturing in Springfield, Vt. He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial technologies from Keene State College in Keene, N.H., and is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Dwayne Hannam has been appointed to the role of manufacturing engineer on the manufacturing engineering team at the Company’s headquarters. Dwayne has a significant background in electrical engineering and prior to Mack most recently worked at NSK Americas in Bennington, Vt., starting as an electrical controls technician and assistant lead tech before being promoted to a manufacturing engineer. He previously built engineering expertise with Parker Hannifin in Long Island, N.Y., and as an electrician with LWD Construction in Jamaica, N.Y. He has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology in East Elmhurst, N.Y.
Former intern Ethan Marsh has returned to Mack as a metals manufacturing engineer at the Company’s headquarters. Ethan will be responsible for all metals manufacturing engineering requirements. Having spent more than 100 weeks in the Company’s halls as an intern and co-op, he brings a deep familiarity with Mack and its processes to the role. Most recently Ethan was a sheet metal design engineering intern. He previously served as a plastic design engineering intern, a medical manufacturing engineering intern and as a quality engineering and manufacturing intern. Ethan has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y.
The quality team at Mack headquarters has welcomed Alistair Adams as a quality engineer with responsibility for compliance with our customers’ quality requirements. Before joining Mack, Alistair previously served as an aircraft mechanic with M1 Services. He also gained previous quality and engineering experience as an aircraft engine craftsman and later an aircraft engine maintenance instructor supervisor with the United States Air Force. Alistair has associate of applied science degrees in aerospace maintenance technology and instructor of military technology from the Community College of the Air Force, as well as a bachelor of science degree in physics from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Mack has welcomed Willie Wells to its to its Headquarters as a quality engineer, with responsibility for compliance with our customers’ quality requirements. Before joining Mack, Willie served as a quality front line manager at Unilever Ben & Jerry’s in Waterbury, Vt. He also gained previous quality and engineering experience as a quality analysis/quality control engineer with C3NANO in Hayward, Calif. Willie has a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from San Jose State University in California, as well as a master of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Additionally, he is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and ASQ certified.
Dan Atkins has accepted the role of associate manufacturing engineer on manufacturing team at the Company’s headquarters, supporting manufacturing activities, including trouble-shooting day-to-day production issues, repairing production equipment, validating new processes and implementing continuous improvement initiatives, on medical programs. Dan has a bachelor of science in manufacturing engineering technology from Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, Vt., where he also earned an associate of science degree in mechanical engineering technology.
Mack’s East Arlington, Vt., facility has welcomed Sarah Gilligan to the Mack North human resources team as an HR generalist. Sarah, who most recently served as a merchandise systems administrator at Orvis in Sunderland, Vt., before joining Mack previously served as a staff accountant and human resources coordinator at the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa in Manchester Center, Vt. She also previously gained HR experience as a recruiting and administrative assistant/intern at Creative Financial Staffing/BlumShapiro in West Hartford, Conn. A graduate of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., she has a bachelor of science degree in business marketing.
Alex Bacon has joined the Company as a cost estimator in the purchasing department at headquarters; however, he first entered Mack’s doors as an intern in 2016. He will be responsible for providing cost and lead-time estimates for outside parts, tooling, materials, goods, and services in support of new product opportunities and product realization. During his tenure as a Mack intern, Alex developed a keen understanding of Mack’s programs and processes as he served on the metals, medical manufacturing, sales and engineering and materials management teams. He has a bachelor of science in business administration from Castleton University in Castleton, Vt.
Former intern Samantha Pearce has accepted a position as a human resources administrator, with responsibilities for orienting new employees, maintaining the integrity of physical and electronic files and generally supporting HR functions. She had previously served as a health services and human resources intern for the Company since 2016. She has a bachelor of science degree in public health from Rivier University in Nashua, N.H., and is currently working on her master of public health degree with the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.
About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.
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Company Combines Northern & Southern Divisions’ Business Development Teams
ARLINGTON, Vt. (Oct. 9, 2018) – Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, announced today it is uniting the business development teams of its Northern and Southern divisions under the leadership of Jonathan Whitney, the Company’s director of business development. Within this role Whitney joins Mack’s senior staff, reporting directly to President Jeff Somple with dotted-line responsibility to Mack South President Bryan Campbell.
“Jon is a seasoned member of the Mack family and an accomplished engineer,” Somple said. “During his tenure with us he has consistently shown a keen ability to target new markets, driving sales growth and increased diversity in our customer base. Unifying our sales teams under Jon not only reflects his contributions to the organization, it allows us to bring increased focus and strategic execution to the prospecting and onboarding of new customers.”
Whitney, who has served as the director of business development for the Company’s Northern Division since 2016, first joined Mack in 2013 as a business development manager for New England. An expert in contract manufacturing, plastics and medical devices, he previously was a senior project manager for the design, development and commercialization of cardiovascular devices at Abiomed. He gained other engineering experience at Olympus, Alkermes and Raytheon, where he earned a green belt six-sigma certification. Whitney has an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.; a masters in engineering management from Tufts University in Boston; and a bachelors in plastics engineering from UMass Lowell.
About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.
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Molder & Contract Manufacturer Expands Personnel to Meet Current & Future Needs
ARLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 6, 2018) – With several major projects ramping up within its facilities Mack Molding is shoring up its future success by acquiring top talent.
In recent months Mack has hired several engineers in tooling, manufacturing and quality positions, as well as new customer-focused roles across the organization. Also included in the recent batch of new hires are two former interns, bringing the total number of students who have returned to full-time positions at the company in the last two years to 15.
“Mack is experiencing unprecedented activity, and we continue to invest in the equipment, technology and training to ensure we are ready to meet the needs of our customers,” said Mack Molding President Jeff Somple. “But every great business knows it takes more than machines and technology to be successful, it takes great people. Within our newest faces I am pleased to not only see the benefits of our efforts to cultivate the next generation of manufacturers, we also are welcoming seasoned experts ready and willing to move into the next stage of their careers. At all levels of the organization we are recruiting the skilled technicians and professionals necessary to sustain our growth, as well as providing our current team members with training to advance our in-house talent.”
Jim Ostrowski
Mack welcomed Jim Ostrowski as a tool engineer with responsibility for facilitating design review and feedback for manufacturability, working with our suppliers to specify and manage tool construction and overseeing samplings through part acceptance. Jim brings more than 20 years of design and tooling experience to Mack. He most recently served as a product development engineer and senior process engineer at Plasan Carbon Composites R&D in Michigan. Prior to Plasan he worked in Bennington, Vt., for Vermont Composites as a project engineer and NSK as a design engineer. Jim has an associate degree in mechanical engineering from Berkshire Community College and a BS in operations and project management from Southern New Hampshire University.
Corey Crawford
Mack has welcomed Cory Crawford as a program manager. Corey, has more than 10 years of program management experience with a focus on supporting full life-cycle product development in the medical device and manufacturing industries. A U.S. Army infantry veteran, previous to Mack he most recently served as an engineering program manager at BioFire Defense in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering, he is certified in ESI project planning, analysis and control, and also is a Six Sigma green belt.
Jennifer Beushausen
Jennifer Beushausen has joined Mack as an account manager, covering accounts for Mack’s Southern Division. Jennifer most recently worked for Rieter America and has more than 20 years of experience in account management with a keen focus on the customer and quality. In addition to being a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, she is a Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management from the Institute for Supply Management and has a Duke University Leadership certification. Jennifer has a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Columbia International University in Columbia, S.C.
Samuel Engle
Samuel Engle has joined Mack’s engineering arm, Synectic Medical Product Development, as its mid-Atlantic sales representative covering New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Sam has a bachelor of arts degree in marketing from Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., and most recently served as a strategic programs and service consultant focused on new project implementation at Vygon Medical Corporation. He brings more than 10 years of medical product experience, having also worked for Medical Components, Inc.; Martech Medical Components, Inc.; and Ivera Medical.
Jason Hartnett
Jason Hartnett has been appointed manufacturing manager, bringing more than 15 years of experience to Mack. Jason is supporting all non-electromechanical assembly, including coordinating the orthopedic single use and reusable instruments, as well as case and trays. Prior to Mack, he worked at Metal Crafters Inc. in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., as the quality assurance & regulatory affairs manager. Additionally, Jason worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union Authorization Representation to register and list a Class 3 medical device. He also gained experience at Cemusa Inc. in New York, N.Y., as a quality assurance/manufacturing & engineering inspector.
Steve Parker
Steve Parker has accepted the position of product quality manager in Mack’s Southern Division, bringing significant experience in quality assurance and engineering. Steve also comes to Mack with deep familiarity with the organization and its processes, having previously served as a product engineering and quality assurance manager from 1992-2011. Most recently he served as quality engineering manager at Core Molding Technologies. Steve has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C.
Cashelle Lukas
Cashelle Lukas has been appointed health services manager. Cashelle will leverage her more than 30 years of medical and case management experience to manage Mack’s workers compensation and short-term disability programs, as well as provide a range of nursing services. A master of science in nursing: health care systems management, registered nurse and certified case manager, she also has associate of applied science degrees in medical assisting and nursing, as well as a BS in nursing. Cashelle is president of the New York Capital Region Case Management Society of America and prior to Mack served as a dedicated unit nurse advisor to the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Aetna Insurance.
Jason Fishner
Jason Fishner has joined Mack as a manufacturing engineer. Jason, who has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., was the senior mechanical engineer at Engineered Printing Solutions in East Dorset, Vt., prior to Mack, where he was responsible for project management and mechanical design work on large scale industrial digital and pad printing machinery. He gained additional experience at ZYGO/AMTEK Corporation in Middlefield, Conn., and was an opto-mechanical design engineer on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational – Wave Observatory project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
Jamison Gates
Former intern Jamison Gates has returned to Mack as a quality engineer. Jamison is no stranger, having served as a metals and quality engineering intern from May 2014 to January 2016. Before returning to Mack, he was an intern at Engineered Printing Solutions in East Dorset, Vt. While at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt., Jamison earned a degree in mechanical engineering management and participated in the AERO Hybrid Electric Race Car Project, in which he held a leadership role in the development of an alternative energy race car for intercollegiate competition.
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb has joined Mack as a quality engineer, with responsibility for compliance with our customers’ quality requirements. Brian brings more than 10 years of quality and engineering experience to Mack. Prior to Mack, he most recently served as a manufacturing leader at Averill Park, N.Y.-based life sciences company Forward Biotech. Brian, who has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, also gained valuable experience as a quality assurance manager for Rus Industries, a custom machining and precision manufacturing shop located in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Anne Ryan
Mack has welcomed Anne Ryan as a quality engineer. Anne, who has a bachelor of engineering degree in biomedical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., will capture quality data for customer review and ongoing improvement of the manufacturing process. She most recently served as senior process engineer for semiconductor-maker GlobalFoundries in Malta, N.Y., where she also gained engineering and quality experience as a process engineer and shift process engineer. Prior to GlobalFoundries, she honed her skills in co-ops for medical device equipment manufacturer Mindray and pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
Rebecca Bushee
Mack welcomed former intern Rebecca Bushee back as a manufacturing administrator working on behalf of the Company’s medical business. A graduate of Castleton University, Rebecca has a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She previously served in Mack’s finance department between June 2014 and July 2017, gaining valuable insight and experience with Mack’s processes – in particular with enterprise resource planning systems. Prior to Mack, Rebecca volunteered as a tax preparer at the BROC Community Center in Rutland, Vt., assisting lower-income community members.
About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.
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