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Bill Kiefer, President wkiefer@aol.com Bill became President of A. Stucki Company in January of 2004. Prior to that, he was President of Independent Draft Gear. Bill obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering from Youngstown State University. Outside of the office, Bill enjoys spending time with his wife, walking his dog and riding his Harley. |
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Dave Lendt, CFO and Human Resources dlendt@stucki.com Dave is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He also obtained a Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Dave joined the A. Stucki Company team in 1992. Outside of the office, Dave likes to umpire local youth baseball and golf. |
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Jim Kennedy, Vice President Engineering jkennedy@stucki.com Jim graduated from Grove City College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining A. Stucki Company, he was a summer intern at Stucki and also worked at Joy Manufacturing designing mining equipment. Outside of the office, Jim enjoys tennis, playing the drums and leisure travel. As a volunteer at his church, Jim has led a team of teenagers to Northern Ireland and China to perform charitable work. |
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Jeff Vodar, Vice President Sales & Marketing jvodar@stucki.com Jeff is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago where he earned two degrees; a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. Jeff also obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Northern Illinois University. He joined the A. Stucki Company team in July of 2000 as a National Account Manager. His responsibilities include domestic account management as well as implementation of the annual marketing campaign. Outside of the office, Jeff enjoys spending time with his family and golf. |
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Jorge dela Fuente, Director General Jorge (George) graduated from ITESM Campus Monterrey College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. He joined the A. Stucki group in September of 2004 after the buyout of Acertek, after being its General Manager & Senior Product Designer. Prior to that, he was Engineering Manager for locomotives and freight cars for the Alstom Transport operations in Monterrey Mexico for six years during the privatization of the Mexican railroads. In his spare time, Jorge enjoys spending time with his family. He practices swimming, tennis and weekend hiking, and enjoys reading, nature, and water sports at the beach. |
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Gregg Needler, Vice President, American Industries Greg is a man who loves to go to work! With more than 20 years of experience in the rail industry, Greg is a 2nd generation railroader. Greg’s other passions in life are traveling, golf, hunting, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. |
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Dave Trombitas, Vice President / General Manager, Independent Draft Gear dtrombitas@aol.com Dave started with Independent Draft Gear, an A. Stucki Company, in January 1999 and was promoted to V.P. in 2002. Before joining the company, he worked at Sharon Steel Company as an engineer and conductor on the railroad. Dave graduated from Thiel College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting. |