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	Kelly Goodsel, President and CEO 814-664-8671 x 112 KGoodsel@vikingplastics.com Kelly Goodsel is president and CEO of Viking Plastics, Inc. and a member of the ownership group, VPI Acquisition Corp., which purchased the company in August 2006. He joined Viking in 2000 with extensive experience in the plastics industry. A graduate of Ferris State University with dual degrees in Plastics Engineering and Sales and Marketing, Kelly held various positions with DuPont in sales, marketing, research and development and management. While at DuPont, Kelly also earned his MBA from Temple University. After DuPont, Kelly joined the Huron Plastics Group, a major supplier of injection-molded plastic components to the automotive industry. Kelly served in sales and general management positions at Huron. Following Huron's acquisition by LDM Technologies, Kelly became vice president and general manager of the Fremont Plastic Products Division of The Plastics Group, a leading blow molding company.

	Bob Holbrook, Director of Sales and Marketing 814-664-8671 x 173 BHolbrook@vikingplastics.com Bob brings more than 30 years of plastics industry sales and marketing experience to Viking Plastics. After three decades in the plastics molding industry, Holbrook has developed expertise in the selection of materials for applications and its relation to product design and pricing. Bob most recently led True Precision Plastics, Lancaster, PA, and had a 26 year history with the woman-owned, Fortune 500-supplier business. He also served as president of York Imperial Plastics, York, PA, for several years.

	Gary Meyers, Automotive Account Manager 814-664-8671 x 178 GMeyers@vikingplastics.com As Viking's new Automotive Account Manager Gary brings with him: tremendous experience with 2-shot tool designs and process development as well as broad automotive experience with OEM's and Tier 1's. He has 25 years of automotive experience which will continue the product portfolio expansion to our valued automotive customers.

Customer Service
	Pat Proper, Customer Service Manager 814-664-8671 x 111 PProper@vikingplastics.com Pat joined the Viking team in 2000, with 10 years of experience in manufacturing. Her expertise includes customer service management, shipping management, production scheduling, inventory control, electronic data interchange, purchasing and job costing.
	Lisa Lewandowski, Customer Service 814-664-8671 x 134 Lisa@vikingplastics.com Lisa joined Viking Plastics’ Customer Service in 2010. Before joining Viking, Lisa was a liaison between laboratories, customers and regulatory agencies for thirteen years.
Product Engineering / Program Management
	Greg Bowes, Director of Engineering 814-664-8671 x 120 GBowes@vikingplastics.com Greg joined Viking in 1999 and is now VP of Engineering. While at Viking he has gained experience while holding many positions such as, Materials Manager, Director of Operations, and Plant Manager. Previous plastic industry experience was gained through 12 years of employment at a high volume custom injection molder for the consumer products industry as Engineering Process Lab Supervisor, Engineering Project Manager, and Product Development Engineer. Greg has an AS degree in Mechanical Engineering and a BS degree in Plastics Engineering from Penn State University. Greg's engineering training and high-volume production environment experience helps Viking drive costs out of the business during product launch and manufacturing.

	Marty Radock, Senior Project Manager 814-664-8671 x 138 MRadock@vikingplastics.com Marty joined the Viking team in 2004 with extensive experience in automotive injection molding. Marty's 30 years in production and project management serves Viking well as we continue to excel with increasingly complex programs.

	Dan Gates, Cost Estimator 814-664-8671 x 148 DGates@vikingplastics.com Dan joined the Viking team as Cost Estimator in 2008. Dan's previous experience was as a project engineer at Molded Fiber Glass/Union City, where the main focus was creating fiberglass body parts for the heavy truck industry.


	Steve Savitz, Manufacturing Engineer 814-664-8671 x 147 SSavitz@vikingplastics.com Steve joined Viking in 2010 with over 10 years of automation engineering experience..

	Jim Koren, Manufacturing Engineer 814-664-8671 x 143 JKoren@vikingplastics.com Jim joined the Viking team in 2011, after seven years of experience with custom injection molders. He also worked for a medical device company for seven years, developing molds and processes for metal injection and plastics injection molding. Jim has an extensive tooling background and worked for a tool shop for four years as a project engineer.

Quality Assurance
	Jim Moore, Director of Quality 814-664-8671 x 122 JMoore@vikingplastics.com Jim’s improvement contributions for Viking Plastics began in 2001 when he came aboard as Quality Manager. He later led production activities as Manufacturing Manager in 2008/2009 and is the current Director of Quality. He held key management positions with companies such as Federal Mogul Lighting and Electrical, United Technologies Automotive, Newcor Plastronics and NuTec Tooling and Automation Systems. His background includes valuable experience in stamping, coil winding, circuit board sequencing/stuffing, ceramic substrate printing/trimming, pad printing and assembly of electronic products.

	Randy English, Quality Lab CMM Programmer 814-664-8671 x 133 REnglish@vikingplastics.com Randy joined Viking in 2005, bringing more than 13 years of experience working in quality and engineering at companies specializing in automotive parts, electronics housings and tight tolerance connectors. His experience includes injection and thermal set molding. Randy attended Penn State for GD&T, Materials and Processing training. Other training includes Geometric Design & Technology (including CAM Tech Quality Control), inspection engineering using Zeiss for precision measurement, lean manufacturing, blue print reading and root cause analysis. Randy's other specialized training includes 8D, 6 Sigma, 5 Y and Calibration of Precise Measuring Equipment.

Operations
	Rob Elchynski, Operations Manager 814-664-8671 x 118 RElchynski@vikingplastics.com Rob joined the Viking team in 2010, bringing more than 14 years of injection molding management experience. Most recently, Rob held positions as general manager with The Plastek Group and vice president of operations with Erie Plastics. He first gained manufacturing experience while working as a management consultant at Decision Associates, with a primary focus on employee development, training and corporate strategic planning.

	Bob McMeans, Technical Services Manager 814-664-8671 x 137 BMcMeans@vikingplastics.com Bob joined the Viking team in 2008 with the acquisition of CP Plastics, where he had been the maintenance and tooling manager. Bob began his 22-year career in the plastics industry at Loranger Manufacturing Corporation in the automotive industry. He also worked at Monarch Plastics, where he was the maintenance and processing manager. Bob has vast experience in the automation and technical aspect of the industry.

	Jim Small, Tool Room 814-664-8671 x 137 JSmall@vikingplastics.com Jim joined the Viking team 1985 as a changeover tech/machinist and has worked his way up to the tool room specialist position. He is responsible for all aspects of tooling repairs and maintenance in-house, as well as quoting outside costs and timing for all tool and mold repairs.

Materials Management
	Shawn Gross, Materials Manager 814-664-8671 x 155 SGross@vikingplastics.com A graduate of Penn State with an Associate and Bachelor of Plastics Engineering Technology, Shawn has over 12 years of experience working within the medical, automotive and returnable packaging injection molding industries. Shawn has held positions in project management, new product development, production management and process management. Within those roles, he has focused on incorporating systems and standardized processes to reduce waste, ensure quality and increase efficiency.

	Drew Skiba, Scheduler 814-664-8671 DSkiba@vikingplastics.com Drew joined Viking in 2008. He has many years of experience working in the plastic injection molding industry. In early 2011, he was promoted to scheduler.

	Debbie Wetherbee, Purchasing Manager 814-664-8671 x 117 DWetherbee@vikingplastics.com Debbie joined the Viking team in 2011 as purchasing clerk. She brings more than 15 years of purchasing experience working in the plastics injection molding industry at Erie Plastics.

	Bonnie Skelton, Warehouse Supervisor 814-664-8671 x 114 BSkelton@vikingplastics.com Bonnie joined the Viking team in 2011 as warehouse manager. She has more than 15 years of experience in manufacturing, working in quality, purchasing, shipping, receiving and inventory control.

Administration
	Cathy Pitts, Controller 814-664-8671 x 115 CPitts@vikingplastics.com Cathy is the controller of Viking Plastics. A graduate of Edinboro University with a bachelor's degree in accounting, she was the controller for a global leader in plastic packaging prior to joining Viking in 2007.

	Michelle McCray, Administrative Assistant 814-664-8671 x 215 MMcCray@vikingplastics.com Michelle joined Viking Plastics in 2002 as the administrative assistant. While at Viking, she has held positions in customer service, with experience in materials, shipping and logistics. In 2011, Michelle moved back into the role of administrative assistant and is responsible for accounts receivable and administrative duties, reporting to the controller and the president.

	Rob Prindle, IT Manager 814-664-8671 x 132 RPrindle@vikingplastics.com Rob joined Viking in 2005, bringing with him twenty years of experience managing data and technology. Prior to working for Viking, he was IT director for a tier 1 supplier to GM and Chrysler. His expertise includes ERP, EDI, custom software design, database management, Intranet management, barcoding/scanning and network design for the plastics and automotive industries.

	Beth Zajac, H.R. Manager 814-664-8671 x 116 BZajac@vikingplastics.com Beth joined Viking in 2010, and has a degree in accounting from Penn State University. Beth comes to Viking with seven years of experience in the plastics injection molding industry, where she previously served as the controller for Erie Plastics.

	Mike Kane, Cost Accountant 814-664-8671 MKane@vikingplastics.com Mike joined Viking in 2009, with 23 years of experience working in the plastic injection molding industry. His experience includes cost accounting, general accounting/payroll, database design and management, ERP, EDI and software design, development and implementation.

Drew Skiba, Scheduler
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Drew Joined Viking in 2008. Drew has many years of experience working in the plastic injection molding industry. In early 2011 he was promoted to Scheduler.