Pat Proper, Customer Service Manager
814-664-8671 x 111
pproper@vikingplastics.com

Pat joined the Viking team in 2000 bringing with her 10 years experience in manfacturing. Pat's experience includes Customer Service Management, Shipping Management, Production Scheduling, Inventory Control, Electronic Data Interchange, Purchasing, and Job Costing. 

Darcy Kurelowech, Customer Service
814-664-8671 x 129
darcyk@vikingplastics.com
 

Erica Telshow, Customer Service
814-664-8671 x 270
ericat@vikingplastics.com

Erica joined the Viking team in 2008 with the acquisition of CP Plastics Group, where she had been the customer service manager. Erica has 9 years of experience in the plastics industry. While with CP Plastics Group she took care of quoting, customer service, shipping, quality assurance and customer invoicing. Erica has a wide range of experience in customer service.
  

Rhonda Wallace, Automotive Sales Manager
810-956-3628
rwallace@vikingplastics.com

Rhonda joined the Viking Team in 2007 as the Automotive Account Manager responsible to grow profitable sales with new and existing customers. Rhonda has been in the Automotive and Injection Molding industry for 23 years, and works in the Detroit area. She has held previous positions including, but not limited to, Production Control Management, Materials Management, Customer Service Management, Marketing Analysis, and Sales Account Management.

 

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 28 years in production and project management serves Viking well as we continue to excel with increasingly complex programs.

Dennis Smith, Program Manager, New Product Development
810-984-1746
dsmith@vikingplastics.com

Dennis joined Viking Plastics in 2001. His previous plastics industry experience included 3 years with LDM Technologies as a Program Manager and Product Engineer, supporting a joint effort with Sunningdale Precision Industries PTE LTD, located in Singapore, to supply decorative laser etched plastics to the North American automotive market.

 

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 fiberglass body parts for the heavy truck industry.   

 

Tim Crabtree, Manufacturing Engineer
814-664-8671 x 121
tcrabtree@vikingplastics.com

Tim Joined Viking in 2008 with over 20 years of engineering experience from process engineering to engineering management.

Tim was previously employed as engineering manager for Moll Plastics  - supplier of plastics refrigeration parts to the consumer industry. He was also employed by Andover Industries as engineering manager. Andover was a tier 1 supplier to GM and Chrysler - supplying decorative trim products such as body side moldings and rocker panels that were painted and assembled. He also has experience in the automation field - building automation equipment when he worked as production engineer for Greenville Technologies.   

Bob Brigham, Quality Manager
814-664-8671 x 131
bbrigham@vikingplastics.com

Bob joined Viking in 2006 as a Quality Engineer and is now Quality Manager. Bob brings with him eight years experience in metal injection and plastic injection molding for the medical industry with previous positions in Quality Engineering and Management. Bob, a Certified Quality Engineer, has 17+ years experience in the quality field.

 

Rama, Quality Engineer
814-664-8671 x 122
rama@vikingplastics.com

Rama joined Viking in 2003. Rama has bachelor degrees in physics and mechanical engineering, came to Viking after 6 years as Assistant Manager / Customer Management for Sunningdale Precision Industries Ltd. in Singapore. Prior experience includes 9 years as Assistant Manager of Design and Engineering for Sanmar Electronics Corporation in Chennai, India.

 

Randy English, CMM Programmer
814-664-8671 x 133
renglish@vikingplastics.com

Randy joined Viking 4 years ago, bringing with him over 11 years of experience working in quality  and engineering at companies specializing in automotive parts, electronics housings, and tight tolerance connectors.  His experience includeds 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.

Greg Bowes, Plant Manager
814-664-8671 x 120
gbowes@vikingplastics.com

Greg joined Viking in 1999 and is now Plant Manager. While at Viking he has gained experience as the Scheduling and Shipping Manager, Materials Manager, Production Manager and Director of Operations.  Previous plastic industry experience was gained through 12 years of employment at Erie Plastics, a high volume custom injection molder for the consumer products industry, as Master Scheduler, Engineering Process Lab Supervisor, Engineering Project Manager, and Product Development Engineer.

Greg has an AS degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and a BS degree in Plastics Engineering Technology from Penn State University. Greg's high-volume production environment experience helps Viking drive costs out of the business utilizing automation and lean manufacturing techniques.

 

Bob McMeans, Maintenance 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.    
 
 

Brent Reynolds, Process Engineer
814-664-8671 x 127
breynolds@vikingplastics.com

Brent joined Viking in 2005 as a Process Technician and is now Process Engineer.  He graduated from Penn State University in 2005 with a BS degree in Plastics Engineering Technology.  During his years in college he interned at Viking for 3 summers.  He internships included Set-up, Changeover, and his final summer as Process Engineering Intern.

Terri Merkle, Supply Chain Manager
814-664-8671 x 117
tmerkle@vikingplastics.com
Joined Viking in 2007 as Supply Chain Manager. Terri brings 22 years of experience in the supply chain management areas. Her core areas of focus have been in inventory control, supplier development, scheduling, distribution and new product releases. She held the title of Director of Purchasing in her previous employment where she was the manager of global supplier development, supplier quality engineering, buying, planning and inventory control areas.   

In addition, Terri was responsible for running a core business unit within the organization, which managed all the aspects of a specific product market. Her areas of responsibility as part of the Viking team will be supplier management, distribution and inventory control.

 

Rob Prindle, Information Systems Specialist
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 specailities include ERP, EDI, custom software design, database management, Intranet management, barcoding/scanning, and network design for the plastics and auotmotive industry.

 

Cathy Pitts, Controller
814-664-8671 x 115
cpitts@vikingplastics.com

Cathy is the Controller of Viking Plastics. She joined Viking Plastics in 2007 with several years of experience in the plastic injection molding industry. A graduate of Edinboro University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Prior to working for Viking she was the controller for a global leader in plastic packaging.

 

Julie Carlson, Administration Manager
814-664-8671 x 116
jcarlson@vikingplastics.com

Julie joined Viking in 2007 as Administration Manager. She is a graduate of Penn Sate University with a B.S. in Accounting and a minor in Economics. Julie has fifteen years of experience in accounting and human resources. Prior to joining the Viking team she worked as a CPA in public accounting and then in finance and human resources for a medical device manufacturer.

 

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., that 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.