Charles P. Becker, Jr.: President & Chief Design Engineer
Becker is the founder of the Beckwood Corporation and provides over 40 years of hydraulic and structural experience to the industry. He holds a Bachelors of Metallurgy degree from University of Missouri - Rolla and launched the company after a successful career in the steel industry (Granite City Steel and Bethlehem Steel Corporation). Becker is Beckwood's Lead Engineer, and is focused on the structural design and engineering of all Beckwood Presses. He has contributed many innovations to the manufacturing industry, and is a member of Beckwood's sales team. Becker is heavily involved with company and product improvement.

Jeffrey E. Debus: Vice President & General Manager
Debus began his career with Beckwood in 1992 and has served as Engineering Manager, Plant Manager and most recently as General Manager and Vice President. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Southern Illinois University. As Vice President & General Manager, Debus is responsible for overseeing all company operations including providing financial services and control for all company departments and the management of daily operations. In addition to his management duties, Debus is an experienced design engineer, and a member of Beckwood's sales team. He is involved with company and product development and leads the company's successfull growth campaign.

Michael W. Riehn: Director of Sales and Marketing
Riehn joined the Beckwood Corporation in 2001, and has almost 10 years of experience in marketing, web and advertising creation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with dual emphasis in Business Marketing & Business Management from Southeast Missouri State University. As Director of Sales & Marketing, Riehn is responsible for the creation, development and management of all marketing, sales promotions and public relations. His responsibilities include: marketing research and analysis, print media creation, trade show coordination, web site development, internet marketing, new product development and overall marketing direction. He also coordinates the Beckwood sales effort, oversees the company's contact management and is a member of Beckwood's sales team.

Darrell B. Harrelson: Lead Application and Sales Engineer
Harrelson has over a decade of experience in industrial manufacturing and possesses a practical working knowledge of modern hydraulics. He is a Certified Fluid Power Specialist and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Harrelson was formerly employed at HTE Technologies of St. Louis, a full-line Parker Hannifin distributor, where he served as their primary hydraulics application engineer. Harrelson serves Beckwood as the Lead Hydraulic Engineer, and is a member of Beckwood's sales team. He is heavily involved in the design of Beckwood's expanded offering, existing products and technologies.

Ryan M. Pendleton: Sales Engineer/Marketing Assistant
Pendleton joined the Beckwood team in 2006 from a St. Louis based commercial construction company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Business Management from Webster University in St. Louis. Pendleton is a member of the sales team and coordinates and manages Beckwood's DJ Series line of benchtop presses. He is involved in the development & implementation of all marketing functions at the company, including: marketing research and analysis, print media and trade show coordination, web site maintenance, internet marketing, sales promotion and public relations.

Josh Schroeder: Manufacturing Manager
Schroeder has 15+ years experience in industrial manufacturing as well as a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Missouri State University. He has completed certification programs in Project Management, Industrial Buying, Design of Experiments and Industrial Ergonomics. Schroeder joined Beckwood from St. Clair Die Casting where he held the position of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager. His responsibilities included capital procurement, justification, implementation, estimating, safety, environment and customer service. For Beckwood, Schroeder oversees all Engineering Divisions along with the Customer Service, Safety & Quality Control Departments. He also acts as Engineering Liason for the manufacturing facility personnel, which involves coordinating the manufacturing process, scheduling, and instilling safe work practices.

J. Douglas Hartzell: Senior Controls Engineer
Hartzell has been with Beckwood since 2004 and has almost 15 years of experience in electrical controls engineering. Nine of those years were spent at BBC Industries, a leading manufacturer of innovative heating systems for packaging and print industries. While there, he achieved proficiency in programming with PLC, Operator Interface, and Heating Control. Hartzell's role at Beckwood includes all Lead Controls Engineer duties, including: project engineering, electrical integration and programming. He also manages and provides controls support for Beckwood's customer base, as well as providing research and development for the company's advances in control technology and product design.

Marc D. Lloyd: Customer Service Manager/Quality Control Engineer
Lloyd has been a member of the Beckwood team since 1997. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri - St. Louis, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. During his career at Beckwood, Lloyd has held various positions relating to product, quality and customer relations. He currently coordinates the Quality Control and Technical Support Process for all Beckwood products. His primary focus is on customer satisfaction and using customer feedback to continually improve the press manufacturing process. Lloyd's additional responsibilities include quality testing of components, press lead time coordination, quality inspection of the presses prior to shipment and press installation & shipment management.

Kara L. Herriman: Executive Assistant/ARAP Manager
Herriman has over 15 years of accounting, administrative, and customer service experience. She attended Missouri State University, majoring in Business Administration. Herriman has earned a license in Life & Health Insurance and is certified in QuickBooks Accounting Software. She joined Beckwood in 2001 after specializing in individual health & life insurance sales for Mutual of Omaha. In addition to providing general support for Beckwood's executives, Herriman manages the company's Human Resources department including insurance, employee hiring, vacation & sick time, and payroll. In her role as ARAP Manager, Herriman coordinates Beckwood's accounts payable & receivable, bookkeeping, financial review, collections, and order processing & purchasing.

Don J. Jarzenbeck: Design Engineer
Jarzenbeck began his career with Beckwood in 1993 and has held positions of Press Fabrication Specialist and Design Engineer. He has been certified as a CNC programmer and has over 10 year of experience in hydraulic press design and support. Jarzenbeck has been trained and certified in Bosch Rexroth proportional and servo circuit design, as well as Delta Computer Systems. His current responsibilities include manifold and hydraulic system design and support, quality improvement and testing and inspection of system functionality for hydraulic quality control.

Zach Stranz: Structural Engineering Technician
Stranz has over 7 years of experience in mechanical engineering. He joined Beckwood in 2005 after gaining experience as a Project Engineer with BBC Industries, and a Certified SolidWorks Technical Support Specialist & Instructor for Fisher UniTech (a leading reseller of SolidWorks manufacturing software). Stranz's current duties involve the creation and coordination of structural drawings and approvals. He is a certified CNC programmer and oversees the quality control for Beckwood's machining department. He also manages Beckwood's intensive FEA (Finite Element Analysis) program which utilizes COSMOS design testing software to monitor each press' structural integrity.

Travis Tilley: Structural Engineering Technician
Tilley has over 6 years experience in industrial engineering and holds Associates degrees in Applied Electrical Technology and Industrial Electronics & Electrical Technology from Vatterott College. Tilley joined Beckwood from Custom Rollform Products where he held the position of Mechanical Design Engineer/Electrician. His responsibilities included the design of rollform machinery, part profiles, and electrical systems through the utilization of SolidWorks & AutoCAD manufacturing software. In his role at Beckwood, Tilley is responsible for the creation and coordination of structural drawings and approvals. He also contributes to Beckwood's intensive FEA (Finite Element Analysis) program which utilizes COSMOS design testing software to monitor each press' structural integrity.

Lance Nevois: Production Manager
Nevois joined the Beckwood Corporation in 2001, from the Missouri Department of Transportation where he was a member of the Bridge Maintenance Crew. He began his career at Beckwood as a Welder/ Assembler and quickly rose to several supervisory and management positions, including Welding Foreman and Shop Foreman. As Production Manager, Nevois is responsible for coordinating the company's overall production while overseeing Beckwood's Zero Defects Initiative.