Beckwood Press Co.
889 Horan Drive
Fenton, MO 63026-2405
(St. Louis)
Phone : 636.343.4100
Fax : 636.343.4424
info@beckwoodpress.com
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Company Employees
Jeffrey E. Debus: President & CEO
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.
Darrell B. Harrelson: Technology Director
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 Technology Director and, as such, is heavily involved in the design of Beckwood's products and technologies.
Ryan M. Pendleton: Sales & Marketing Manager
Pendleton joined the Beckwood team in 2006 after graduating from Webster University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. His primary responsibilities include managing all activities, departments and personnel associated with the Sales & Marketing of company products and services. In addition to these responsibilities, Pendleton oversees Beckwood's development of the Asian machine tool market, which includes product and personnel management in that area of the world.
Josh Schroeder: Operations 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 has the primary responsibility of running the day-to-day operations of the company's engineering and manufacturing departments.
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: Purchasing Manager
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 handles all the purchasing. Lloyd's additional responsibilities include quality testing of components, purchasing of all components, and shipment management.
Kara L. Herriman: Accounting/Office 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 Engineer
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.