THE TEAM
Timeline
The Story
Bob Lyndaker
President
Bob invented SPECTO® in his basement and gets to work at 4:30AM every day. He worked in the non-profit sector before creating Grand Slam Safety.
Bob Chamberlain
Director of Marketing
Bob has climbed The Adirondacks' 46 Peaks and was a Physics teacher before creating Grand Slam Safety.
Mickey Lehman
Director of Special Projects
Mickey is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He was, and still is, an engineer with BCA Architects & Engineers.
Kyle Miller
General Manager
Kyle enjoys hunting, fishing, and golf. He served in the military as a UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot and a Company Safety Officer.
Heidi Lehmann
Director of Human Resources
Heidi has ridden a dromedary in the Moroccan Desert and is fluent in French. She previously had her own business transcribing sheet music to braille.
Michelle Tabolt
Bookkeeping
Michelle's favorite subject in school was Calculus. Before Grand Slam Safety, Michelle worked primarily in childcare.
Christian Zehr
Marketing/Social Media
Christian knits sweaters for his nieces and nephews and worked mostly in the service industry prior to Grand Slam Safety.
ENGINEERING
Brian Graves
Plant Engineer
Brian worked as an engineer for New York Air Brake Corporation before Grand Slam Safety. He prefers listening to Gregorian Chants while designing projects.
Elliot Martin
Sales Engineer
Before Grand Slam Safety, Elliot interned with Engineering Ministries International in Uganda. He has broken 15 bones.
David Beyer
CAD Designer
At one point, David owned approximately 65 motorcycles. David ran several State Motorcycle Rider Education Programs before Grand Slam Safety.
Bill Terry
Draftsman
Bill loves baseball and is a self-taught guitarist. He previously worked for the Department of Transportation as a Bridge Engineer.
PRODUCTION
Gus Tabolt
Production Manager
Gus is left-handed and runs his family's farm.
Melinda Miller
Inventory Control
Melinda hates drinking water, loves drinking iced coffee. She worked at Omnia paper mill before Grand Slam Safety.
Melissa Lyndaker
ERP Data Entry Operator
to reach Melissa, contact main office:
Melissa will be joining our team in March!
Charity Rupert
Industrial Sewist
Charity is a volunteer firefighter and was one of Grand Slam Safety's first employees! She enjoys rabbit hunting and shooting trap.
Eugene Fitchette
Industrial Sewist
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Eugene has worked in the sewing industry for 45 years. He brought his industrial sewing expertise to our company from his time with Ridgeline Industries, Inc.
Chris Tabolt
Industrial Sewist
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Chris winters in Florida and loves to garden and sew. Grand Slam Safety is her post-retirement return to the workforce.
Buffy Pelo
Industrial Sewist
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Buffy churns her own butter, but hates butter. She was previously an X-Ray Tech before joining Grand Slam Safety.
Lynn Petzoldt
Fabric Prep
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Lynn was a basketball coach for 30 years and had actually retired before joining the Grand Slam Safety team.
Tim Sullivan
Metal Fabrication
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Tim participated in The Great American Wheat Harvest (U.S. Custom Harvesters) for two years and previously worked for Hi-Lite Airfield Services in Texas.
Andrew Beyer
Metal Fabrication
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Andrew joined our team full time after completing a summer internship with us. His favorite music genre is classic rock.
Ben Ferguson
Metal Fabrication
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Ben loves to fish and his favorite fish is trout. Before Grand Slam Safety, Ben worked for Red Barn Meats.