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THE TEAM

Timeline
The Story
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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.

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Bob Chamberlain

Director of Marketing

Bob has climbed The Adirondacks' 46 Peaks and was a Physics teacher before creating Grand Slam Safety.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Michelle Tabolt

Bookkeeping

Michelle's favorite subject in school was Calculus. Before Grand Slam Safety, Michelle worked primarily in childcare.

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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

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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.

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Elliot Martin

Customer Solutions Engineer

Before Grand Slam Safety, Elliot interned with Engineering Ministries International in Uganda. He has broken 15 bones.

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David Beyer

CAD Designer

At one point, David owned approximately 65 motorcycles. David ran several State Motorcycle Rider Education Programs before Grand Slam Safety.

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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

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Gus Tabolt

Production Manager

Gus is left-handed and runs his family's farm.

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Ben Ferguson

Assistant Production Manager

to reach Ben, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Ben loves to fish and his favorite fish is trout. Before Grand Slam Safety, Ben worked for Red Barn Meats.

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Melinda Miller

Inventory Control

Melinda hates drinking water, loves drinking iced coffee. She worked at Omnia paper mill before Grand Slam Safety.

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Melissa Lyndaker

ERP Data Entry Operator

to reach Melissa, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Melissa's favorite ice cream flavor is anything from Treats & Tiques in Natural Bridge, NY. She worked with Agency Specialist Insurance prior to Grand Slam.

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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.

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Eugene Fitchette

Industrial Sewist

to reach Eugene, contact main office:

315-301-4039

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.

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Chris Tabolt

Industrial Sewist

to reach Chris, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Chris winters in Florida and loves to garden and sew. Grand Slam Safety is her post-retirement return to the workforce.

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Buffy Pelo

Industrial Sewist

to reach Buffy, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Buffy churns her own butter, but hates butter. She was previously an X-Ray Tech before joining Grand Slam Safety.

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Lynn Petzoldt

Fabric Prep

to reach Lynn, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Lynn was a basketball coach for 30 years and had actually retired before joining the Grand Slam Safety team.

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Tim Sullivan

Metal Fabrication

to reach Tim, contact main office:

315-301-4039

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.

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Andrew Beyer

Metal Fabrication

to reach Andrew, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Andrew joined our team full time after completing a summer internship with us. His favorite music genre is classic rock.

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Ricky Mullin

Bench Technician

to reach Ricky, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Ricky has a lava lamp collection and a pet squirrel. He previously worked for Lyndaker Logging.

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Ben Manning

Bench Technician

to reach Ben, contact main office:

315-301-4039

Ben collects antique glass bottles and owns a wholesale maple syrup business. 

SALES

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Sam Lyndaker

Sales Manager

AL - GA - IN - KS - KY - MS - MO - NE - TN

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Dan Myers

Regional Sales Representative

AR - FL - LA - OK - TX

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Brion Neary

Regional Sales Representative

DE - MI - OH - NJ - NY (west/south) - PA - WV

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Dean Lehman

Regional Sales Representative

AZ - CA - NV

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Jim Arthur

Regional Sales Representative

NC - SC

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Robert Sligar

Regional Sales Representative

CT - MA - ME - NH - RI - VT

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Anthony Hazard

Regional Sales Representative

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INSTALLATION

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Kris Moore

Project Manager

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Jonathan Cross

Installation

to reach Jonathan, contact main office:

315-301-4039

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Nico Camporeale

Installation

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