Leadership
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since December 1978, when DeKALB first opened its doors.
Current Role
Leading a great team to success.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Integrity as a company. Customer service and relationships are meaningful and real at DeKALB.
What is your favorite way to spend a weekend?
Enjoying quality time with family and friends, attending a Tigers game, or on the golf course.
Doug Bonecutter
General Manager
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since January 2017
Current Role
To lead the operation team and develop an expectation of excellence through continuous improvement activities.
What do you have a knack for?
I am a task reduction specialist – if there is waste I will find it.
Where can we find you when you’re not working?
Coaching youth sports or on the golf course.
Bob Grimes
Materials Manager
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since May 2018
Current Role
Material procurement in JIT, inventory accuracy, and reduction.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Being efficient and doing things right the first time.
What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend?
At the park with my wife and Dalmatian or watching football with family and friends.
Tabatha Christman
Accounting Manager
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since July 2020
Current Role
Accounting Manager
What do you have a knack for?
I have a knack for numbers and problem-solving. I enjoy digging into problems and finding a solution that is beneficial to the company.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Bringing value to the companies that I work for.
Sales
Diane Fogle
Customer Service Representative
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since August 2003.
Current Role
Being a support bridge of communication between our customers and DeKALB.
Where can you be found when you're not working?
Spending time with family and friends.
What is your favorite way to spend a weekend?
Outside with family and playing golf (weather permitting).
Cher Quaintance
Sales Representative
Years of Service at DeKALB
2 years total – 2021 came back, missed my DeKALB family!
Current Role
Sales Representative
What do you have a knack for?
Positivity – making people smile!
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Building relationships – in sales, work family, you name it!!
Engineering
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since September 2000.
Current Role
Technical support, sales, new program reviews, tooling builds
What does your typical day look like?
Typical? What is that?
What is your favorite project you've worked on at DeKALB?
Too many to pick just one. Saving time, saving money, saving trees, solving problems - we're in!
Justin McConnell
Quality Engineer
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since May 2018
Current Role
Maintaining the ISO program, new Product Launch process, and Nonconforming / Root Cause / Corrective Action process. Supporting DeKalb in providing a high level of quality outputs.
What do you have a knack for?
Identifying a problem, finding a solution.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Continuous improvement, finding new and better ways to improve the quality of our products for customers, and quality of life for our employees.