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.
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since August 2012.
Current Role
Facilitating engineering and quality functions in new product launches while ensuring the high standards at DeKALB remain strong, effective, and exceed the expectations of our customers.
What do you have a knack for?
Program management and development; making sure customer expectations are met throughout the entire process.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Doing it right the first time.
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since October 2013.
Current Role
Planning and implementing company programs and policies, including staffing, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and training programs for all levels of staffing.
What do you have a knack for?
Employee relations - making sure that employees feel comfortable coming to me with any issues/concerns they might have.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Staying current with legal issues and requirements to ensure that DeKALB is compliant and understands potential repercussions.
Lisa Cashel
Controller
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since November 2016 (previously from 2013 – 2014)
Current Role
Helping others understand the numbers so we can make the right decisions to achieve our goals.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Seeing others succeed and developing their skills to be a better person.
What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend?
Golfing and riding my motorcycle in the summer; riding my snowmobile in the winter.
Doug Bonecutter
Director of Operations
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.
Kevin Bajus
Director of Sales
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since February 2018 (previously from 2014 – 2015)
Current Role
Determining DeKALB’s future direction relative to markets, developing sales-related strategies, and defining relative value for customers.
What do you have a knack for?
Bringing energy and passion.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Treating prospects and customers as we would want to be treated and building professional business partnerships.
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.
Sales
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since August 2018.
Current Role
Seeking mutually beneficial relationships with new business partners.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Helping people. Whether it’s saving them money, finding a new solution, or being an advisor.
Where can we find you when you’re not working?
Hanging out with my wife and friends or working on projects around my house.
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).
Jamie Garner
Inside Sales
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since November 2018.
Current Role
Providing solutions for our customers and developing new relationships.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Hard work and integrity – there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.
Where can we find you when you’re not working?
Golfing, fishing, or on a basketball court.
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!
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since February 1979.
Current Role
Facilitating the ISO program, New Product Launch process, and Nonconforming / Root Cause / Corrective Action process; oversee day-to-day operations of the Quality program.
What are you most passionate about professionally?
Quality and getting the outcome correct the first time.
What would be impossible for you to give up?
My religion, my family, and my integrity.
Years of Service at DeKALB
Since April 2013.
Current Role
Determining the best processes to run products while providing customers with what they need in the way they requested.
What do you have a knack for?
Working with all parties involved, from the customer to the operator and manager, and helping them work together to ensure quality parts are made and out the door on time.
What is your favorite way to spend a weekend?
At the campground with extended family and friends, fishing, working on projects with my brother-in-laws, and photography trips with my wife.