
Jim Berklas
M&A Leader
Jim is a former full-time M&A lawyer for several of the largest private equity firms in the country. He has twenty-five years of M&A experience and 200 closed transactions.

Kevin Stevens
Packaging Category Leader

Michael O'Donnell
Food & Beverage Category Leader
Former senior executive at Anheuser-Busch and Nestle Waters, Michael is instrumental in improving sales efficiencies and consolidating unprofitable channels.

Matt Read
Marketing Leader
With over 20 years of experience in global ad agencies and corporate marketing leadership, Matt is a branding expert that has developed and executed strategies in a variety of industries.

Jerry Ruhl
Plastics Processing Operations Leader
Referred to as among the best plastics processing experts in the industry. Former senior processing engineer at NYPRO and Westfall Technik.

Rick Barnhart
Aerospace Commercial Leader
Former President of the Aerospace Segments of Barnes Corp. and Kaman Corporation, Rick has over 30 years of experience dealing with every major aerospace OEM in the U.S. and Europe.

Bill Carley
Packaging Sales Leader
Thirty five years’ experience in sales, operations, and marketing in the packaging industry, particularly in the personal care and household products sectors. Broad knowledge of rigid and flexible packaging, labels, and contract manufacturing.

Rick Bloom
Executive Team Leader
Rick is an operationally active and highly experienced director and hands-on executive. He has served on over twenty Boards of Directors for both public and private companies and non-profit organizations in a wide variety of industries.

Joseph DeMartino
Machining Executive
C-level Executive and author, Joe DeMartino has more than 30 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense and Building Material Supply industries. He is currently CEO of Precision Holdings, LLC and has served in other executive leadership roles as COO, President, or EVP with such companies as Barnes Aerospace, GKN, and LMI Aerospace as well as managed a successful consulting practice for the past 7 years.

Ben C. Paramore
Financial & Operations Team Leader
Ben is a forward–thinking, strategic financial leader with an operations perspective who has built a 30+ year track record of success combining financial and business operations acumen. He has a history of building successful finance departments by leveraging strong leadership and relationship skills. Ben is a versatile business leader with a passion for developing people and taking companies to the next level.