Our Team

Meet our experienced team below. From laser cutting to forming to software and beyond, they’ve got the expertise to help your business implement machine tools that will increase productivity and profitabilily. Please contact individual team members directly below, or contact us today to ask a question and learn more. We’ll be sure to route your inquiry to the correct department!

 

Southern States Machinery

Kevin Kilgallen
President
Bill Plourd
Vice President
Southern States Machinery
Jeff Tankesley
Chief Financial Officer
Ken Stissel
Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Sales

Paul Buckshon
Regional Sales Manager
NC & SC
Erik Lowry
Regional Sales Manager
SC & NC
Jeff Desper
Regional Sales Representative
VA
Tyler Lollis
Regional Sales Representative
Eastern GA, Western SC
Marco Salgado
Regional Sales Representative
FL
Javier Zuleta
Regional Sales Representative
South FL
Mike Vatter
Regional Sales Representative
Central & Northeast NC, Southwest VA

Service & Engineering

Lance Fisher
Director of Technical Service
Carl Lanner
Service Manager
Southern States Machinery
John Moran
Senior Applications Engineer
Greg Wilson
Service Technician
Will Laukat
Service Technician
Aaron Ellis
Senior Applications Engineer
Chris McBride
EHRT North America Service Supervisor
Alexander Derksen
Service Technician
EHRT North America
Jeffrey Moon
Service Technician
Timothy Nichols
Service Technician
Dustyn Richards
Service Technician
Gabe Sweeney
Service Technician

Administrative Team

Josh Mayse
Vice President
Mid Atlantic Machinery Automation
Steve Tapply
Vice President
Northeast Machinery Sales
Tyler Morgan
Senior Accountant
Trent Golden
Accountant
Ny-ya Stephenson
Accounting Associate
Tammy Bakker
Sales Administration Manager
Sheri Rice
Human Resources Manager
Deb Malaro
Office Administrative Assistant
Steve Fisher
Showroom Manager
Kara Kilgallen
Marketing Manager
Claire Kondracki
Marketing Coordinator
Chas Atkinson
Digital Marketing Manager
Renae Tapply
Marketing / Quotes
Brandt Fisher
Marketing Intern
John Rutkiewicz
Director of Business Development
Mid Atlantic Global
Chris Boyer
Business Development Manager
C.R. Onsrud CNC Machinery
Jim DeCarlo
Business Development Manager
Tom Bellizia
Business Development Representative
Structural
Dave Wherry
Business Development Manager
Federal Contracting
Mike Hively
Business Development Manager
Dave Wetzel
Regional Sales Manager
Eastern PA
Dave Fridey
Regional Sales Manager
South Central PA, Western & Central MD
Dennis Schwartzmiller
National Sales Manager
EHRT North America
Mike Artz
Regional Sales Representative
Southeastern PA & DE
Patrick Zimmerman
Regional Sales Representative
North Central PA, Baltimore & Eastern MD
Truitt Miller
Regional Sales Representative
Western PA & WV
Chris Barsanti
Regional Sales Representative
Eastern PA
Bridget Kilgallen
Sales Representative
Patrick Kilgallen
Regional Sales Representative
NC & SC
Nick Tapply
Regional Sales Manager
CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NY
Steve Malaro
Inside Sales Manager
Steve Lang
Inside Sales Representative
John Moran
Senior Applications Engineer
Bill Kochenour
Service Technician
Michael Colasante
Service Technician
Phil Fosdyck
Service Technician
Jim Frampton
Service Technician
Kyle Finley
Service Technician
Cody Martin
Automation Team Lead
Jimmy Eberle
Robotic & Automation Engineer
Aaron Peterson
Robotics Application Engineer
David Frampton
Service Technician
Andrew Keil
Applications Engineer
Tom Penner
CNC Specialist
 
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