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Sales & Customer Support Services
Tricia Farrington
Purchasing Agent |
Tricia joined the company in 1988. Prior to her current position as Buyer,
she had been a production supervisor and production scheduler. She was an
Occupational Safety & Health major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Marie Knope
Customer Service Manager |
Marie joined the company in 2009. Previous to joining CCI Marie worked for US Chemical,
and brings with her a wide experience in inventory control, warehouse management, purchasing,
lean manufacturing and customer service. Marie attended Madison Area Technical College.
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Crystal Krueger
Sr. Sales Assistant |
Crystal joined CCI in September, 1991, as a label maker and worked in that
capacity for one year. She was Executive Administrative Assistant and accounting clerk
for 6 years and until becoming Sales Assistant, in addition to her Executive Administrative
responsibilities, she was our PC Network Technician. Crystal brings a wide range of
experiences to her new role where she will support sales personnel with quotations, PowerPoint
presentations, and product registrations.
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Russ Roquet
Materials Manager |
Russ joined CCI in 2008. He has over 15 years of purchasing experience with roles
including Senior Purchasing Analyst, Buyer and Purchasing Manager. He graduated in 1990
from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA with a BA in Business Administration.
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Jodi Smith
Scheduler/Production Planner |
Jodi joined CCI in 2004. Prior to her current position as Scheduler/Production Planner, she also worked
with CCI as Lab Technician, Assistant Buyer, Scheduler, and Sales Coordinator.
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James Titus
Customer Service Representative |
James joined CCI in 1995 as a packer. In 2000, he moved to Customer Service and
has been there ever since. Prior to working at CCI, James attended the University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and earned a degree in History.
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Shelli VanNocker
Accounting Manager |
Shelli joined CCI in April, 2000 as the Junior Accountant. She has applied her training,
skills, and education in all areas of general accounting, serving most recently as the Senior
Accountant and advisor to the Chief Financial Officer. Shelli received an Associates Degree in Accounting
from Madison Area Technical College where she graduated with honors in 1993.
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Sara Yuds
Master Scheduler |
Sara joined CCI in 1986, immediately following her graduation from the
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where she earned a BS with a major in
Chemistry-Business. Prior to accepting her current position as Master
Scheduler, she was solo a Customer Service Representative and solo Buyer.
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Sharon Zuhlke
Traffic Manager |
Sharon joined CCI in 1994. She has an Associate Degree in Finance from the
Madison Area Technical College and has previously served CCI as a Customer
Service Representative and Sales Representative.
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Sales Staff
Jill Armstead
Regional Sales Manager |
Jill joined Columbus Chemical Industries, Inc. in 2007. She is located
in San Diego, CA. She was born and raised in Colorado and earned a Bachelor
of Science degree from Colorado State University. Her territory includes the states
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Sven Carstensen
Regional Sales Manager |
Sven joined the company in 2001. His territory is the upper Midwest. Prior
to joining CCI, he was an Application Chemist for Poly One. He has an
undergraduate degree in Chemistry from St. Norbert’s University and a
Masters degree in chemistry from Michigan Technological University. |
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Chuck Leske
National Accounts Manager |
Chuck joined CCI in 1992. His prior sales experience was with PMP
Fermentation Products. Chuck manages national accounts throughout the U.S.
and Canada. Chuck has an undergraduate degree in Bacteriology from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School
of Management.
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Andy Quandt
Regional Sales Manager |
Andy joined CCI in 2006 and is based in Madison, WI. Andy's territory is
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and southwestern Wisconsin. Prior to coming
to CCI, he worked as a Semiconductor Process Technician for Alfalight and a
Technical Writer for TomoTherapy. Andy has a Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Technical Communications Certificate
from the university's College of Engineering.
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Judi Swain
Senior Accounts Manager |
Judi joined CCI in 1990. Her prior sales experience was with Pettibone. Judi
has a BS in Biology from University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana. Her
territory is Northern Illinois, Michigan and the states immediately
bordering Illinois to the east and south.
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Technical Support Services
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Sherry Brock
Regulatory Specialist
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Sherry joined CCI in 2002. Sherry previously worked for Planar in Lake Mills
Wisconsin. Planar unfortunately relocated to China, but fortunate for CCI
and Sherry joined our team. Sherry has a BS in Environmental Biology from
Jacksonville State University, Alabama. |
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Eric Frank
Quality Control Chemist
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Eric joined CCI in 2007. He graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a degree
in Water Chemistry in 2004 and is currently finishing his thesis toward an MS
in Natural Resource Management from UW-Stevens Point. He has a total of 4 years
of experience in analytical chemistry, grew up in Southwestern Wisconsin and has
studied in Iceland, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. |
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Rob Nall
Technical Director
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Rob joined the company in 2006. He has a total of 22 years experience in the
specialty chemical industry which includes positions as a Chemical Operator,
Chemical Lab Technician, Quality Control Chemist, Development Chemist, Process
Chemist, Manufacturing Supervisor and Operations Superintendent. He graduated
from Ohio University with a B.S.Ed. degree in Chemistry after completing a
two-year certificate program in Electronics. |
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Krystal Patros
Quality Manager / RDP Code Coordinator
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Krystal joined the company in 2007. Prior to her current position as Quality Manager
she was a Quality Control Chemist here at CCI. Krystal graduated from the University
of Wisconsin LaCrosse with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Psychology in 2005.
Krystal's background in LEAN principles and focus on continual improvement supports our
drive for excellence. |
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Heber Ramirez
Phoenix Plant Manager/
Process Engineer
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Heber joined CCI in 2004. Prior to his position as Process Engineer he was a
Process/Quality Engineer for BOC Edwards Kachina and as a Support Engineer
for Applied Materials at Motorola. Heber has a BS degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Arizona State University and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. |
Production Management
Brian Riccelli
Production Manager / Chemist Phoenix |
Brian joined CCI in 2001 as the Quality Control Chemist for the Phoenix facility.
In his current position, he oversees the Phoenix lab as well as Phoenix production operations.
Brian has 15 years of experience in the chemical industry and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics from the University of Arizona.
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Kelly Yuds
Maintenance Supervisor |
Kelly joined the company in 1984 as a Packer. His maintenance talents and
interests were recognized early and today he oversees the maintenance
activities in both Columbus and Phoenix.
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