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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.
Crystal Krueger
Business Development Coordinator
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.
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.
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.
Lisa Tesch
Customer Support Manager
Following a long tenure as Distribution Coordinator for Pillsbury, Lisa joined CCI in 1999. Today she supervises the Customer Service reps, and the shipping and receiving personnel.
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.
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.
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.

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 of California and Colorado.
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.
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.
Sanjay Patel
Regional Sales Manager
Sanjay joined CCI in August of 2007. He has a B.S. degree in Chemistry and graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005. Prior to joining CCI Sanjay was a technical sales representative for the Personal Care Industry. Sanjay's territory for CCI includes Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Mexico.
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.
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.

Technical Support Services


Sherry Brock
Regulatory Specialist
 
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.
Eric Frank
Quality Control Chemist
 
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.
Rob Nall
Technical Director / RDP Administrator
 
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.
Heber Ramirez
Phoenix Plant Manager/
Process Engineer
 
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


John Rigotti
Production Manager-Columbus
John joined CCI in 2007. Prior to joining CCI John accumulated over 20 years experience in the food and dairy industry. John graduated from Marian College with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Master's degree in Organizational Leadership and Quality.
Dean Mielke
Production Manager-Columbus
Dean joined us in 1992 as a Packer. He has worked his way through the company and now supervises all production employees in Columbus. Dean has attended both the Madison Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Angela Yelton
Production Manager-Phoenix
Angie joined CCI with the purchase of Chemix in 1999. Prior to that, she spent three years as Office Manager for the former owners. Her knowledge of the production processes and her ability to lead people made her a logical choice to manage our branch location.
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.
    
Columbus Chemical Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 8, Columbus WI 53925