By travelingsalesman
July 1, 2024
In 2014, the Young Fastener Professional (YFP) association teamed up with the Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC) to create a program called the fastener “30 Under 30”. The YFP was founded by Ryan Kertis and it was his coordination with the FIC that led to establishing the program. The program ran in 2014 & 2015 and then it was put on pause as so many young fastener professionals had been recognized in those two years. Candidly, there were only so many young people entering the fastener industry and they feared that by running the program again they would run out of worthy candidates.
Also below are the rules that were used to choose the 30 Under 30. Recognize any names??????? Is it time for the Fastener Industry Coalition to revive the program? Thanks to Fastener News Desk I was able to retrieve the information on this program. Here is the link that I got from their site that helped me to retrieve this information: https://fastenercoalition.org/30Under30.html
CLASS OF 2015
Allison Morse, Innovative Components
Bobby Boulette, Perkins Machine Company
Candice Cedillo, Above Board Electronics
Carl Lipski, Buckeye Fastener Co.
Chris LiCausi, Field Fastener
Christopher Mader, OMG, Inc.
Daniel Devora, Bayou City Bolt
Gary Graham, National Threaded Fasteners
Jason Ruetz, AIS All Integrated Solutions
Jason Webster, North East Fastener Corp.
Jennifer Ruetz, AIS All Integrated Solutions
Jewel Burks, ParkPic
Jorge Rosales, Brighton Best International
Joseph Pearce, SPIROL International Corp.
Kyle Hinckley, Cable Ties Unlimited Kyle Miller, Bamal Fastener Corp.
Luke Carlton, H.W. Eckhardt Corp.
Mark Goodman, Industrial Rivet & Fastener
Marlon Gamez, Industrial Threaded Products
Matt Angel, AFIXX Alliance
Michael Naidenovich, AFI Industries Inc.
Nathaniel Durgin Jr., Yankee Industrial Supply
Rusty Flocken, Valley Forge & Bolt
Sandra Way, Hodell-Natco Industries
Sandy Salinas, Cube Global
Spencer Sanford, Wurth Service Supply, Inc.
Taryn Goodman, Industrial Rivet & Fastener
Timothy Irwin, OMG, Inc.
Tosha Morgan, Martin Fastening Solutions
Zach Barr, Field Fastener
CLASS OF 2014
Josh Ballard, Sems & Specials
John Medcalf, Field Fastener
Julie Clarke, BHJ Bay City Screw & Bolt
TJ Munson, International Fasteners
Shelby Cunningham, Hudson Fasteners, Inc.
Mark Meyers, Komar Screw
Kristen Kessler, Solution Industries
Landon Nye, LISI Aerospace
Cory Facemire, NSK Industries
Melissa Patel, Field Fastener
Alexandra Giangrande, Nylok
Christopher Rider, Stelfast, Inc.
Andy Graham, National Threaded Fasteners
Aaron Shushan, Specialty Sales Reps
Angelo Gramulgia, Jergens John Sundstrom, Sems & Specials
Mark Hundley, Unytite, Inc.
Colin Tansey, Specialty Bolt
Allison James, Stelfast, Inc.
Andrew Urhausen, All American Systems
Christopher Jeznach, SPIROL
Jeffrey Van Fossen, Penn Engineering
Miguel Jones, Divspec (Edwards & West)
Bryan Wheeler, Star Stainless Screw Co.
Jordan Lohrens, Trinity Logistics
Dustin Windsor, Solution Industries
Mathew Lomando, Bel-Metric
Adam Wong, Bisco Industries
Patricia Lomando, Bel-Metric
Caleb Zehnder, Trinity Logistics
RULES FOR CHOOSING THE 30
A committee of five people will choose the 30 Under 30. The committee will be comprised of members of the Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC) and the Young Fastener Professionals (YFP).
Criteria used to choose the 30 will include information submitted on the application forms. Because we are not using measurable indicators such as GPA or things used by scholarship committees, the decisions will be largely subjective. For this reason, we are electing to have five committee members, or five different points of view.
Although there are no measurable indicators, some of the things we would ask the committee members to consider would include the following:
– Length of time at their current position
– Position within their organization (president or other officer, national account manager, regional account manager, lead programmer, or any other designation that indicates they have exceptional responsibilities at their company)
– Any measurable progress noted (cost saving initiatives, sales increases, demonstrable efficiency increases, etc.) in their statement/essay.
– Bio Information – whether this is a personal application submitted or an application submitted by a sponsor, this portion will weigh heaviest on determining who will be named in the 30
With five committee members, there will be no ties. Each member of the committee will see each application for review. Committee members who work with any of the nominees will not be allowed to vote on those applicants unless there is a 2-2 tie from the other committee members. At this time a dictated point system will not be put into place as it is not fair to set constraining parameters on such a new program. After this first time of selecting 30 under 30, the application will be reviewed by the committee to determine if changes need to be made.
This program is designed to recognize and encourage the young employees of our industry to make the fastener industry a long term commitment because they can be part of a better future for the industry.
SOURCE: FastenerBlog.net
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