Category: Meet the Team

Meet Sam Postich, Lead HIP Technician at Aalberts surface technologies – HIP | braze | heat treatment’s HIP’ing Center of Excellence. Sam is based in the Garlington facility in Greenville, SC and has been part of the team for almost two years. Sam’s entire career has been in the heat treat industry. He worked in his family’s business while he was in college

Meet Frank Little, Finance Director of Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing. Frank is based in the Goffstown, NH facility and has been part of the team for just over 5 years. Frank leads financial reporting, forecasting, and planning for the company. He says one of the biggest challenges of his job is to manage expectations established by our forecasts. He works with the Plant

Meet Brian Thurston. He is the new Quality Manager for Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing’s Manchester, CT facility. Brian has been part of the team since mid 2020 and was recently promoted to Quality Manager in Manchester. His road to quality management was not a direct path. He had stints in transportation and manufacturing before he enrolled in Manchester Community College. He concentrated his

Meet Waleska Laureano, better known as “Wale” (pronounced Wally). She currently works in Customer Service at Aalberts surface technologies – accurate brazing’s Manchester, CT shop. She has been part of the team for over 10 years. If you have ever visited or called the Connecticut facility, you have probably talked with Wale. She sits in the front office and loves the daily interaction

Meet Ken Hendrix, Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing’s Production Manager at the Garlington facility in Greenville, SC. Ken has been part of the team for six years. He began in an entry-level position doing assembly and inspection. He came to heat treating from a background in carpentry, never having seen a vacuum furnace. Ken says he “worked hard and learned from anyone willing to

Meet Sigfredo “Siggy” Rosario. Siggy is the Shipping Supervisor and also handles maintenance duties for Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing’s Manchester, CT facility. He will celebrate five years as part of the team this November. Siggy takes ownership of his work and gives 100% effort to make sure things get done right the first time. His goal is to always deliver customers’ parts on

Meet Joann Francis. She is Aalberts surface technologies – accurate brazing’s office manager based in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Joann has been with AST-accurate brazing since the very beginning. And, that’s why she says, “I’m the OG.” During the company’s early days and throughout her years at Accurate Brazing, she jumped in to do anything and everything when needed – assembling parts, delivering parts

Meet Leah Tankersley. She is Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing’s Marketing Manager and is based in Greenville, South Carolina. Leah has been part of the team here for over a year and a half. Prior to coming on board, she worked for Accurate Brazing, but at Emanate Brands managing the company’s marketing and branding efforts. “Being part of the branding agency team gave me

Meet Rick Cyr, quality technician, based at the Pelham facility in Greenville, SC. He is our mission critical employee for June and has been part of the Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing team for just over 5 years. Rick loves working with the great team at Pelham. It is a lean and efficient shop where the team works well together, especially on busy days

Meet Jesus Cora “Zeus” Cruz, Aalberts surface technologies-accurate brazing’s Production Manager – Vacuum for the Goffstown, NH division. Zeus is a long-time employee in Goffstown. Part of the team for 21 years, he has performed many roles during his tenure at Accurate Brazing. He started cleaning and blasting parts. He moved to torch brazing, performed leak and pressure testing and assembly & prep.