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	Dick Melsheimer, President Son of the founder of Melfred Borzall Fred Melsheimer. Has worked for the company since 1962. You are more likely to find him in he field testing new tools and talking with the crews than you are sitting behind a desk. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Larry Coots, Vice President Oversees all operations at the Santa Fe Springs, CA facility. Has been with MBI since 1978.

	Eric Melsheimer, Chief Engineer Chief design engineer and oversees the manufacturing at the Santa Maria , CA facility. Has been with MBI since 1991. Grandson of founder Fred Melsheimer.

	Peter Melsheimer, Marketing Director In charge of marketing and advertising. Has been with MBI since 1989. Grandson of founder Fred Melsheimer. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Jose Mierzejewski, Design Engineer Works alongside Eric to design and field test new HDD tooling. Has been with MBI since 1997. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Mike Zaikowsky, Inside Sales On the phones ready to help solve your directional drilling problems. Joined the company with the opening of the new Santa Maria facility in 1999.

	Ralph Ujano, Inside Sales On the phones ready to help solve your directional drilling problems. Joined the company with the opening of the new Santa Maria facility in 1999.

	Steve Hinkle , Industrial Technology Helps keep the manufacturing process running smoothly including tracking work in progress, setting preorder points, looking for ways to modernize and make production more efficient. Has been with MBI since 2004. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Diane Farnsworth, Chief Graphic Designer In charge of all aspects of graphic design from catalog production to trade show display designs to studio photography. Has been with the company since 2000. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Rose Mary Renteria, Administrative Assistant,Santa Fe Springs Assists Larry in keeping the Santa Fe Springs facility running smoothly. Has been with MBI since 1992.

	Sandi Matthews, Administrative Assistant, Santa Maria Oversees the accounts payable department and assists in event coordination. Joined the company with the 1999 opening of the new facility in Santa Maria.

	Brenda Claborn, Receptionist and Accounts Payable Manager Answers phones, does the customer invoicing, pays the bills Has been with the company since 2005. Based in Santa Maria, CA.

	Jon Lindgren, Machine Shop Superintendent Oversees shipping production at the Santa Maria facility. He started at the Santa Fe Springs facility in 1988 and moved with the company to Santa Maria in 2000.