People – Our – and Your –
Most Important Asset

People – Our – and Your –
Most Important Asset

A highly capable management team and substantial technical depth in our plant drive performance and continuous improvement through three shift operations at N.E.W. Industries.

Chris Moore

Chris Moore

President/CEO/Owner

B.S. degree and 25 years experience in large corporations including Miller Brewing Company/Philip Morris. Acquired N.E.W. Industries in April, 2000, which has grown almost thirteen-fold since.

Dave Moore

Dave Moore

VP – Manufacturing Operations

Associate of Applied Science degree in computer drafting and design. Skilled machinist and more than 20 years machining and engineering management experience. Joined N.E.W. Industries in 2001.

Tina Rogers

Tina Rogers

VP – Finance & Administration

B.A. degree in accounting with course work in turnaround. More than 30 years’ experience as CFO and Controller for major companies in multiple industries including diverse categories of manufacturing, as well as meat processing.

Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Vice President – Sales

B.A. degree with business and psychology emphasis, and 30+ years experience in manufacturing sales and sales management. Joined N.E.W. in 2008 from Marshalltown masonry and cement tool company.

Dave Pfahl

Dave Pfahl

Director – Supply Chain and Material Flow

Degreed Certified Purchasing Manager, C.P.M.. More than 29 years purchasing, materials, and operations experience with companies including Alpha Gary Corporation and Weather Shield Windows & Doors.

Rob Thielen

Rob Thielen

Director – Quality

B.S. in science and ASQ member. More than 41 years machining, tooling, and extensive quality management experience in multiple major tool and machining companies in Texas and Wisconsin.

Geoff Sansom

Geoff Sansom

Director – Pricing, Estimating, & Engineering Systems

B.A. in management. More than 21 years experience in technical systems and sales in England, and fabrication and CNC machining in Wisconsin.

Ryan Alexander

Ryan Alexander

Director-Production

Almost 25 years in production and in manufacturing supervision and management including WS Packaging and N.E.W. Industries, and possesses extensive lean manufacturing and 6-S skills.

Karen Urban-Dickson

Brad Albers

Director-Manufacturing Engineering

B.S. degree in applied technology with manufacturing systems emphasis, and 30+ years’ experience in manufacturing engineering, machining, project management, automation, welding, and manufacturing management, including 10+ yeas of engineering at N.E.W Industries.

Karen Urban-Dickson

Christine Conlon

Director-Human Resources

Business Management education at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and Green Bay.  More than 30 years’ experience with Walmart, Inc. including extensive store operations management, enterprise staff development programs, as well as asset management, and accounting and audit.

Karen Urban-Dickson

Elizabeth Moore

Manager-Customer Planning & Production Coordination

Associates degree in business management, and 22+ years’ experience at N.E.W. Industries including 7 years in administration, and 15+ years in sales, customer planning, and service.

Jake Schinktgen

Jake Schinktgen

Manager – Tooling & Workforce Machining Training

A.S. in Industrial Mechanics and Machine Tools. More than 30 years experience in CNC machining, programming, supervision, and tooling management at N.E.W. Industries. Joined N.E.W. in 1989.

N.E.W. Industries total staff numbers more than 200 manufacturing engineers, programmers, supervisors, set-up specialists, machinists, fixture makers, welders, operators, administrators, procurement specialists, planners, and customer service specialists with tenure at N.E.W. Industries dating back to the Company’s founding in 1983.