ALLIANCE SPECIALTIES
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ALLIANCE LASER SALES
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THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
WAUCONDA, ILLINOIS | 265 Industrial Drive, 60084 | (847) 487-1945
TONY DEMAKIS
President
Contact Info:
847.650.3282 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
Create an environment that allows everyone on our team to achieve our collective and individual goals. From developing sales and marketing opportunities to promoting our company culture, my main objective is to make a positive impact on the people around me.
What I do in my free time:
If I am not at work, or at the gym, I spend a good bit of time at my church working with the youth group, and children’s ministry. My favorite though is anything with my wife and kiddos.
DOUG NIGGEMANN
Vice President
847.514.2242 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I’m a second generation Mold Maker. I’ve been around mold making all my life, working with my dad in his shop. Now I’m using all of my experience to help build Alliance Laser Sales. I know where the weld should go and where it shouldn’t go. In another words, I understand and speak mold making fluently.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy fishing, snowmobiling, and outdoors in general. Most importantly I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my beautiful wife and daughter.
KIRBY JEDNACHOWSKI
Alliance Specialties Sales / Project Manager
Contact Info:
847.417.1223 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
To lead by example. Since my first day with the company in October of 1990 I’ve always strived to do my best for two reasons, self pride and to help the company’s quality reputation. Between quoting polishing work, inspecting components and delegating projects, I enjoy every aspect of the daily tasks that come along with being the superintendent of Alliance Specialties.
What I do in my free time:
Outside of work, being with my family is the most important thing to me. Free time is spent playing with my daughter Olivia and catching up on the day with my wife Gina. You can also find me in the Health Club, playing Hockey and enjoying the occasional round of Golf with friends and family.
MIKE POLICASTRO
Hot Runner System Specialist
Contact Info:
224.358.8884 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I’m responsible for managing the Hot Runner Department – this includes: customer service and advice; service and parts assessment – quotation; hot runner and component service as necessary; training; and billing. Most importantly, my responsibility is to ensure the utmost in customer satisfaction providing top quality service with the fastest possible turnaround.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy composing music, playing guitar at my church, fine-dining, cooking, and spending time with my family. Not necessarily in that order.
MIKE ZENDER
Mold Maintenance Shop Manager
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I assist customers to reach optimum performance from their molds, by servicing molds, from preventative maintenance to repairing mold issues.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy spending time with my family be it camping, boating, or just hanging out. Also I enjoy riding and restoring my old Harley Davidson.
RICK HENDRY
Laser Welding Foreman
Contact Info:
847.901.2247 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I organize and coordinate incoming laser welding jobs. I also manage the shop floor to ensure jobs are completed in a timely manner.
In my freetime:
I enjoy playing rec sports and fishing.
JASON WALLEN
Laser Engraving Shop Manager
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I receive and coordinate incoming laser engraving jobs. I also process, quote, and oversee the completion of all laser engraving jobs.
In my freetime:
I like to spend as much time as possible with my dog. I fill in whatever time is left with playing guitar, video games, watching terrible movies, and generally making an a** out of myself.
MICHELLE KRUSCHEL
Solutions Specialist
Contact Info:
224.500.0293 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I am your Solution Specialist! My goal is to be the person you want to call when you want the job done right and right now! I am here to listen, help tackle the challenge, and build strong relationships.
What I do in my free time:
I crave the warm weather and everything that goes along with it. I cherish family time and watching all things grow. Beach days with my daughters, boating, kayaking adventures, swimming, hot yoga, and gardening are just some of the ways I like to spend my free time.
JESSICA DEAN
CFO
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I handle finances for the company.
What I do in my free time:
In my free time I enjoy watching my kids do the sports they love, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
KAREN DEMAKIS
Accounts Receivable / Accounting
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I handle the accounting needs for Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales. Having been around since the beginning has allowed me to be part of everything related to the office.
What I do in my free time:
I am a family first person. To me nothing is better than spending time with my grandchildren doing absolutely anything that they want. Play dinosaurs, dolls, read or just cuddle on the couch.
CHELSEA HANSON
Alliance Specialties Administrative Assistant
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I keep all incoming and outgoing jobs organized for Alliance Specialties. I am also in charge of invoicing out all of our projects. If you are ever in need of a purchase order, quote, delivery receipt or invoice, I am your go-to girl.
What I do in my free time:
I love spending time with family and camping.
ABBY GRILLO
Alliance Laser Administrative Assistant
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I keep all incoming and outgoing jobs organized for Alliance Laser. My job consists of collecting PO’s, invoicing, shipping, accounts receivable, providing packing lists, and inventory.
What I do in my free time:
In my free time I like to go to the gym, go to concerts, travel, or just be lazy and watch movies on the couch with my cat.
VANESSA FIORITO
Marketing Specialist
Contact Info:
847.487.1945 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I can often be found running around the shop with a camera in hand. I am in charge of sharing our story here at Alliance, and showing the world our amazing people, products and services.
What I do in my free time:
I try to live in the moment and spend as much time with my family as possible. I also enjoy staying active, reading, doing crafts with my kids, and spoiling my nieces and nephews.
JOHN DEMAKIS
Corporate Ambassador
Contact Info:
847.344.6567 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
I am the all knowing problem solver. I am your go to guy to make sure that things happen and get done on time.
What I do in my free time:
I am always on the look out for cool old things. Flea markets, antique shops, the older and dirtier the better.
JEREMY WILLINGHAM
Laser R&D Engineer
Contact Info:
224.360.9679 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
To meet the demands of this organization to the best of my ability in whatever facets would require my skills. My current responsibilities consist of new product designs, equipment production management, machine service, training, and other customer technical relations.
What I do in my free time:
I sleep, shower, feed myself, commute, attend school, church, do yard work along with other fun household tasks, and spend time with family. I continue working on myself to be a better son, husband, father, friend, and an all-around better person. That is when I’m not sitting around being lazy playing video games or doing something adventurous outside.
MARY DEBUSK
Executive Administration
Contact Info:
815.477.1332 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
At Alliance, my objective is to manage purchasing, billing, and accounts receivable. My job also consists of quoting and logistics support for laser sales.
What I do in my free time:
JOHN MASSART
Solutions Specialist
Contact Info:
847.970.1993 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
As a Laser Solutions Specialist, my primary focus is to listen to our customers and address the challenges they face while delivering successful results. My goal is to build strong relationships by being the person you call when it comes to laser welding and laser engraving technologies.
What I do in my free time:
I live to spend my time with my wife and sons. Also, I enjoy going to church, spending time with friends, hunting, fishing, boating, going to concerts/live music, and being in the outdoors in general.
STEVE ELROD
Production Weld Project Manager
Contact Info:
224.833.4281 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
To oversee our production welding department, as well as maintaining and gathering relationships with customers.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy watching live sports, hanging out with my dog, cooking, and collecting sports cards. When I get the chance, I also go down to the animal shelter and offer some of my time to spend with the dogs and take them for walks etc.
MACOMB, ILLINOIS | 224 South Normal St, 61455 | (847) 493-9716
CHRISTOPHER DEMAKIS
Alliance Specialties Sales / Project Manager
Contact Info:
847.493.9716 | Email
My Role at Alliance:
As project manager I oversee the everyday jobs that come through Alliance Specialties and ensure that they are finished to the customers specs on-time. As for being a sales associate, I truly believe in being there for my customer as a partner no matter the size of job.
What I do in my free time:
In my free time I truly enjoy the outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting, camping or just being around family friends.
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