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MEET THE TEAM
Mark Schaefer, President & Chief of Innovation
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Background: Founder and owner of ADC, Mark has more
than 20 years of engineering experience managing new product design and
product refinement projects in aerospace, consumer products, the
medical industry and manufacturing covering the full spectrum of design
through manufacturing using in-house equipment. |
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Education & Accolades: Mark graduated with honors
from Iowa State University with a BS degree in mechanical engineering
and he holds a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree from
Rockford College. Mark is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) and
has the distinguished designation of being a PTC Certified Engineering
Provider and a PTC Certified Trainer. He holds more than 20 patents, is
a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Phi and in his spare time he has
trained for and completed two Ironman competitions and 11 marathons. He
is also a private pilot with an IFR rating.
Inspiration: Long runs, distance biking, flying.
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Jim Marschalek, Vice President of Engineering
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Background: Jim has excelled at design innovation, new
product development and testing since he joined ADC as a new graduate
in June of 2000. Jim has quickly proven his value as a creative
innovator and technical problem solver and teacher. |
Education & Accolades: Jim came to us
from the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he earned his Bachelor
of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 2000. Jim is qualified
as a SolidWorks Certified Professional (CWSP) and a PTC Certified
trainer specializing in Pro/MECHANICA (PRO/M), Mechanism (MDX &
MDO), and Behavioral Modeling (BMX). Combining the PTC training
knowledge base with his mechanical engineering degree, Jim excels at
using CAD software to accelerate the product design cycle. He has
continued his education through PTC and at Iowa State University
earning a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2009.
A former member of the U.W. Madison Cross-Country team that finished
second in the 1999 NCAA tournament, Jim has went on to win local and
national running events like the Nike Run Hit Wonder event where he
beat 10,000 competitors to win a custom electric guitar.
Inspiration: Non-fiction books, home-based inventions and rock
climbing. |
Craig Brown, Lead CNC Machinist & Toolmaker
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Background: Craig has over 30 years of experience in
the industry, the last 12 years have been at ADC. As a journeyman tool
and die maker, he has stamping, plastic injection molding, and die cast
tooling experience, as well as CNC programming and mold design
experience. Not only does Craig create prototypes and tools but he is
also our in-house consultant with expertise on creating designs that
are manufactureable despite the degree of complexity. |
Education & Accolades: Manufacturing
specialist and expert on finding solutions.
Inspiration: Harley rides and Harley events. |
Scott Kaiser, CNC Machinist & Toolmaker
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Background: Scott has over 25 years of experience in
the industry. Now in his tenth year at ADC, Scott goes above and beyond
to deliver parts on schedule As a journeyman tool and die maker, he has
stamping, plastic injection molding, and die cast tooling experience,
as well as CNC programming and mold design experience. Scott creates
complex prototypes and tools and is one of our internal IT experts. |
Education & Accolades: CAM Programming
(Surfcam) at WCTC and Geometric Tolerance at MATC. Currently learning
PowerMILL to accelerate the speed of the mold making process.
Inspiration: Fishing, bow hunting and scuba diving! |
Greg Groth, Reverse Engineering Manager
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Background: Greg is ADC's master of the art and science
of 3D scanning, rapid surfacing and inspection. He has nine years of
industry experience. Greg has worked on a wide array of scanning
projects on everything from soap dispensers to entire cars and trucks
and even the occasional cadaver. He has worked with intricate and
complex pieces, translated clay sculptures to digital form, and
developed time saving methods for the automotive racing industry. |
Education & Accolades: Degree in
mechanical design from Waukesha County Technical College. Customers
rave about the solutions Greg comes up with to solve design challenges
and his solutions have been published in several magazines and online
articles.
Inspiration: Photography & the sloppy intersection of physics and
art. |
Justin Ebbe, Senior Designer
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Background: Justin is an expert with our 3D imaging
tools and multiple scanning systems. He is an eight-year ADC veteran
starting here as a part-time intern as a student at WCTC in 2001.
Justin is an expert at converting point cloud data into surface models.
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Education & Accolades: Engineering
Design degree from WCTC. Currently gaining expertise in new Geomagic
software.
Inspiration: The Green Bay Packers and hanging out with friends. |
Chris Mulhall, Engineer
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Background: Chris is a five-year veteran of ADC with
experience in new product engineering design and product refinement,
consulting and manufacturing. Extensive engine expertise as a result of
ADC projects and past work with the UW-Madison Engine Research Center. |
Education: Mechanical Engineering degree
from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (BSME). Participated in
FutureTruck and SAE Mini-Baja teams.
Inspiration: Seeks the far reaches of the universe on 2 wheels while
practicing ninja-like yo-yo skills. The longer the motorcycle ride, the
better. |
Alex Oppermann, Design Engineer
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Education: Mechanical Engineering
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Sue Carlsen, Office Manager
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Background: Sue joined ADC's team in 2006 after gaining
20 years of administrative, customer service and project management
experience. Sue handles administrative functions for ADC including A/R,
A/P and some project management. She recently attended the Tax Insight:
Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Seminar. She is the first face you see
during an office visit and often the first voice you hear on the
phones. Customer service is her highest priority and she is skilled at
finding answers to customer inquires. She takes pride in being the glue
that holds the office together and being the “go-to” person. |
| Inspiration: Ballroom Dancing - competitive
dancing aspirations! |
Deb Schaefer, Operations & Chief of Fun
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Background: 10 years experience with ADC in various
roles in marketing, HR, purchasing, event planning and occasionally
manufacturing. Former research analyst and PR director. |
Education: BS degree from Iowa State
University; MBA from Rockford College.
Inspiration: Long runs, traveling and funny friends. |
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