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PEOPLE& EVENTS
ACT
NOVEMBER2014
2014
ALHConference
&Awards
November 11, 2014
Miami, FL
WorldCrane&
Transport Summit
November 12-13, 2014
Miami, FL
SC&RABoard&
CommitteeMeeting
January 4-7,Maui, HI
World of Concrete
February 3-6,
Las Vegas
AEDSummit
February 10-13, Las Vegas
ARA – The Rental Show
February 22-25,
NewOrleans
SC&RASpecialized
Transportation
Symposium
March 4-6, Atlanta, GA
ALL appoints
Hutton Strader
ALLErectionandCraneRental
hiredHuttonStrader as a
businessdevelopment specialist.
Hewill focusonaccount
management, technical sales
support andassistingproduct
managers at the company’s
Clevelandheadquarterswith
fleet evaluationandnew
product assessments. Prior tohis
new role, Straderwas accounts
manager forLiebherrCranes.
“I amhumbled that this is
the thirdposition I’vehad that
was created specifically forme,”
saidStrader. “As an engineer,
I think Ihave shownvalueby
approachingorganizations
differentlyandhelping them
EVENTSDIARY
and their interaction. Butmore
so, he takes an engineering
approach tobusinessproblems,
bringingabout solutions ina
logical fashion. Thatmakeshim
agreat asset toour team.”
lookat themselvesdifferently.”
Michael Liptak, president,
ALLErection, said, “Hutton
was an essential part of ourpast
successeswithLiebherr, andwe
saw synergies in forginga closer
partnership.As an engineer,
Huttonhas ananalyticalway
of lookingat cranes, lift sites,
Link-Belt names new
marketing specialists
BrianElkinswas
namedmarketing
specialist for
rough terrain
cranes at Link-
BeltConstruction
Equipment. Elkins
will support all rough terrain
craneproducts andpersonnel.
Elkins first joinedLink-Belt
in2011as a cost accountant,
and since thenhas earned
LeanYellowBelt and ISO9001
InternalAuditor certifications.
Heholds abachelor’sdegree
inbusiness administration
fromKentuckyChristian
Universityand is currentlya
master’s candidate atEastern
KentuckyUniversity in
business administrationwithan
emphasis in leanmanufacturing
and economicdecisionmaking.
“Brian’s experiencewill benefit
himas amarketing specialist;
hewill be an important piece
of our futuregrowth,” saidBrian
Smoot, productmanager, rough
terrain cranes.
AndrewSoperwasnamed
marketing specialist for lattice
and telescopic crawler cranes
at Link-Belt. Soperholds a
bachelor’sdegree in economics
from theUniversityofKentucky.
He comes toLink-Beltwith
several years experience in the
heavymovingand crane rental
industry.
“Andrewalreadyhas a
strongunderstandingof the
heavy equipment industry, his
involvementwithLink-Belt’s
lattice and telecrawlerproduct
linewill bekeyaswe continue
togrowour
footprint,” said
ScottKnight,
productmanager,
lattice and
telescopic
crawler cranes.
Ryan Hammock joins
Scott Powerline
Scott Powerline and Utility Equipment announced
they hired Ryan Hammock as rental coordinator.
Ryan will assist Kyle Smith, senior rental coordinator, in providing
customer service as their rental fleet and geographic footprint
continues to grow.
A native of theMonroe, LA area, Ryan joined the U.S. Coast
Guard following graduation from Sterlington High School and
served as both amachinery technician and law enforcement
officer; he currently serves in the Coast Guard Reserve. He is
completing his final semester at the University of Louisiana –
Monroe and will graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice.
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JeffreyWhitcomb
of
Batavia, IL was hired
as senior vice president
and executive director at
SumitomoMitsui Finance
and Leasing
.Whitcomb is
a veteran of 16 years in
the equipment leasing and
finance industry and began
his career as a founder of
Captive Capital Corporation –
one of the first platforms for
managingmulti-lender vendor
finance programs. Recently
he led the development of a
large provider of compressed
natural gas. Sumitomo
initially will have a team of
25 people and will grow to
85 over a three year period.
The business will focus
primarily on vendor originated
business and will participate
in syndications and portfolio
acquisitions. The new
business is located at 277
Park Avenue in New York City.
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DUECO Inc.
, a woman-
owned business and the
largest independently owned
provider of Terex Hi-Ranger
bucket trucks, digger derricks
and cranes in North America,
announced they promoted
Bobbie Slater
to sales and
production support analyst
and
Nichole Buchs
to sales
and production administrator.
DUECO also hired
Linda
Schmidt
as parts sales and
materials supervisor as well
as
Billy Niklasch
as sales
coordinator.
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The Steel Erectors
Association of America
(SEAA) seeks nominations
for steel erection projects
that demonstrate complexity
or unusual conditions,
or conquered issues and
barriers requiring special
management team action or
performance. The competition
is open Jan. 1-Dec. 31,
2014. Nominationsmust be
postmarked by Feb. 6, 2015.
HIGHLIGHTS
Ryan Hammock
Hutton Strader
AndrewSoper
Brian Elkins
