Gary Cardoza
VP Sales and Marketing
877-454-3748 ext.101
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I was fortunate to have grown up in a blue collar neighborhood with a truck driver for a father and the greatest, most understanding Mom in the world. With two other brothers with Jethro Bodine like appetites, I don't know how they did it, but they managed. It seemed like a simpler time.
As a kid, I sold flower seeds and magazines door to door. I was the kid with the two paper routes and the lemonade stand. I just love the world of selling!
As a grown up kid, my prerequisite for working for a company was that they had the highest quality product on the market and treat the customer as king. I would rather justify initial cost now, instead of apologizing for poor quality down the road. I like looking a customer in the eye and know that I am giving him the best product and service to back it up. This is why I joined the team at Impact Plastics. You are truly getting the best lid and service in the industry! I have been in the professional sales and marketing world for thirty years. Time flies when you like what you do.
I am originally from scenic East San Jose. You won't find it on the vacation maps of the world! I am a San Francisco Giants Fan and card carrying member of the Raider Nation. For some reason I have also followed the Buffalo Bills since I was a kid. Married with 3 children…. I am a voracious reader, love all kinds of music, and of course to travel. I look forward to breaking bread with you when I am in your town.
Here’s leaving you with one of my favorite quotes ….the bitter taste of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Scott Myers
Eastern Regional Sales Manager
708-417-4070
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Hello, I grew up in the tough south side suburbs of Chicago and attend the south side St. Patrick’s parade every year. I have been in plastic sales for 17 years but am new to the Waste Industry, other than a couple of years working as a garbage man for the Forest Preserve District of Greater Chicago during my summers in college. It was there I learned how inconvenient a rusty can bottom can be when a bottom broke-away and maggots were all over me!!!! I graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and I am forever a proud follower of our sports teams. After college, I took off for Southern California but after 4 years I realized I missed Chicago too much.
During my spare time I enjoy playing with my two girls and a good meal and drink (probably a little “too much” if you believe my doctor). In addition to following the Illinois football and basketball teams, I am huge Bear, Bull and Cub fan. I also enjoy a good poker game and my family and I take 2 vacations per year. We love to travel!
Vonn McQuiston
Western Regional Manager
847-612-9884
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I grew up in farm country in rural Indiana and had the pleasure of being part of a community of 645 people. With the influence of a very supportive family, I moved to Chicago and started work as a salesman with a bank and then eventually with a microscope company. I have experience working with all different types of companies from government run facilities to small mom and pop machine shops and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my sales career. Even though I have had many positions during my lifetime which include janitor, chicken fryer frame painter, waiter and bartender, I always have enjoyed being around people.
I am an avid college football fan along with pro baseball and football. My weekends consist of spending quality time with my wife and 2 girls, most of the time outside, vacationing or watching our favorite sports teams which include the Cubs, Bears and Fighting Irish. I am very excited to be part of the Impact family and will look forward to engaging with all of the interesting people in the waste industry.
Glenn Coughlin
Warehouse Logistics Manager
877-454-3748 ext.124
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I came from a family of 9 siblings growing up in the suburbs on Chicago’s “South Side”. Being from that large of a family, in order to get to my chair at the dinner table I had to either crawl under the table or walk out the front door and come in through the back door. I met my wife Michelle while we both attended college and we have two children. I now call myself a “North Sider” for the last 11 years.
I’ve been in the Distribution/Logistics/Transportation/Supply-Chain field for 30 years in various operations, sales, and management roles. Our team strives daily to see that you get the right product, at the right time, in the right condition, and at the right cost.
I enjoy spending time with my wife and children and playing a round of golf or two. I’m an all around “Chicago Sports Fan”. Go Bears, Cubs, Hawks and Bulls.
Chad Abrahamson
Operations Manager
877-454-3748 ext.104
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Hi! My name is Chad Abrahamson. I grew up in the small town of Roscoe, in north central Illinois, and while I have lived and traveled all over the world for work, I settled back near home in Rockford. I spend all my time outside of work with my son (age 7) and daughter (age 8), and our two (yes two) Newfoundlands. If I am not heading out to some event for one of the kids or working on homework, I am usually cleaning up drool from one of the dogs.
I come to the Impact Team with 10+ years experience in Materials and Distribution Management. Those 10 years have taught me a lot about supplier management, most importantly that no matter what “it is all about customer service”. I look forward to doing my best to ensure you get what you want, when you want it!
Amanda Nelson
Inside Account Manager
Western Region
877-454-3748 ext.100
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Hi it's Amanda.
I joined Impact Plastics in 2006. What a great company to work for!! My experience is in administration, customer service and engineering design. Most recently, I acquired a CAD degree and also have a Liberal Arts degree from the University of MN . As a middle child, trying to make everyone happy seems to be a goal in my life. While I don't succeed all of the time, I do almost 100% of the time with Impact Plastics’ customers. Let me know if you think differently!!
I enjoy typical British traditions like having a spot of tea; I emigrated from England when I was 2. I have lived in many places; I moved 23 times by the time I graduated from high school. My family is very important to me. I am married and have two daughters. In my spare time (what spare time?), I enjoy running, entertaining, singing and traveling. My motto is "Make sure you laugh every day, even if it is at yourself!!"
Debra Surprise
Inside Account Manager
Eastern Region
877-454-3748 ext.109
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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
It’s a very exciting time to be part of the team at Impact Plastics. I have a background in sales and finance, mostly in software and the medical equipment industry. I grew up in Chicago and now live in the suburbs. I prefer the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and would love to live in MI or OBX, NC! I love baseball, tennis, extreme sports and watching the winter and summer Olympic games. My boys and I are always on the go and when there is some free time to myself I enjoy cooking, reading and riding my Bianchi road bike for a good cause or cross country skiing in the winter.
Thank you for visiting our Web site and I look forward to speaking with you sometime.
Diane Reid
Inside Account Manager
Special Markets
877-454-3748 ext.111
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I grew up in a small town on the edge of the Chicago suburbs, running around in a pack of kids outside all day and coming home when the streetlights came on. A lot of my childhood was spent in our tiny library learning about the myriad of possibilities in the big world, which led me to the University of Illinois where I earned a B.S. in Finance.
I met my wonderful husband of 20+ years when we both worked as ride operators at Santa’s Village, a Christmas themed amusement park. After almost six years of marriage, I decided to pursue an M.S. in Human Resources, and discovered that I was pregnant with our first child three weeks before my first class began! While earning my degree, one class at a time, I awed my professors and classmates with my constantly changing frame as I had two more children.
My career began as a babysitter at 11, and I have been working ever since. My jobs have ranged from washing test tubes and beakers at a lab to Director of I.T. at a mid-sized insurance company. I am now in my second year at Impact Plastics, and I find myself looking for our lids wherever I go! In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my husband and three children.