MEMBER COMPANIES

Melkes Machine Inc.
9928 Hayward Way
South El Monte, CA 91733
626-448-5062
Fax 626-448-0214
www.melkes.com
Registered AS9100 Rev. B & ISO9001:2000

Brent Melkesian
Company: Melkes Machine Inc.
Title: General Manager
Education: Pasadena City College, general studies.
Experience (in years): 26 years
Accomplishments: AS9100 Certification
The Importance of SCMG: Working with the group allows for the exchange of ideas & learning from the other member's years of knowledge. As a team our strengths are enhanced far beyond our individual weaknesses.
Email: brent@melkes.com

Omikron Engineering Inc.
18334 Eddy St
Northridge, CA 91325
818-349-6751
Fax 818-349-0623
Omik@earthlink.net

Frank Krestyn
Company: Omikron Engineering Inc.
Title: President
Education: Working in the Aerospace Industry 26 years
Experience (in years): Machinists and engineer my whole life
Accomplishments: Took over a one man shop in 1991 and built the company into a 30 man facility with CNC horizontal mills, CNC lathes, and CNC screw machines producing extremely high quality precision parts.
The Importance of SCMG: Exchanging ideas, sharing knowledge and working together to accomplish great goals and improve our own facilities.

William Tudor
Company: Omikron Engineering Inc.
Title: Partner / Vice President
Education: U.C.L.A. Manufacturing Engineering
Experience (in years): 30 years
Accomplishments: Implemented ISO 9002, Implemented Vista/Delta MRP system, Developed and obtained Patents on special Ceramic Grinding processes, led teams that cut costs of 40% for the machining of the Apache Helicopter program. Completed TQL training. Increased sales orders by 300% in a 3 year period.
The Importance of SCMG: Pull together resources and ideas to gain advantages over competitors. Continuous improvements utilizing group efforts.
Email: williamtudor@omikronengineering.com

Roberts Tool Company, Inc.
20409 Prairie St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818-407-0291
Fax: 818-407-0307
www.robertstool.net
contact@robertstool.net
Registered AS9100 Rev. B & ISO9001:2000

James B. Hart
Company: Roberts Tool Company, Inc.
Title: President
Education: BS Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado
Experience (in years): 21 Years
Accomplishments: Increased Revenues by 300% in the last 6 years, and transformed Roberts Tool Company into one of the leanest aerospace manufacturers in the country.
The Importance of SCMG: This peer group has enabled all the members to improve their respective companies at an accelerated rate. �This group really is greater than the sum of the parts.
Email: bradhart@robertstool.net

S&H Machine, Inc.
900 N. Lake Street
Burbank, CA 91502
818-846-9847
Fax 818-563-2085
www.shmachine.com
mail@shmachine.com
Registered AS9100 Rev. B & ISO9001:2000

David Fisher
Company: S&H Machine, Inc.
Title: Vice President & Q.C. Manager
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, Cal State University Northridge
Experience (in years): 10 Years
Accomplishments: AS9100 Certification, Creation of Database that runs entire company, 400% increase in sales in 10 years, modernization of the shop and equipment, and diversification of customers.
The Importance of SCMG: The SCMG has been a source of sharing the best practices of some of the top manufacturing companies in Southern California. Together we have made our businesses stronger. We continue to work together and look for solutions to the challenges of our industry.
Email: David@shmachine.com

Vanderhorst Brothers, Inc.
1715 Surveyor Avenue
Simi Valley, CA 93063
805-583-3333
Fax: 805-582-2068
www.vbinc.com
Registered ISO9001:2000

Brian O'Rell
Company: Vanderhorst Brothers, Inc.
Title: President
Education: 4 year Apprenticeship through National Tool and Die Association graduating as a Journeyman Machinist.
Experience (in years): 33 years
Accomplishments: Helped build a solid company based on good machining practices and good ethics.
The Importance of SCMG: The ability to share ideas and help each other grow our businesses to their maximum potential.
Email: brian@vbinc.com

Juno O'Rell
Company: Vanderhorst Brothers, Inc.
Title: Vice-President
Education: 2yr College
Experience (in years): 15 Years Office
Accomplishments: Assisted in the implementation of new Software in office. As Mgmt Rep assisted in becoming ISO9001-2000 Certified. Brought the Accounting Department up to higher standards.
The Importance of SCMG: To pool ideas and draw from our strengths to become one strong and well rounded entity.
Email: juno@vbinc.com

W Machine Works Inc.
13814 Del Sur Street
San Fernando, CA 91340
Phone: 818-890-8049
Fax: 818-897-7178
www.wmwcnc.com
info@wmwcnc.com
Registered AS9100 Rev. B & ISO9001:2000

Marzel Neckien
Company: W Machine Works Inc.
Title: President
Education: Masters in Business Cal State University, Northridge
Experience (in years): 10 years
Accomplishments: Achieved AS9100 certification, Full implementation of Vista ERP system, grew new orders sales by 100% over 4 year period.
The Importance of SCMG: The group allows us to exchange ideas and improve our processes. The group is vital toward our continuous improvement efforts.
Email: marzelnd@yahoo.com

Randy Neckien
Company: W Machine Works Inc.
Title: Vice President
Education: BA Speech Communication
Experience (in years): 9 yrs.
Accomplishments: Implementation of a Lean Manufacturing program, Installation of an approved safety program, Established an employee training curriculum.
The Importance of SCMG: The SCMG is a group of seven individual companies combining their strengths to create solutions for the manufacturing industry.
Email: randolph_58@yahoo.com

Superior Thread Rolling Co. Inc.
12801 Wentworth Street Arleta, CA 91331
818-504-3626
Fax 818-504-3636
www.superiorthread.com
sales@superiorthread.com
Registered AS9100 Rev. B & ISO9001:2000

Thomas M. Mundy
Company: Superior Thread Rolling Co. Inc.
Title: President
Education: BS Business Administration, USC
Experience (in years): 28 Years
Accomplishments: Achieved AS9100B and ISO9000:2000 certificate of registration with PRI registrar. The 5 day audit revealed a 100% score, No findings. Superior has completely implemented the M1 ERP system and uses all of the features including labor entry, scheduling, Job costing, Purchasing, Planning, Estimating and All of the Accounting functions. Superior has implemented many Lean Manufacturing tenets including moving our shop floor into small compact work cells that concentrate on individual core competencies.
The Importance of SCMG: The group allows me to baseline some of the improvements that I am making with other companies in the same industry. It also allows us to combine our knowledge and experience toward improving the day to day operations of our businesses.
Email: tmundy@superiorthread.com

SCMG moderator/facilitator

J.R.HULL CO., INC.
Phone & Fax (661)259-0941
hull91355@comcast.net www.hullconsulting.com

JIM HULL - President

The J.R. Hull Co., Inc. was founded in 1980 for the express purpose of developing innovative and creative solutions for firms in regards to their Strategic Plans and Operating Systems. Over the years that purpose has developed toward a focus on creative initiatives that will add permanent value to closely held companies. In pursuit of this objective the firm has developed a unique multi stage process to business development and accompanying value building solutions to common problems. The objective of the firm for its clients is to help them build sound structures and unique strategies that will allow them to create sustainable earnings in excess of traditional industry benchmarks and standards.

Jim Hull, the founder, studied engineering for several years at the Naval Academy and completed his college education at Pepperdine where he received at BA and MBA degree. He began his business career in the Insurance Industry which he culminated as a Vice President of Underwriting for a major California based insurance company. He left this position to found his own consulting firm. Since 1980 he has consulted with over 1000 firms throughout the United States. Currently his practice is limited to the Los Angeles area where he focuses on developing long term relationships aimed at maximizing his client's business value.