The GWS Tool Group Blog

  Meet Elena Taylor, our Customer Service Department Manager – Inserts and Advanced Material, from our GWS-NC location in Arden, North Carolina. Elena has been with GWS since 2021. Elena is originally from Schwabisch Hall, Germany, and came to the United States while still a university student to complete an internship for a different manufacturing […]

  Meet Ronnie Jones, our Machine Shop Lead at our GWS-TN facility in Nashville, TN. Ronnie’s journey is a remarkable testament to his unwavering dedication and passion for the cutting tool and machining industry, where he has spent nearly five decades honing his expertise. Ronnie’s connection to machining runs deep—it’s not just a profession; it’s […]

  Meet Stephanie Davis, our Customer Service Lead at GWS-AZ, in Surprise, Arizona. Stephanie’s journey with us began back in 2014 when she joined the company, then known as Intrepid Tool, and she has been an integral part of our team ever since. Stephanie’s then-boyfriend, now husband, was working in the machine shop and heard […]

  Meet Juana Arroyo, one of our OD Grinders at our GWS-Batavia facility in Batavia, Illinois. Juana has been at GWS Tool Group facilities in Illinois since 2020. Juana has worked in cutting tool manufacturing for almost thirty years! In the beginning of her career, she worked for Sandvik for sixteen years. She worked in […]

  Meet Darren Peterson, one of our CNC Programmers at our GWS-California facility in Vista, California. Darren started at GWS in 2013 as a Chamfer Wheel Grinder. Darren’s journey begins with GWS Tool Group after moving from Las Vegas to Vista, California over ten years ago. Darren met someone who was working at what was […]

  Meet Sergio Maldonado, our Quality Control Inspector at our GWS-Welland facility in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Sergio first came to work at what was then known as Indexable Cutting Tools in 2000 as a surface grinder, working on brazing and honing on small machines. After a year, he moved to quality control. The story of […]

  Meet Ian Fletcher, one of our CNC Grinder/Programmers at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 2015.  Ian first came to the manufacturing and machine-operating world by accident. He went to what he thought was a job interview at a local machine shop, but it turned out to actually be a 6-week training […]

Meet Bridget, our Customer Service Department Manager – Threading Products, at our GWS-Beloit location in South Beloit, Illinois. Bridget first joined the cutting tool industry when she was a teenager and has been with GWS Tool Group since 2016, when it was then known as North American Tool. When Bridget first entered manufacturing at 19 […]

Meet Ryan, one of our CNC Grinder/Programmers at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Ryan began working at what was then known as Alliance CNC in 2015 before they became a part of the GWS Tool Group. Ryan comes from a background in manufacturing with many years of experience. He worked at a plant […]

  Meet Gary Cieslik, our Senior Quoting and Tooling Engineer at our GWS-WI facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Gary has been at this location since 1990 when it was previously known as CTMI or Carbide Tools Manufacturing Inc. After Gary graduated from college in 1989 with a business degree, he spent a few months working […]