FCG Family
FCG Family
American Made and Family Owned
It’s no secret that we are passionate about producing world-class gears. We are proud to see those gears used around the world and beyond. But our greatest pride is in the exceptional family of people that choose to come together every day to produce those gears right here in Roscoe, Illinois.

Fred & Wendy Young
(In Memoriam: Wendy Young, 1952-2022 | Fred Young, 1943-2023)

Leadership

Kika Young
President, Shareholder

Appy Mikel
Shareholder

Mindy Young
Shareholder

Jared Lyford
Director of Operations

Jeffrey Mains
Director of Technical Operations

Gary Strakeljahn
Controller
Team Members

Mike Banes
Gear Hobbing Supervisor

Alba Bautista
Gear Finishing Lead

Karen Becker
Value Stream Coordinator

Kent Blatchford
3rd Shift Manager

Larry Cass
Delivery Driver

Kevin Chatfield
Gear Grinding Lead

Jake Childers
Export Compliance & NDT Manager

John Cochran
CTO Manager

Cathy Cychosz
Accounting Assistant

Kevin Dela Cruz
Estimating Engineer

Stephanie Edwards
Administrative Assistant

Gene Fann
Gear Technology Manager

Josh Gates
Turning Lead

Clint Goodwin
Delivery Driver

Jay Hampton
Estimating Engineer

Emily Hawkins
Shipping Technician

Jenny Howell
Human Resources Manager

Chuck Hutchison
Facilities & Maintenance Coordinator

Jake Hutmacher
Customer Quality Engineer

Katie Iseli
First Article Inspection

Mark Javurek
Manufacturing Engineer

Joe Konetski
CTO Process Engineer

Chuck Lentz
Quality Assurance

Tina Leombruni
Quoting Coordinator

Dan Long
Gage & Calibration Technician

Tim Madden
Manufacturing Engineer

Gina McLaren
Scheduling Assistant

Joel Miller
OD/ID Grinding Supervisor

Mike Miller
Division Manager, CNC Machining
Wayne Potts
Process Engineer

Barb Resch
Purchase Order Management

Kevin Rogers
Process Engineer

Darren Sell
Maintenance Lead

Jason Slaven
Shaping Lead

Amy Sovina
Quality Assurance Manager

Mark Sweet
Secondary Supervisor

Keith Tillman
Receiving Technician

Lukas Tresemer
Process Engineer

Tonya Van Aken
Production Scheduler

Andrew Vincent
Engineering Manager

Eric Walczak
Estimating Engineer

Carl Wedig
Quoting Manager

Ingrid West
Purchasing & Expediting Coordinator

Ryan West
Warehouse Technician