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.

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

Wendy and Fred Young

Leadership

Kika Young
Kika Young

President

Jared Lyford
Jared Lyford

Director of Operations

Jeff Mains
Jeffrey Mains

Director of Technical Operations

Gary Strakeljahn
Gary Strakeljahn

Controller

Team Members

Mike Banes
Mike Banes

Second Shift Supervisor

Alba Bautista
Alba Bautista

Gear Finishing Lead

Kent Blatchford
Kent Blatchford

Gear Hobbing Supervisor

Larry Cass
Larry Cass

Driver

Kevin Chatfield
Kevin Chatfield

Gear Grinding Lead

Jake Childer
Jacob Childers

Export Compliance & NDT Manager

John Cochran
John Cochran

Value Stream Manager

Kevin Dela Cruz
Kevin Dela Cruz

Estimating Engineer

Cathy Cychosz
Cathy Cychosz

Accounting Assistant

Stephanie Edwards

Administrative Assistant

Gene Fann
Gene Fann

Gear Technology Manager

Josh Gates
Josh Gates

Turning Lead

Brian Getty
Brian Getty

Lead Maintenance Technician

Chuck Hutchison
Chuck Hutchison

Facilities & Maintenance Coordinator

Jacob Hutmacher
Jake Hutmacher

Customer Quality Engineer

Mark Javurek
Mark Javurek

Process Engineer

Joe Konetski
Joe Konetski

CTO Process Engineer

Chuck Lentz
Chuck Lentz

Quality Assurance

Dan Long
Dan Long

Gage & Calibration Technician

Kelly Luttig
Kelly Luttig

Order Entry Processor

Joel Miller
Joel Miller

OD/ID Department Supervisor

Mike Miller
Mike Miller

Division Manager, CNC Machining

Wayne Potts
Wayne Potts

Manufacturing Engineer

Jason Slaven
Jason Slaven

Gear Shaping Lead

Amy Sovina
Amy Sovina

Quality Assurance Manager

Mark Sweet
Mark Sweet

Secondary Machining Supervisor

Keith Tillman
Keith Tillman

Shipping & Receiving

Lukas Tresemer
Lukas Tresemer

Junior Process Engineer

Tonya Van Aken
Tonya Van Aken

Production Scheduler

Andrew Vincent

Engineering Manager

Carl Wedig
Carl Wedig

Estimating Engineer

Ingrid West
Ingrid West

Purchasing & Expediting Coordinator

Andrew Wojciechowski
Andrew Wojciechowski

Estimating Engineer