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
Director of Charitable Giving, Shareholder
Mindy Young
Shareholder
Jared Lyford
VP of 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
Kevin Knapek
Process Engineer
Josh Gates
Turning Lead
Clint Goodwin
Delivery Driver
Emily Hawkins
Purchasing & Expediting Assistant
Andrea Helton
Customer Order Coordinator
Jenny Howell
Human Resources Manager
Jake Hutmacher
Customer Quality Engineer
Katie Iseli
Supplier Quality Engineer
Mark Javurek
Manufacturing Operations Manager – Plant 2
Eric Kant
Process Engineer
Joe Konetski
CTO Process Engineer
Chuck Lentz
Quality Assurance
Tina Leombruni
Quoting Coordinator
Michelle Liakouras
Shipping Technician
Dan Long
Gage & Calibration Technician
Tim Madden
Manufacturing Engineer
Gina McLaren
Scheduling Assistant
Joel Miller
OD/ID Grinding Supervisor
Mike Miller
Program / Project Manager
Nate Ostdick
Process Engineer
Wayne Potts
Process Engineer
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
Eric Walczak
Estimating Engineer
Carl Wedig
Quoting Manager
Ryan West
Warehouse Technician
