Author: Joe Jackson

PMPA Elects 2025-2026 Officers

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PMPA Elects 2025-2026 Officers

 

At the recent PMPA Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, October 9, prior to the PMPA Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas, the following Officers were elected to serve on the Board:

Tanya DiSalvo, Criterion Precision was elected President of the PMPA for 2025-2026.

Adria Bagshaw, W.H Bagshaw Co. Inc., elected PMPA 1st Vice President.

Bill Cox Jr., Cox Manufacturing, was elected PMPA 2nd Vice President.

Richard Hoster, III, Smith & Richardson, Inc. continues another year as PMPA Treasurer

And during the Technical Members meeting on Thursday, October 11th in San Antonio, Jeremy Rose, Tajmac-USA, began his tenure as Technical Member Chair; Johnny Freeze, HORN USA moved to 1st Vice Chair, and Dijana Jovanovic, iSwiss Tool Corporation, was elected 2nd Vice Chair. Congratulations to all our new officers!

Our heartfelt thanks to outgoing President Brian Adams, R. F. Mau Co. for his dedication and service to PMPA over the past year. 

 

 

PODCAST – The Gen Z Effect: Transforming Manufacturing Towards the Future

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

The Gen Z Effect: Transforming Manufacturing Towards the Future

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley and David Wynn have a conversation about how Gen Z is reshaping the manufacturing workforce with their values of flexibility, sustainability, technological advancement and inclusivity and how understanding this can lead to our shops staying resilient and innovative in the industry.

 

Published October 13, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Talking Business Part 8 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Talking Business Part 8 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 8 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.

 

Published October 6, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2025 Primer with Renee Merker and Joe Jackson

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

PMPA’s Annual Meeting 2025 Primer with Renee Merker and Joe Jackson

David Wynn and Renee Merker, and Joe Jackson give listeners a peek into what to expect from the upcoming Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas!

 

Published September 29, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Understanding Type I and Type II Errors in Precision Machining

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Understanding Type I and Type II Errors in Precision Machining

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn explore the concepts of Type I and Type II errors, how they are the key to understanding how decisions are made and the potential consequences of those decisions in our precision machining shops.

 

Published September 15, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Talking Business Part 7 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Talking Business Part 7 with Special Guest John Detterbeck

Carli Kistler-Miller, Emily Riley, and David Wynn are joined by John Detterbeck for part 6 of this special limited series where John shares lessons learned in his life in the precision machining industry.

 

Published September 1, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Everything CMMC Part 3

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Everything CMMC Part 3

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn are joined by Laura Rodgers, Director of the Cybersecurity Practice and NC-PaCE program at NC State University’s Secure Computing Institute and Lawrence Cruciana, President of Corporate Information Technologies, a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP and PMPA Technical Member in a special three part series to discuss all things CMMC.

 

Published August 25, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Everything CMMC Part 2

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Everything CMMC Part 2

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn are joined by Laura Rodgers, Director of the Cybersecurity Practice and NC-PaCE program at NC State University’s Secure Computing Institute and Lawrence Cruciana, President of Corporate Information Technologies, a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP and PMPA Technical Member in a special three part series to discuss all things CMMC.

 

Published August 18, 2025

 

 

PODCAST – Everything CMMC Part 1

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PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast:

Everything CMMC Part 1

Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn are joined by Laura Rodgers, Director of the Cybersecurity Practice and NC-PaCE program at NC State University’s Secure Computing Institute and Lawrence Cruciana, President of Corporate Information Technologies, a CMMC Level 2 Certified MSP and PMPA Technical Member in a special three part series to discuss all things CMMC.

 

Published August 11, 2025