Tim became Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Okuma America Corporation on April 1, 2024. Tim joined Okuma on February 21, 1991, as an Applications Engineer, Senior Regional Sales Manager, and VP of Sales. He graduated from Berea College (Berea, KY) with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management and Technology. In his 20+ years with Okuma, Tim has worked as an applications engineer, sales engineer, product manager, and sales manager.
It won’t be long before spring is here, and with that comes Open House season, when our distributors hold local events to showcase the latest Okuma machine tools, metal cutting technologies, and system solutions available...
When Okuma made the decision about how to deliver products and services in the Americas, our first thought was “what’s best for the customer”? For more than 40 years now, we’ve partnered with independent distributors to sell ...
With vaccinations well underway, the world around us is starting to look quite different than it was during lockdowns. I think it's safe to say that most manufacturers are making plans to ramp up production in anticipation of...
There was a time when early September meant many of us would board a plane for Chicago and IMTS, excited about the upcoming week of activities. Instead, we’re in the process of unveiling a new set of tools designed to capture...
In many industries, including the machine tool business, it’s common for a salesperson to disappear after the sale, not to be seen until the next time the customer might be ready to buy. Now, this is not always the case (and ...
The coronavirus outbreak has forced many of us to work from home for a few weeks now, and we’re starting to see some interesting outcomes. Historically many sales organizations have been heavily focused on face-to-face meetin...
Recently we treated a group of 36 Okuma customers to the trip of a lifetime that included a personalized tour of our facilities in Japan along with some unique cultural experiences you won’t find anywhere else in the world. W...
I traveled to Toronto recently to attend the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS), a national show featuring the latest in manufacturing technologies. One of our Canadian distributors, EMEC Machine Tools Inc., had a ...
This blog post is Part 2 in our series sharing key headlines observed by Okuma's executive leadership at IMTS 2018. Over the years I've had the pleasure of attending 14 IMTS shows, and this year's event was hands-down the...
“To Us It’s Personal.” I really like this statement because it sums up (with meaning) what I have found, in my 26 years at Okuma, to be so true about our relationships with our customers. My first interactions with customers ...
IMTS is now just a couple weeks away. There is much anticipation for this show as the market is very active, attendance is expected to set records, and Okuma has tremendous, relevant CNC machine technology that will be on dis...
