Meet The Team
Chas Ruebensaal
President
- EXPERIENCE: 30+YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS (BALDWIN-WALLACE UNIVERSITY); JOURNEYMAN PIPEFITTER (LOCAL #120)
- STRONGEST SKILL: BACKGROUND AS SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: TACKLING THE CUSTOM ENGINEERING PROJECTS OTHER COMPANIES CAN’T DO
Dave DiBiasio
General Manager
- EXPERIENCE: 25+YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS (BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY); MASTER’S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BALDWIN-WALLACE UNIVERSITY)
- STRONGEST SKILL: MANAGING WITH OPTIMISM, FAIRNESS, AND RATIONALITY
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: ACHIEVING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN EVERY ENGAGEMENT
Mike Kaminski
Director of Sales & Engineering
- EXPERIENCE: 30+YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT & MANUFACTURING
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (COLUMBUS, OH)
- STRONGEST SKILL: DELIVERING VALUE INTO ALL INTERACTIONS
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: HELPING OTHERS ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES; GROWING TEMPEST’S TOP & BOTTOM LINE; AVID CYCLIST, RUNNER, BOATER, AND GOLFER
Steve Darmon
Senior Engineering Project Manager
- EXPERIENCE: 8+YEARS EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (OHIO NORTHERN); FE REGISTERED EIT IN OHIO
- STRONGEST SKILL: ADAPTIVE, INDEPENDENT LEARNER (TO DRIVE INNOVATION)
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: HELPING OTHER SET AND OBTAIN THEIR GOALS
Debbie Donofrio
Mechanical Project Engineer
- EXPERIENCE: 10+YEARS CUSTOM MACHINE DESIGN
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY)
- STRONGEST SKILL: ATTENTION TO DETAIL (MUCH NEEDED SKILL IN SYSTEM DESIGN!)
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, HIKING OUTDOORS, AND BEING A MODEL CITIZEN.
Stan Kulesa
Service Manager
- EXPERIENCE: 30+ YEARS EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION – SERVICE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SALES. (VETERAN – UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS)
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (DAVID N. MEYERS COLLEGE)
- STRONGEST SKILL: WORKING WITH OTHERS TO EXCEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: MAKING SURE TEMPEST EQUIPMENT IS OPERATING TO A HIGH LEVEL. “WE RESOLVE ISSUES AND WILL GET YOU RUNNING ASAP”
Kathleen Horrell
Service Administrator
- EXPERIENCE: 6+YEARS IN ADMINISTRATION, 3+ YEARS IN SERVICE
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS; UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
- STRONGEST SKILL: ORGANIZING AND STREAMLINING AN EFFECTIVE SERVICE DEPARTMENT
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: BRINGING PEACE OF MIND TO TEMPEST CUSTOMERS. BOOKS, BROADWAY, AND TEACHING BALLET.
James Anderson
Senior Inside Technical Sales
- EXPERIENCE: 28 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE; 25 YEARS OF CUSTOM MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE
- EDUCATION: ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH
- STRONGEST SKILL: BRINGING CREATIVITY AND DESIGN EXPERIENCE INTO EVERY TEMPEST CUSTOM ENGINEERED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: COMPETITIVE SAILBOAT RACING, AND CREATIVELY DESIGNING INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
Sam Wasylyshyn
Technical Sales & Account Manager
- EXPERIENCE: 5+YEARS IN MARKETING & SALES; 2+YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & ECONOMICS (BALDWIN-WALLACE UNIVERSITY); MASTER’S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO)
- STRONGEST SKILL: DELIVERING A SEAMLESS, WELL FUNCTIONING SALES PROCESS FOR THE CUSTOMER
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: GROWING TEMPEST THROUGH THE STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF MARKETING AND SALES BEST PRACTICES; GOLF, FITNESS, AND SOFTBALL
Antonio DiBiasio
Electrical Controls Project Engineer
- EXPERIENCE: 3+ YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (GENEVA COLLEGE); SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
- STRONGEST SKILL: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING TEMPEST’S EQUIPMENT CONTROLS
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: BRINGING INNOVATION TO TEMPEST’S CONTROL SYSTEMS
Karl Dalhmann
Senior Designer
- EXPERIENCE: 25 YEARS DESIGNING INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNITS
- EDUCATION: A.A.S. DRAFTING & DESIGN – BRYANT & STRATTON
- STRONGEST SKILL: DEVELOPING 3D MODELS OF CUSTOM ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: GOD, FAMILY, DOGS, AND BILLIARDS!
Tracy Cherotti
Purchasing & Logistics Coordinator
- EXPERIENCE: 15+ YEARS OF PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT EXPERIENCE
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
- STRONGEST SKILL: MULTI-TASKING THE PROCUREMENT OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS AT THE SAME TIME
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: HUMOR AND KINDNESS. LEARNING TO LAUGH OFF THE DAILY STRUGGLES AND APPROACH EVERYONE WITH KINDNESS FIRST.
Linda Barita
Purchasing & Materials Coordinator
- EXPERIENCE: 30+YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SALES, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING, AND MARKETING
- EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING & ECONOMICS – YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
- STRONGEST SKILL: BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS AND VENDORS
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: BEING KIND AND HAVING COURAGE. WORKING TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL TEMPEST TEAM AND ENJOY EVERY DAY.
Susan Noble
Accounting Department Coordinator
- EXPERIENCE: 30+YEARS OF ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE
- EDUCATION: ELYRIA WEST HIGH SCHOOL
- STRONGEST SKILL: DEDICATED TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF TEMPEST AND ITS EMPLOYEES
- PASSIONATE ABOUT: EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO EACH AND EVERY CUSTOMER