Super Steel’s Leadership Team
| Stephan Achs | |
| President & Chief Executive Officer | |
| Stephan has more than 30 years of leadership experience, including strategy, change management and high-performance team building. With an innate ability to quickly understand market demands to align company capabilities with current and target markets, he has been driving P&L and operational performance improvements for global automotive and machine tool OEM’s as well as contract manufacturing companies. Stephan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Business. |
| Dan Brook | |
| Vice President of Engineering & Quality Assurance | |
| Dan joined the Super Steel team in 2012. He has over 20 years of operational and technical leadership expertise related to engineering, design, project management, lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, process optimization and new product introduction. Dan has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. |
| Keith Gramza | |
| Vice President of Operations | |
| Keith joins the Super Steel team with nearly 20 years of manufacturing experience in advanced process and manufacturing engineering, automated manufacturing, continuous improvement and leadership. He spent the past two decades working up through the ranks at industry leading OEMs securing certifications in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma Black Belt and process optimization. Keith’s highly qualified, hands-on approach promotes an agile, solutions-driven high-performance culture. |
| Ann Zeman CPA | |
| Controller | |
| Anna brings a strong financial, manufacturing, costing and ERP implementation background to the team having worked in progressively more responsible finance positions within both manufacturing and service firms. Her qualifications as well as down-to-earth personality and professionalism brings a no-nonsense process-driven approach to the business. Anna is a licensed CPA and has a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. |
| Tim Birkholz | |
| Director of Supply Chain | |
| Tim has been at Super Steel for 11 years and has had managerial responsibilities from Operational Improvement to Purchasing and Inventory Management. He has spent over 25 years in Manufacturing, Sales, Purchasing, and Continuous Improvement responsibilities with OEMs and Large Contract Fabricators. Having hands-on and leadership experience in most aspects of a business allows Tim to make decisions by understanding the facts and looking at the overall effect on the business, not just the narrow scope of the current responsibility. |
| Jake Weber |
| Director of Sales |
| Jake has been a member of the Super Steel team since 2018 leading business development activities including inside and outside sales, and the estimating team focused on introducing, capturing and partnering with industry leading customers. He has prior national account management, business development and customer service experience from a national industrial supply company. Jake has a Bachelor of Science degree from Winona State University. |
| Paul Luber |
| Chairman |
| Paul has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of manufacturing, including oversight, leadership, management and ownership. He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and investment background, which has led to his involvement in numerous successful business start-ups, acquisitions, turn- arounds, mergers and roll-ups. Paul is an outstanding strategist and brings both a strong vision and a no-nonsense approach to business development and operations. He believes that successful businesses are built around excellent people, processes and integrity. Paul currently serves on the Board of several innovative companies/organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as an MBA from the University of Wisconsin -Madison. |
