LEADERSHIP

Aaron Barr – President: Aaron has experience in product development and manufacturing in the medical device arena. His background includes engineering and engineering management at both Cook Inc. in Bloomington, IN and Hologic in Indianapolis (formerly Suros Surgical Systems). Aaron is well versed in Design Controls, Risk Management, and Project Management. In addition, he has experience in a broad range of areas including quality systems, FDA and ISO audits, field evaluations, and sales and clinical training. Aaron holds a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Keith Koester – Director of Operations: Keith has experience in manufacturing, including CNC setup and programming and machining in the plastics and electronics industry. His career then moved into applications engineering and service at Tornos Technologies, a manufacturer of Swiss-type turning centers. Keith’s growth continued as he became the technical sales representative for the regional distributor of Marubeni-Citizen products, the largest Swiss-type lathe manufacturer in the world; Keith provided sales, application, and service support for Indiana and Kentucky. The decision to get back into manufacturing and apply his knowledge was a perfect fit for GMI when he became our Operations Manager in late 2010. Keith currently manages 3 shifts that are operational 24 hours a day 6 days a week and a lights off operation during the weekend.

Jodi Gilbert (formerly Reeder) – Director of Supply Chain: Jodi has supply chain experience including roles in cost accounting, data analysis, material controls, and as the department manager. Her early career experience was focused on price variances and inventory reconciliations but soon expanded into a material planning capacity. Jodi has led successful efforts which resulted in significant cost savings through the implementation of lean principles. Jodi’s career path led her to hold important management roles within the supply chain field in the electronics and medical device markets. She also continues to effectively lead the GMI organization through an ERP implementation by capitalizing on her valuable skillset and energies. Jodi holds a Certification in Production and Inventory Management with APICS.

Tom Burich – National Sales and Marketing Director: Tom has medical device, pharmaceutical, home healthcare services, medical internet and healthcare products sales and business development experience. He is well versed in business strategy and tactical execution, sales, sales leadership, sales training, market development and management, and international business. Tom has extensive experience developing successful distributor networks in both the domestic and international marketplaces. He most recently completed a successful stint serving as the COO of NuvoMed Inc., a medical device startup based out of Seattle. Prior to that he served as Director of International Business for the breast biopsy division at Hologic, Inc. Tom lead the introduction of Hologic breast biopsy devices to the international market; growing revenues from $0 to over $14 million in less than 6 years.

Missy Dewey – Human Resources: Missy brings 26 years of experience human resources in the medical device manufacturing and financial services industries.   Missy is responsible for aligning the employee experience to the mission and goals of GMI through strategic and creative methods that foster a culture of happy and successful employee-owners.   Missy holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan and a SHRM-SCP certification.  

Don Gesick – Director of Finance: Don has nearly 30 years of experience in finance and operations focused on manufacturing, including automotive, industrial products, and power generation industries.  His career started as a manufacturing engineer working at Detroit Diesel and Borg Warner in Detroit, MI.  Upon receiving his MBA from Michigan’s Ross School of Business, he began working for Cummins Inc. in finance and took on increasing responsibilities in finance, business development and general management.  He has subsequently held C-suite roles at a shipbuilding company (Marinette Marine), automotive component manufacture (PMG Indiana), and electrical switchgear manufacturer (Avail Infrastructure).   Don brings strong financial acumen with a solid understanding of manufacturing operations and business processes to the GMI organization.