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ARTISAN PROFILE
Artisan Profile
BY DOUG PERILLI
TRONG TRAN immigrated to the
United States from Vietnam in 1992.
Upon arriving in the Boston area, he
worked various jobs in the painting
and cleaning industries. His brother-
in-law, a long-term employee at
Boston Centerless, suggested
that Trong apply for a job at the
company. The year was 1993. Marisa
Tomei won the Best Supporting
Actress Oscar for My Cousin Vinny,
the Toronto Blue Jays were World
Series Champions, and Trong Tran
began his long-distinguished career
at Boston Centerless.
TRONG TRAN
Age: 53
Current Position:
Manufacturing Technical Lead
Years at Company: 26
The first position that Trong held
was in the maintenance department.
He would clean up the shop floor and
maintain the swarf tanks on the
centerless grinding machines. As he
learned more about the business, he
became interested in learning how
to operate a centerless grinding
machine. He went through BC’s
rigorous training program and
spent the next six years perfecting
his grinding skills, providing our
customers with the quality and
precision they expected.
Because of Trong’s dedication,
meticulous
work
ethic,
and
willingness to share his knowledge
with others, he was promoted to a
Manufacturing Technical Lead (MTL)
in 1999. According to his current
manager, Jason Cialone, “Trong
takes great pride in everything he
does and has personally trained
well over 100 employees on the shop
floor. Over the company’s 60 plus
years in business, Trong has become
one of the top technical experts
of all time. He is just as dedicated
to the BC team as he was when he
began over 25 years ago.”
When asked what he likes most
about Boston Centerless, he says
the people: “The employees at
Boston Centerless are the best.
They are hard workers, team
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players, very smart, friendly, and
good to be around. I love my job. You
are paid well for your hard work, and
this is really my first and last job I will
hold. I plan on retiring from Boston
Centerless.”
In his spare time, Trong loves
tending to his garden. While I was
interviewing him, he pulled out his
phone and showed me some recent
photos. Everything in his garden
looked well-organized and thriving,
and the smile on his face showed his
passion—just like his work ethic at
Boston Centerless.
This is what makes Trong Tran a
true artisan at Boston Centerless.
Doug Perilli
Doug Perilli is the Director of Marketing at Boston
Centerless. Doug has over 30 years of experience in
marketing, communications, and creative direction.
Prior to working at Boston Centerless, Doug held
senior level positions at Spectrum Marketing
Solutions, McCue Corporation, and ASB Meditest.
Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Communications and Graphic Design
from Fitchburg State College.