ROLL-KRAFT’S Steady Growth
Continues with the Addition of 9
Team Members
Roll-Kraft, a manufacturer of roll tooling for tube and pipe and
roll form companies, continues its growth with the addition of
9 team members to its Mentor, Ohio, headquarters facility and
Houston, Texas, location.
We are pleased to announce the
addition of the following team
members:
Levent Baykut,
Continuous
Improvement
Manager
Jeremy Boggs,
Vice President
of Continuous
Improvement
Darien Rampersad,
IT Manager
Jeremy Boggs joins Roll-Kraft as
the Vice President of Continuous
Improvement. Jeremy will oversee
areas of improvement for all of
the Roll-Kraft locations, as well as
integration of future acquisitions.
He has extensive training in Lean
Manufacturing and is certified in
Six Sigma. His experience includes
roles as Director CI/Lean and Supply
Chain Management and Plant
Operations Manager, which resulted
in $750,000 in savings through
standardization and streamlining
production processes.
Levent Baykut will work closely with
Jeremy Boggs as the Continuous
Improvement Manager, focusing on
first-time performance and on-time
delivery, as well as cost reductions
in all processes throughout the
Roll-Kraft family of companies. He
has held positions as Lead Engineer,
Lean Transformation Project Leader,
and instructor at the Fenn College
of Engineering at Cleveland State
University.
Darien Rampersad comes to Roll-
Kraft as IT Manager. He holds
an Associate’s Degree in Applied
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Business, IT Operations Systems, from
Lakeland Community College, where he
was on the dean’s list. He will guide the
administration and implementation of
Roll-Kraft’s data network and all IT systems
within the company.
Production and other staff additions
include:
Robert Mosakowski comes to Roll-Kraft
in the position of NC Soft Machinist. He
has extensive experience as a machinist and
foreman/supervisor, as well as operating
various types of lathes, mills, and grinders.
He attended Mazak CNC Programming
School and the U.S. Navy LMET (Leadership
and Management Education and Training)
school.
Daniel Hoppert joins the Maintenance
team at Roll-Kraft. He attended the
Technical Automotive Program through
Mentor High School and holds certifications
and training in Lincoln Electric welding,
AWS Structural Steel. He also holds a Class
B CDL.
Edwin Lukanc joins the Engine Lathe
Department. He is a graduate of
the Willoughby Tech Center. Edwin’s
experience includes setup and operation
of large and small mills, lathes, surface
grinders, and engine lathes. He was
previously a journeyman machinist at
Heisler Tool.