THE EASTSIDE GROUP OF COMPANIES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Quality Assurance Manager
Ashish has over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. He began his journey in quality as a Quality Specialist, and has acquired a vast amount of knowledge while working in a wide range of industries - foundry, machine shops, metal fabrication, welding, and many more. He is also very familiar with ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025.
He is dedicated to solving problems quickly and efficiently, and is not afraid of hard work. Ashish knows that no one is perfect, but he believes that his grit and determination will get him as close as possible to that standard.
At Eastside, some of Ashish's responsibilities include communicating with clients, regularly auditing and providing feedback on the shop floor, and ensuring that the end product meets the client's requirements. He also understands that he is tasked with maintaining a healthy work atmosphere, which he achieves with his approachable and cooperative personality.
Even though his tenure at Eastside has been short, Ashish has already formed a relationship with the company, and he looks forward to growing alongside it.
Astrit began his career as a Corporate Tax Accountant obtaining his Business Administration Accounting Major at KWB Chartered Accountants, handling corporate and individual tax clients. He gained a strong understanding of advanced accounting standards and principles at all levels of business to utilize at the Eastside Group of Companies where he started in 2011.
Now, after 7 years with the Eastside Group of Companies, he has been very pleased to see the Eastside Group expand its market share and bring new clients on board on a regular basis. The ability to be flexible for our clients and face new challenges each and every day is what makes Eastside Group, and Astrit, proud to continually strive for excellence on all aspects of the business.
Professionally, Astrit enjoys the challenge of identifying and solving problems, listening to the needs of business people, and managing the firm.
Astrit is gregarious, and people are drawn to his happy personality. He is an ex-professional soccer player where he learned key aspects of being professional at all times, and obtained all levels of coaching certifications. He remains very active in volunteering in the soccer community.
Astrit is proud of being part of the Eastside Group and its growth over the last 7 years. He loves the fact that the most important asset of the company is our people who make great quality parts and meet some of the highest quality standards worldwide. We look forward to many more challenges and growth in the next chapter of our business.
Chad began his career as a public accountant obtaining his Certified Professional Accounting designation at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, handling large and small clients. He chose this field out of a desire to gain hands-on experience at all levels of business which he now uses at the Eastside Group, where he started in 2007.
Now, after 10 years with the Eastside Group of Companies, the Eastside team has successfully seen the Eastside Group expand its market share, diversify into new industries and develop a high performing management team. Chad believes the Eastside Group has sustained its success for three key reasons: "We are committed to quality", "We put the customer first", "Our people are what make Eastside what it is today".
Chad is proud of the Eastside team at each of its divisions, grateful for the customers who have remained committed to us over the years, and thankful for our suppliers whose partnerships we value greatly, and who have been supportive of our growth and development.
Garth began his career in composites over 25 years ago producing FRP composite parts for a leading North America bus/coach manufacturer. During this time, he gained valuable hands-on experience in all areas of producing high quality FRP components including production, designing, prototyping and tool building.
Due to his desire and enthusiasm for composites, Garth joined a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of raw materials for the composites industry in 2001. Garth started out in sales which allowed him to work with several composite manufacturers providing products, technical support and training. During this time, he gained vast knowledge in composites and played a vital role in the transition from open molded parts to closed mold which allowed his customers to produce parts more efficiently and consistently. Through teamwork, multitasking and leadership Garth worked his way up to Branch Manager for Western Canada in 2014.
Eastside was a customer of Garth's for 15 years. During this time Eastside grew to become a world class provider of composites parts and coatings supplying some of the world's largest OEM's. Eastside's approach to business - quality, transparency and the customer comes first outlook - is what contributed to this success. In 2017 when the opportunity presented itself to join the Eastside team, Garth became Business Development Manager for Eastside Industrial Coatings and Composites.
Job Titles:
- Production Manager
- Quality Assurance / Production Manager, Planning
Jason is a Quality Assurance/Production Manager, planning the paint & inspection line schedule, and also ensures that quality parts are being distributed.
Jason has been with Eastside Industrial for over 7 years and believes the importance of delivering quality parts and products to the customer, and on-going communication. He is proud to see the growth of the company and the exceptional group of people Eastside has.
Jason holds a Business Administration (BA) diploma from Red River College & successfully completed the Lean for SMEs program.
When he isn't working, Jason can be found playing sports, coaching hockey and cheering on the Jets & Bombers.
Jordan recently began his career as a mechanical/manufacturing engineer at Eastside Industrial after graduating from the University of Manitoba in 2015. While attending University, Jordan gained valuable insight into the world of engineering design, specializing in manufacturing courses such as: ‘Introduction to Optimization', ‘Manufacturing Planning and Quality Control', and ‘Robotics and Computer Numerical Control'.
Even though Jordan is in the early years of his career, he enjoys the challenges he faces on a day-to-day basis. With the work experience he has gained from Eastside Industrial, Jordan strives for excellence, and now realizes, "what you can learn from a class setting is one thing, but when you take an idea related to engineering design and implement it into a manufacturing environment, you gain valuable insight of how your original ideas of form, fit, and function might change once you see the manufacturing process occur".
Jordan is proud to be a member of an Eastside Industrial team that strives for continuous improvement and he is excited for the many years to come.
Job Titles:
- Coatings Solution Specialist
Kevin started with Eastside in 2002, choosing a small, family-owned business to gain experience in all business aspects and levels. Willing to grow with the business from early on proved rewarding, and he was glad to be part of an impeccable team.
Now in coating and technical development, working with the experienced team and continually improving the finish, appeal, and performance of liquid painting, Kevin works on building strong relationships with both customers and suppliers, using both experience and innovation to raise the industry standard.
Kevin is proud of the team's commitment to quality, their perseverance and drive to continue to lead the industry in world class finish, and their hard work growing Eastside's brand.
Matt's career with Eastside began on the shop floor working on a robot which was one of the first in the industry. This allowed Eastside to supply their customers with a very precise part on time to fill their needs.
Matt had an eye for quality which is top of mind for the Eastside team, he moved into a quality position and developed very close relationships between Eastside and their customers. By developing strong relationships with customers, Eastside helps them with any issues they are having and solving them together. Eastside looks at their customers as partners, no matter the size of their business.
Matt is very proud and honoured to be part of the Eastside team. When Matt started his career 9 years ago at Eastside it was a 24,000 sq. F.t shop. Today we are at 120,000 sq. ft. Matt looks forward to growing even larger and feels that there is no challenge too big for the staff on the floor and management team.
Slavka brings a woman's perspective to our team. Her interest in all kinds of technical things led her to pursue a degree in Industrial Engineering at Faculty of Materials Science and Technology of Slovak University of Technology.
Her educational background and adaptability led her over the years to a wide variety of manufacturing industries - consumer electronics, meat processing machinery, micro breweries, bio-pharmaceuticals, commercial HVAC and industrial noise control equipment, and bulk material handling equipment.