PIPELINE WEIGHT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- General Manager - Sales and Marketing
I joined my family and the PipeSak® team in September 2014 as logistics manager after returning home to Ontario from six years living and working in Vancouver, B.C. I bring years of experience in asset and operations management in the aviation security industry to support our customer service and sales management here at PipeSak®.
I Joined the PipeSak team in 2016 to support PipeSak's shipping, inventory and warehousing needs. My background in coordination has proven to be an asset to my supply chain responsibilities. After years of working closely with the PipeSak sales team, my dedication to customer service and satisfaction led me to joining the sales team in the summer of 2020. I truly enjoy any chance I get to meet and speak with the hard-working men and women who work in the pipeline industry. When not working, I enjoy being outdoors, off roading and fishing.
I joined PipeSak Inc in 2014 and continue to support our Customers and Sales team. My career has involved both sales and service for varied industrial manufacturers and software developers. My current responsibilities at PipeSak include cultivating and developing relationships in new and existing markets segments.
Outside of work I have two adult children, leaving me time for involvement in community-based programs, such as planting trees to enhance the local urban forest.
I joined PipeSak® as Engineering intern in August of 2021 amid working towards a mechanical engineering degree from Western University. At PipeSak® I have been able to directly contribute to the development of new pipeline solutions as well as assist in the continued innovation of existing products.
I graduated from Fanshawe College in 2014 with a diploma in Construction Engineering Technology. I joined PipeSak® in 2016, applying my passion for mathematics, computers and construction to aid PipeSak® in data and project analytics as well as help manage the day to day I.T. requirements.
I have worked in the pipeline industry since graduating in 1980 with a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo. During my first 18 years in the industry I worked as a design engineer and project manager on some of the largest diameter pipeline projects in North America. During these years, I saw a need for a better way to control pipeline buoyancy and developed and patented the first set-on, gravel filled geotextile pipeline weight. PipeSak® Incorporated was formed to design, build and market pipeline protection products for the pipeline construction industry.
Job Titles:
- Sales and Marketing Assistant
I graduated from Humber College in 2021 from the Advertising and Marketing Communications program. After completing my digital marketing internship, I joined PipeSak to start off my career assisting the sales and marketing team with social media, client quotes and sales orders, and organizing and recording data.
I joined PipeSak back in 2002 when our ‘head office' was still a room in my father's basement. Since then we have grown PipeSak® from a small family business to an internationally recognized innovator in the pipeline stability, support and protection market. As we continue to grow we have maintained our family business culture, expanding from the Connors family to the PipeSak® family.
As President I oversee the general operations of the company including finance, manufacturing and marketing. I have degree in Business Purchasing and an Executive MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant & Logistics Support
Robin 'Rocky' Seils joined the business as Director of Sales
I joined PipeSak® Inc. and PipeSak® USA in 2009. When I'm not golfing, trout fishing or bird hunting, I co-ordinate the sales and global marketing efforts for PipeSak®. I previously worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois before moving to St. Louis, Missouri to work for Greenstreak Inc. for 23 years in manufacturing supervision and production management. In 1998, I was made director of Greenstreak's Tuff-N-Nuff Rockshield division until I came to PipeSak.
My wife Donna and I have been married for over 40 years and reside in St. Louis, Missouri. We have two daughters and five grandchildren.
I grew up in the pipeline industry, so it was only fitting that my career started as an inspector for Union Gas. While at Union Gas I worked my way through several positions both in the field and in the office. In 1998 I was hired by my father and became PipeSak®'s first employee; a labourer.
I graduated Kings university college in 2018 with a major in History, and 2019 from Fanshawe college with a certificate in Human Resource Management. I joined PipeSak in 2022 as a logistics coordinator, and I work with various aspects of shipments across the PipeSak organization.
I joined PipeSak® Inc. in 2008 after returning home to Ontario from 5 years in Alberta, Canada. My extensive office management and accounting experience is from a wide range of industries including government, boating, poultry veterinarians, the pork industry and security companies.
I started out looking after administrative services and customer accounts. I am now responsible for all A/P, A/R, payroll and several other financial areas with PipeSak® filling projects and the company in general.
When not at work I enjoy reading, interior design and travel. I have 2 rescued dogs and when time permits I also love fostering dogs, helping them become confident and adoptable.
While still pursuing a civil engineering degree from Western University, I joined PipeSak® in May of 2019 as a 4-month co-op student and returned in May of 2020 as an engineering intern. My experience at PipeSak® has given me the opportunity to investigate real world engineering design problems and help introduce innovative solutions to some compelling pipeline problems. My current responsibilities include aiding in product development and quality control of new and current products.