Richard Potesta

As President of CTI-USA, I play a pivotal role in driving the company's success in the gear cutting tools market. • Direct sales operations for Capital Tool Industries and EIFCO products, enhancing our product portfolio. • Implement effective strategies for tool maintenance and storage solutions, improving client satisfaction. • Cultivated strong relationships with clients, ensuring a responsive and customer-focused approach.

Due to the significant growth of our SlewPro brand of slewing ring bearings, we have chosen to make this market our primary focus. In this new position of President & COO I am charged with managing this explosive growth, hiring new talent and setting the sales and marketing direction of our company. SlewPro is now focused primarily on: * Slewing ring bearings * Pinions * Slew drives * Forged rings It is our corporate mission to change the buying experience of the small to mid-sized OEM market. This segment is currently under served by the major brands. We provide quotes no later than 24 hours and 2D and 3D files no later than 48 hours. This often occurs same day. We work closely with engineers and designers in this market segment to provide the best possible bearing solution and never force them into a "catalog solution". Often we can reduce part counts and assembly time by making changes during the design phase. All bearings are built to order. Our standard delivery is 10-12 weeks for any bearing, standard or otherwise. Bearings can often be expedited reducing this lead time to 6-8 weeks. Want a better buying experience? Call us and let us show you the value that SlewPro brings to the slewing ring bearing market. We will treat you fairly regardless if you are buying 1 bearing or 1,000.

As CEO I am responsible for overseeing a talented group of engineers and designers. We have many years of experience in general industry, automotive and tire and rubber. As the global economy expands I am searching for new ways to help companies thrive. Potesta & Company specializes in "Leveraging the Power of a GLobal Economy". What we mean by that is teaching US manufacturers how to source a select portion of their manufacturing to improve profitability without over reaching and destroying their brand. For example: * Consulting engineering to drive out manufacturing costs * Recommend less expensive processes * Import of casting including die, investment and sand castings * Development of the SlewPro brand of slewing ring bearings Tight margins can be fixed. Let us help.

As President I was responsible for taking the company from a two person start up to a developed multi location engineering and manufacturing company. Put in place and leveraged financial tools required to move the company out of the start up phase. These included but were not limited to Factoring of receivable, Federal R&D Tax credits, leasing, traditional loans and progressive payment terms on larger projects. I was responsible for the overall vision of the company and task with maintaining customer relationships. I oversaw the expansion from a small engineering office to the addition of a manufacturing space and then later the inclusion of both of those spaces into a 16,000 sqaure foot facility. I expanded on the relationships I already had overseas and developed a very succesfull import business in support of our own in house operations.