Trico Lift Appoints Three New Executives

Pat Schmetzer

March 21, 2008 • Millville, N.J.-based Trico Lift, a full-service aerial lift company, recently appointed three new vice presidents within the company. All three positions will report to Chris Carmolingo, executive vice president. 

 

Pat Schmetzer of Guilford, Ind., has become the company's vice president of operations. In this newly created position, Schmetzer is responsible for Trico Lift's daily operations and delivery of all parts and services at the company's six branches in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia.

He served most recently as general sales manager for Bobcat Enterprises, Inc., and worked for the Trico organization previously as a sales and training manager in Ohio. 

Steve Phillips

 

Steve Phillips of New Carlisle, Ohio, was promoted to vice president for safety. Phillips is a former senior manager for Halliburton/KBR, one of the world's largest providers of services, equipment, maintenance, engineering and construction to governmental customers worldwide, and for several other global companies. He is responsible for Trico Lift's complete risk identification and prevention efforts. A complete host of internal and external training sessions, guided by OSHA and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards, as well as many compliant audit and inspection services are part of Trico's featured safety services.

 

Under Phillips' direction, the company continues to receive public and industry recognition for performing more than 12 consecutive months without a lost time or recordable incident.

  

Andrew Volponi

Andrew Volponi of Medford, N.J., is now Trico Lift's vice president of logistics. Volponi, a 12- year company veteran, was formerly vice president responsible for operations and services for the company's fleet of nearly 3,000 aerial lifts. He will now direct the company's expanded equipment life extension program at its fleet maintenance center in Millville, N.J., and all central dispatching services involving rentals, field service and transportation.

  

Trico Lift has served the aerial lift market for nearly 30 years with one of the largest privately owned fleets in North America.