Tag Archive for: getting to know our team

David Hauck
David Hauck

Welcome, David Hauck!

As Storage Solutions continues to grow and hire talented new employees, we want to make sure that they are properly introduced to our customers, readers, friends, and partners. Why keep all this excitement to ourselves when David could soon be working with you!

David has six years of experience working for an international telecommunications corporation. He worked in the operations, supply chain, and logistics departments. He was the main point-of-contact for the company’s tier one customer accounts where he handled everything from order entry to material handling and delivery of their products to customer distribution centers. Before starting his career, David attended Wabash College for his undergrad where he thoroughly enjoyed his time in a small college setting.

David enjoys staying in shape and living an active lifestyle by playing golf, basketball and going to the gym. On the weekends you’ll find him either at a sporting event or enjoying a cold beverage and listening to live music with friends and family. He’s also an adventurer. David typically plans a trip to a lake house or ventures out of the country and will go to a place as close to the equator as possible!

What would you like to gain from working at Storage Solutions?

I believe Storage Solutions can offer me the opportunity to manage company projects and allocate company resources on a large scale to build lasting relationships with our customers and vendors. I am also hoping that bringing an outside perspective from a different industry will help SSI continue to build and improve its internal processes and procedures to help streamline business practices.

John McLennan
John McLennan
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new National Accounts Manager at Storage Solutions, John McLennan!

John brings with him over 20 years of experience in Sales and Operations. Since starting his career John has worked in many industries, yet his most recent experience comes from asset and brokerage sales with a focus in the food industry. Here at Storage Solutions, John will focus on growing business for our Logistics department.

While outside of the office, John enjoys spending time with his daughters, exercising, and going to the movies.

What have you enjoyed the most about SSI? “The thing I enjoy most about coming to SSI is the ability to think outside the box and make decisions that would better the opportunity for growth in the business.” – John

Feel free to reach out to John for any freight needs you may have. Interested in learning more about Storage Solutions? Contact us today!

Dan Fester
Dan Fester

Please Welcome, Dan Fester!

We are always ecstatic to add to our ever-growing Storage Solutions family! Our Kansas City office has grown by one more with the addition of Dan Fester.

With over 20 years of selling experience in the industrial field, Dan has been a great addition to our Sales Team. In his role as a National Accounts Manager, he has been responsible for working with customers to identify what they want, create solutions and ensure a smooth sales process.

What do you like most about Storage Solutions? “One, the people really do care about new employees succeeding – everyone is hands on to help. Two, the working environment is always positive.” – Dan

Interested in joining our Storage Solutions team? Or maybe you know someone that would be a great addition to our growing team? We’re always looking for strong new candidates! Check out our careers page for more information & to apply!

Zach Cole
Zach Cole
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new employee Zach Cole!

Zach joined the team as an Inside Sales Manager and brings two years of professional selling experience with him. In his role as an Inside Sales Manager, Zach is responsible for accepting inbound requests for materials and services provided by Storage Solutions; therefore, working with the customer for the duration of the project ensuring that all their needs are met throughout the process.

Before starting his career, Zach graduated from Franklin College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise Physiology. So what does he enjoy doing in his free time? You guessed it, you’ll find him exercising, weightlifting, playing basketball and/or golf. Honestly, he just enjoys being outdoors.  Zach lives by a personal mantra of “There’s no growth in comfort.”

What do you like most about Storage Solutions? “One, the people who make Storage Solutions great – the leaders in the company truly care about the employees and two, the work environment – everyone wants everyone to succeed.” – Zach

Feel free to reach out to Zach for any new and used equipment needs you may have.  Want to learn more about the equipment he’s selling? Check out our buy equipment page!

Valerie Logan
Valerie Logan

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new employee Valerie Logan.  Valerie joins the Storage Solutions team as a Project Coordinator based out of our Kansas City office. For the past 10 years, she has worked in the construction industry as an Administrative Assistant/Project Coordinator. Valerie is responsible for many things as a Project Coordinator such as; coordinating activities, communicating with customers to identify and define project requirements, and preparing project proposal time frames, schedules, and budgets.

Valerie is looking forward to being apart of the SSI family for years to come and being able to help contribute to the continued success of Storage Solutions.

Welcome, Valerie! We look forward to working with you to continually improve our services and offerings for our customers. Interested in joining our Storage Solutions team? Or maybe you know someone that would be a great addition to our growing team? We’re always looking for strong new candidates! Check out our careers page for more information & to apply!

fall sports coaches

You can slowly feel the changes of fall starting to creep in with the cooler morning and evening air, shorter days, pumpkin flavors popping up everywhere, and of course, fall sports! With that, we wanted to take a chance to highlight SSI’s own fall sports coaches!

First, we have Dustin Sherer, who is currently the Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks coach, and JV coach at Tipton High School in Tipton, IN. According to Dustin, “Coaching football at the high school level has always been a dream of mine and I am very fortunate that Storage Solutions has let me pursue that opportunity.  Our team has the chance to be very successful this year led by a strong Junior and Senior class. We have opened the season with two impressive wins but now jump into the strength of our schedule with very good competition.”

In addition to Dustin coaching the Tipton Blue Devils, we also have Heather Hutton coaching Varsity and JV cheerleading for the Frankton High School squad in Frankton, IN. You might remember us mentioning Heather’s squad getting the chance to cheer their basketball team on to a State Championship earlier this year at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. Her squad is still carrying that excitement with them and has had a great start to the season. They expect a decent year for the Eagle football team, which has started the season 1-1, including an impressive 87-0 home opener.

Next, from our Kansas City office, Eric McDonald is in his fourth year as the Assistant Coach for the Northland Chargers 5th and 6th grade tackle football team. Eric coached the Chargers to 2 (2015 & 2016) North Suburban Youth Football League Super Bowl championships! He hopes to continue his success with the team this coming season. It’s fitting that our VP of Business Strategy also makes a great coach.

Finally, we’d like to also mention Michelle Coleman’s husband Rich, who is the Head Varsity Volleyball coach for Zionsville High School. For Michelle, this means a lot of green and white and getting to support and cheer on a sport she is very passionate about! Currently, Rich’s team sits at 8-0, beating some of their top competitors already this season.

All four teams seem to have a great start so far, and we are looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season will hold for all of our SSI coaches!