About Steel-Pro: A Maine, Employee-Owned Company
Company Overview:
Located in beautiful mid-coast Maine, Steel-Pro is a custom manufacturer of ASME code pressure vessels, biopharmaceutical equipment, vacuum chambers, storage tanks, sanitary vessels, and other custom-designed equipment. Steel-Pro was started in 1978 by Chris Beebe and Fred Carey. In 2014 it was converted to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Vision Statement:
Strive to be a company with zero injuries and zero quality defects. Our empowered employee-owners look for innovative ways to supply the highest quality products on time and at competitive prices by exhibiting strong, principled leadership, teamwork, trust and respect.
Mission Statement:
To design and fabricate custom process equipment at the best value and delivery for our customers while maintaining a safe workplace environment.
Core Values
- We provide a safe environment for employees and visitors
- We value the importance of fairness, honesty, integrity, respect and accountability for our actions and decisions
- We are dedicated to continuous improvement in all aspects of our business
- We value teamwork and employee’s commitment to Steel-Pro
- We consider our customers and suppliers valued “business partners” and act accordingly
Staff
Peter Clement
Purchasing Manager
Peter Clement is currently the Purchasing Manager at Steel-Pro. Peter previously worked as an Accounting Assistant and has been with the Company since 2016. Peter is a graduate of Bob Jones University with an MA in Religious Studies, along with many other Accounting/Business Related credits from the University of Maine at Augusta and the University of Southern New Hampshire. Before joining Steel-Pro Peter held many Human Resource and Accounting related positions at Manset Marine Supply and Union Farm Equipment.
Peter is a Deacon/Trustee/Assistant Treasurer at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Camden, ME. In his off time, Peter enjoys flipping houses, landscape and gardening and spending time with his wife and two adult aged children. Peter currently resides in Camden, ME
Thomas Kennedy II
Director of Business Development
Thomas Kennedy is currently the Director of Business Development at Steel-Pro. Thomas previously held the positions of Assistant Project Manager and Project manager and has been with the company since 2015.
Thomas is a 2014 graduate from the University of Maine at Orono with a BS in Construction Management Technology and a double minor in Entrepreneurial Engineering and Survey Engineering Technology. Thomas was also an active member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Psi Chapter fraternity and held many in house positions, including President.
Before joining Steel-Pro, Thomas worked for PC Construction Company as an Office Engineer and was part of their Leadership Development Program. Thomas is currently an active member of ISPE and the Bioscience Association of Maine. Outside of work, Thomas is on the Board of Directors, and past President, of the Orono Alumni Association of Alpha Gamma Rho, a social and professional fraternity at the University of Maine. Thomas enjoys all things sports and outdoors and is an active member of adult sports leagues and has previously coached middle school basketball. Thomas also enjoys home improvement projects, tinkering on mechanical projects, and spending time with his expecting wife and two dogs. Thomas currently resides in Rockport, ME.
Tom Kennedy
Superintendent
Tom is a graduate of Rockland High School. Prior to working at Steel-Pro he worked for Cianbro Corporation out of Pittsfield, ME for 23 years where he gained many skills as he worked his way to Superintendent. Tom joined Steel-Pro in 2014 as a Project Manager, and currently holds the title of Field Operations Manager, where he manages the majority of our field services. Notable sites are FMC, DuPont, Anheuser -Busch and Sappi Paper.
Tom is a long-time sports coach and sports fan. He enjoys brewing beer, White tail deer hunting, camping, playing softball and spending time with Grand children and family when he is not working.
Tom currently resides in Thomaston Maine with his wife and has two adult children and one grandchild that live locally.
Scott Harris
Project Manager
Scott is currently a Project Manager and has been with the company since 2002.
Scott is a graduate from the Technical Careers Institute with an Associate’s Degree in CAD Design.
Scott has held multiple positions at Steel-Pro, including ASME Quality Control Manager. Prior to working for Steel-Pro, Scott was a subcontracted designer for four years. He has also held design positions at North End Marine and Fiberglass Engineering, Fisher Engineering, and Lyman-More Boatbuilding.
Outside of work, Scott enjoys working in his Audio Recording Studio, producing Maple Syrup with his family, Snowmobiling, ATV Riding, hunting, and spending time with his wife and son. Scott currently resides in Union, ME.
Craig Wells
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Craig is currently the Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Steel-Pro.
Craig received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine at Orono, and also went on to receive his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the same University.
Craig has worked at Steel-Pro since 2000 and has previously held the position of Engineering Manager. Prior to working at Steel-Pro, Craig had various engineering roles for Factory Mutual Engineering, Champion International, and SD Warrren/Sappi Fine Paper.
Outside of work, Craig is on the Board of Trustees at the First Congregational Church in Camden, ME. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two adult aged daughters, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, snowshoeing, and general physical fitness. Craig currently resides in Rockport, ME.
Dylan Morong
Project Manager
Dylan is Mid-Coast Maine native, and graduated from the University of Maine in 2013 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Dylan first worked for Steel-Pro from January of 2014 to November of 2015. After a brief stint living and working in Portland, ME, Dylan returned to Steel-Pro and the Mid-Coast in 2018. Until 2021 Dylan’s entire time at Steel-Pro had been spent as an Engineer, designing the custom tanks and pressure vessels we manufacture, but he has since transitioned into a Project Manager role.
In his free time Dylan enjoys the outdoors (hiking, mountain biking, skiing, bow hunting and fly fishing) as well as cooking, video games and binge watching the occasional Netflix or HBO series. He and his wife live in Thomaston, ME with their two dogs and their two cats.
Melissa
Office Manager
Melissa began as Office Manager with Steel-Pro in January 2019 after a varied career serving local nonprofits, a maple syrup business, a speakers’ bureau, a Pulitzer-Prize author and an artist. All of this office managing kept her (mostly) out of trouble since she was too busy shipping paintings, organizing workshops, planning fundraisers, organizing storage closets, working with website gurus or running meetings. At Steel-Pro Melissa is figuring out how to schedule trucks and drivers, timecard data and special events. Two associate degrees (horticulture and nursing) have enriched her favorite role of all, mom of three sons. When not hiking, skiing, reading, cooking or gardening she can probably be found planning her 2-year Steel Pro anniversary party, which she has heard is a biggie…
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