BIG DAISHOWA - Americas

BIG DAISHOWA Inc. is a global leader in high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalcutting industry. Manufactured with materials and craftsmanship that enable superior performance, our products guarantee extreme accuracy and repeatability. BIG DAISHOWA’s 33,000-square-foot suburban Chicago headquarters is home to our engineering, sales, service and marketing teams; training center; warehouse and repair center and represents the following product lines in North America:

  • BIG KAISER precision boring tools and modular boring systems
  • SPERONI precision tool measurement and presetting systems 
  • UNILOCK precision universal zero-point workholding equipment
  • Sphinx precision solid carbide and high-speed steel drills and micro drills
  • mptec articulated stands 
  • Tekusa spindle cleaners

You don’t compromise and neither will we. Our mission is to find the best tooling solution for you and deliver it with a personal commitment of efficient and measurable performance improvements. We remain committed to the core promise we made more than 30 years ago: Higher Performance. Guaranteed.

Our experienced team is ready to assist you.

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Leadership

Jack Burley
Jack Burley
Vice President Sales & Engineering
Michael Herman
Michael Herman
National Sales Manager
Ken Nakahara
Ken Nakahara
Key Account Manager

Human Resources

Colin Hines
Colin Hines
Human Resources Coordinator

Sales

Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis
Northeast District Sales Manager
Shawn Harty
Shawn Harty
Mid-Atlantic District Sales Engineer
Richard Bevers
Richard Bevers
Sales Engineer, Southeast District
Ryan Hodgkins
Ryan Hodgkins
Northeast District Sales Engineer
Tim Smith
Tim Smith
Sales Engineer, Southeast District
Patrick Cratty
Patrick Cratty
Assistant Product Manager TMS
Andrea Distelhorst
Andrea Distelhorst
Responsabile Vendite Interno
Brandon White
Brandon White
Inside Sales Assistant
Sandy Naeher
Sandy Naeher
Inside Sales Assistant
Donna Rackow
Donna Rackow
Inside Sales Assistant
Aga Kalfas
Aga Kalfas
Inside Sales Specialist
Larry Mitchell
Larry Mitchell
Inside Sales Specialist
Tom Burley
Tom Burley
Sales Engineer

Sales Mexico

Juan Hernández
Juan Hernández
Engineering & Sales Support Mexico

Engineering

Alan Miller
Alan Miller
Engineering Manager & Product Manager BIG
Matt Tegelman
Matt Tegelman
Applications Manager & Product Manager Kaiser
John Zaya
John Zaya
Product Manager Workholding
Jack Kerlin
Jack Kerlin
Application Engineer
Nick Jew
Nick Jew
Research and Development Engineer
Matthew Hasto
Matthew Hasto
Application Engineer

SPERONI Services

Douglas Sumner
Douglas Sumner
Product Manager TMS
Joseph Sumner
Joseph Sumner
Service Technician TMS
Jonathan Bingham
Jonathan Bingham
SPERONI Service Technician
Jesse South
Jesse South
SPERONI Service Technician

Tooling Services

Tony Aguiniga
Tony Aguiniga
Tooling Service Technician
Lucas Schneider
Lucas Schneider
Tooling Service Technician

Marketing

Gillian Campbell
Gillian Campbell
Marketing Communications Manager
Heather True
Heather True
Graphic Designer
Tylor Reed
Tylor Reed
Web & Media Designer
Timothy Hehn
Timothy Hehn
Marketing Coordinator

Purchasing

Tim Grosch
Tim Grosch
Operations & Purchasing Manager
Bryan Keller
Bryan Keller
Warehouse Supervisor
Destiny Gray
Destiny Gray
Purchasing Specialist

Accounting

Erik De Loera
Erik De Loera
Controller
Jorge Bravo
Jorge Bravo
Accountant
Christine Polifka
Christine Polifka
Administrative Assistant / Accounts Payable
Calvin Smith
Calvin Smith
A/R Specialist

IT

David Stonesifer
David Stonesifer
Business Intelligence Manager
Tom Kalfas
Tom Kalfas
IT Manager
Mark Demzien
Mark Demzien
IT Assistant

Warehouse

Francisco Gomez
Francisco Gomez
Shipping Manager
Ernesto Alvarez
Ernesto Alvarez
Warehouse Associate
David Matthews
David Matthews
Warehouse Associate
Jesse Zaccard
Jesse Zaccard
Warehouse Associate
Christopher Jew
Christopher Jew
Warehouse Associate