Phil, a native of North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a BA in Chemistry. For several years he put his degree to work with positions in the pharmaceutical industry, before deciding to change the course of his career. He joined our sales team as a "rookie" and has taken to the woodworking machinery industry like a duck to water. He loves the interaction of machinery and sales. Quick to understand, he is putting the customer's needs first - listening and offering quality equipment for the application at the right price.

When the time comes to sell your equipment, please give Phil a call!  He has years of experience in liquidating entire facilities and brings to EX-FACTORY Auctions the ability to get the job done! - Whether you simply want it sold or need it sold Contact him, and he will assure that the job is done right.

Tom was raised in Wisconsin and received his formal education at the University of Minnesota in Machine Design and Mechanical Engineering. He started his career in the Woodworking Industry with TIMESAVERS and never lost his fondness for Sanders. During his (23) years in the industry he has traveled extensively and worked "hands on" with hundreds of woodworking manufacturers on technical solutions for applications. There is little he has not seen.

Jim was born and raised in Kannapolis, NC, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Opting to stay In the middle of the NC textile manufacturing area, Jim entered sales for Textile/Air Pollution control equipment.

During this time, Jim also was involved with the construction of several vacation "spec houses" and on many occasions performed as the General contractor. When the NC textile market contracted, Jim turned his sales focus to the wood industry. His specialty was chipping machinery used in the lumber and pulp/paper industries. In the process, Jim acquired a high level of expertise regarding lumber and composite.

Jim has demonstrated his true sales interest is in finding good value for his customers and establishing long-lasting relationships that reach beyond "just business."

Karl was born and raised in Southern Germany. He graduated from the University of Stuttgart with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Electro- Mechanical Designs. After working for several years for BOSCH Automotive Division, he became involved with a well-known European Woodworking Machinery Manufacturer and was a key player in establishing their North American Operations during the early eighties.

As a Manufacture's Sales-Engineer, he visited and worked with large and small Woodworking Companies all over North America. Later on and for more than 20 years, his focus became more local when he operated a Woodworking Machinery Distributor Business in Southern California.

His attention to detail and his straight forward, hands-on approach has helped many woodworkers grow and enhance their profitability; allow him to help yours, too!

Todd brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. He attended Grand Rapids Community College in the mid-90's, and began his career in the woodworking industry as an operator of CNC Routers at Steelcase Inc. After progressing to a trainer position for different types of CNC Routers & Edgebanders, Todd was promoted to Lead Technician for a complete one-piece Flow Top Production Line where he honed his hands-on skills on many different types of woodworking machinery.

Todd also owned his own company (Pathfinder Solutions, a Furniture Rep group covering the Midwest), worked within the Adhesive industry with Jowat Inc. and most recently was National Product Manager for Large Edgebanders at SCM Group USA.

Native of Quebec, Marc has worked up the ladder from warehouse supervisor to purchasing agent for the industrial cleaning industry and teacher of computer skills at a business college. The ladder extended to the Woodworking Industry for several years with the sale and purchase of equipment. The next "rung" brought Marc to appraising woodworking equipment, a "natural" for him.

During the transition to Appraising, Marc has attained membership in good standing with the Canadian Personal Property Appraiser Group (CPPAG) and the Uniformed Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). He is in the process of adding the Accredited Equipment Appraiser (AEA) and Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) designations. In his "spare" time that is becoming increasingly valuable, he finds time to be the head coach of the local high school football program.

Large lots or small, when you must know what your woodworking equipment is worth, contact Marc for straight and accredited answers!

Mary Charles was born, raised and educated in Talladega, Alabama. Her first career steps were with Talladega's "The Daily Home Newspaper" where she managed the entire classified section including advertisement design and layout, and contributed to photo and article development. A career change a decade later, Mary Charles joined the Talladega Machinery & Supply Co., which was the beginning of her 15 years of continuous growth in the Woodworking Industry.  Under her watch, TMS advertising sales tripled in size.

A dozen years later, Mary Charles joins the EX-FACTORY team where she brings her well-developed multi-tasking and efficiency skills to work for you whether you're buying-or-selling used or new woodworking equipment.  Any time you work with Mary Charles, you'll immediately benefit from her high level of dedication to customer service.