CHRIS NEITSCH
PRESIDENT
Chris is an active member of the Gemini team and provides hands on management and guidance within the organization on a daily basis. Under his direction, the business has grown from a 2,000 sq. ft. shop with one lathe, mill, and drill press into the current size of two facilities, 90,000 sq. ft. of Manufacturing, Rotating Equipment Repair, & Fabrication.
MIKE WALCHUK
VP BUSINESS & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Mike’s accounting and business background quickly became a sales background more than 27 years ago when he went to work for an international company. His leadership and experience with power generation, mining, oil & gas production, drilling, and gas compression industries is put to use in a wide variety of projects that come Gemini’s way.
ANDY MARTENS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Andy is the epitome of a technical manufacturing solutions provider and is focused on business, product development and the overall customer experience.
MARK DECKSHEIMER
BUSINESS & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Mark is an active member within the Gemini executive team and is also one of North America’s leading technical experts within wear technologies.
ROBERT HAWKES
ROTATING EQUIPMENT & REPAIR SERVICES MANAGER
Robert is a results-driven Senior Manager with over 35 years of comprehensive achievements in the Oilfield, Mining, Power Generation and Heavy Industry Manufacturing, Service and Repair sectors.
PETE HOWELL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Pete’s passion for networking, building client relationships, and bringing real solutions to the table has only strengthened over the past 16 years. He is also military veteran with a strong business background in manufacturing including rotating and mechanical equipment across many industries.
COLLEEN PATON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Colleen is responsible for financial reporting, including financial process improvement, business analysis and financial systems & controls to support the company.
LUCAS LAWRENCE
CHIEF DATA OFFICER
What happens when you combine computer engineering, programming, operational experience, and a passion for continual improvement = you’ll find Lucas! He not only maintains Gemini’s IT infrastructure to ensure we’re running productively, but also provides detailed and ongoing development of Gemini’s internal tools and marketing.
JIM GOODWIN
SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR – HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Industry recognized authority for reliability & weld repair of heavy mobile mine equipment with global experience including 27 years with Syncrude, CNRL and Imperial Oil. Served on numerous industry technical advisory committees for best practice development.
DWAYNE GARNEAU, P.Eng
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Dwayne is a P.Eng with over three decades of experience and provides daily technical expertise. He is also one of North America’s leading experts within Wear Technology Manufacturing Solutions.
SAURABH SHARMA
ENGINEER IN TRAINING
An intermediate engineering professional with experience in Oil & Gas, Automotive, Heavy Machinery, and Manufacturing. Always willing to accept new challenges in engineering design, Saurabh’s passion is to create better products and services.
WINSTON MacLEAN
GENERAL MANAGER
A fiercely committed Individual in all aspects of life. Possessing a great depth of business experience with proven, exceptional business development skills.
GREG MARTENS
MACHINE SHOP FOREMAN
Starting as a Machinist at McKinney Machine Company in 1979 he became their Lead Foreman in the late 1980’s. After McKinney was acquired by Gemini, Greg’s continual passion, experience and skill proved to be a fantastic fit as machine shop foreman.
WILL SMITH
WELDING & FABRICATION FOREMAN
As a Journeyman Welder graduate from NAIT, with over 20 years experience in welding, fabrication, manual & CNC machining, Will is a great asset to Gemini operations. Always looking to be challenged, and finding new ways for process improvement, he brings his unique skill set and dedication to our manufacturing team.
CANDICE VILLARD
HSE/HR COORDINATOR
Candice is responsible for maintaining Gemini’s health & safety program, compliance, audits and staying abreast the latest OH&S legislation. She also tasked with day-to-day HR functions such as recruitment, retention, training & development, and personnel matters.
