About Sterling Manufacturing
Founded in 1968, Sterling is a vertically integrated injection molding solutions partner in the consumer product, healthcare and defense industries. Sterling supports the entire product lifecycle, with rapid prototyping, tool development, validation, production molding and automated secondary operations.
More about sterlingThe Sterling Team
At Sterling, we're a close team—close to our fellow employees and close to our customers.
David Atamian
Operations Manager
David has been making production floors hum for the last 10 years. He specializes in all aspects of operations including processing, automation and value-add processes.
John Gravelle
CEO
John has been passionate about manufacturing his entire life. He started his career as a toolmaker as a teenager and became a successful business owner 20 years later. He believes Sterling's success is the result of its incredibly talented people.
Shawn Morris
Program Manager/Document Control
Shawn has spent her career working closely with customers and is an IQMS specialist. Shawn is dedicated to document control and oversees every aspect of Sterling's Class 8 cleanroom.
Stan Bowker
President
Stan is an operations expert with a focus on strategic, sustainable growth. He has spent his career continuously expanding capabilities and leading a passionate, energetic team.
Tammy Weiss
Controller/HR
Tammy is a skilled accountant and has been continuously focused on strengthening financials and internal controls throughout her career. She ensures every member of the Sterling team feels right at home.
Bob Clinton
VP Engineering
Bob is one of the original members of the management team and a tooling expert with over 30 years of experience. Bob ran a tool shop that built thousands of molds, many of which have run tens of millions of cycles. He now oversees engineering at Sterling.
Lisa Carter
Quality Manager
Lisa has spent her 28 year manufacturing career passionately dedicated to teamwork, open communication and collaborative education. Lisa combines a mechanical engineering background with extensive medical, defense, automotive and food packaging product knowledge to continuously improve Sterling's QMS while making Quality fun.
Trisha McNally
Purchasing Manager
Trisha has managed complex supply chains for over 20 years, and she oversees purchasing, scheduling and order fulfillment. Trisha specializes in helping our customers achieve optimum inventory levels and finding solutions to their most immediate challenges.
Justin Marini
Program Manager/Process Development Engineer
Justin has worked with the Sterling team for over 20 years. His background in tooling, processing, quality and process validation is directly applied to every program he oversees. Justin's attention to detail and comprehensive approach ensures each program's success and accelerates speed-to-market.
Michael Gravelle
Director Business Development
Michael has spent 10 years working closely with medical, defense and consumer product companies. He is always looking for new solutions to simplify customers' lives and is focused on communicating Sterling's ever-expanding capabilities.
Eco-Initiatives
We strive to minimize our environmental impact and reduce energy consumption.
- The use of Engel injection molding machines has reduced our energy consumption by 40% and resulted in a smaller CO2 footprint.
- Our state-of-the-art facility is partially underground for increased energy efficiency.
- Process water is recycled to heat the building in winter and cool the building in summer.
- We focus on minimizing scrap and using recycled materials when possible.