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Gary Kinsey

Tool Design Engineer, Regional Sales
Manager, and Workholding Expert

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Gary Kinsey is a fi xture in the workholding industry.

He was born in Logansport, Indiana. His father was in the auto
industry, and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. Both were very

encouraging to Gary and his brother in everything that they did.

While in high school, Gary’s mom encouraged him to
tooling that they could add to their product portfolio.
consider a career in the ministry. However, he really also asked him to help fi nd a manufacturer for EDM
Gary found Gaiser Tool, a California-based company —
enjoyed drafting and metal shop classes. He believed
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the only U.S. manufacturer of tooling. For three years,
that a career in metalworking was right for him. After
Gary worked with Global to promote the tooling and
graduating from Logansport High School in 1966, Gary
attended ITT Technical Institute in Indianapolis, where
other products. It was during this time that Gary met and
married the love of his life, his wife Carol. They married in
he earned a degree in tool technology.
1998, and Gary shared that she was sent by God to keep
After earning his degree, he was recruited by Babcock
him grounded and humble.
and Wilcox in Ohio as a Tool Designer. One of his fi rst
assignments was to design and build a specialty drilling
After his time with Global, Gary accepted the position
machine that would put a group of holes in a 22-foot-
time with Meca Tool, Pete Knowles of Carl Hirschmann,
diameter vessel while it was fl oating down the Ohio River
on a barge. This fi rst project expanded Gary’s classroom of Regional Sales Manager at Meca Tool. After some
Inc. had the chance to meet and get to know Gary. Pete
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was impressed with Gary and, in 2002, convinced him
education with the challenges of hands-on, design-on-
the-fl y demands often found in the fi eld.
to accept a Regional Sales Manager position with Carl
Hirschmann, Inc.
After four years with Babcock and Wilcox, Gary was
Gary recalls that he found more than a job at Carl
drafted into the U.S. Army and served the required
Hirschmann — he found a family of co-workers who
two years. After his service ended, he returned to the
Logansport area and accepted a job with a local
became dear friends. In refl ecting on his 24 years with
Carl Hirschmann, Gary explained that Carl Hirschmann
automotive aftermarket manufacturer. He held
positions both as a Tool Design Engineer and as a
products, including oelheld EDM fl uids, were easy to
Quality Control Engineer. A few years later, he decided
sell because of their high quality.
to start a Tool & Die apprenticeship.
During his time with Carl Hirschmann, Gary covered the
After successfully completing his apprenticeship, Gary
Southeastern United States. Carl Hirschmann President
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and CEO Max Golter says of Gary:
took a job with a local company that produced wire
harnesses for automotive and agricultural equipment.
“I had the pleasure to meet a wonderful person, colleague,
He was selected to work with the owner to add Wire EDM
and friend when I started at Carl Hirschmann in June
capabilities to their toolroom. Gary was involved in
2018. His efforts have had a great impact on the success
the selection of the new Wire EDM and was chosen
of Carl Hirschmann, Inc., and the entire management
to operate and program the new machine. Gary said,
and staff are very grateful for this. Gary is always will-
“At that point, I was hooked!” He recalled that it was then
ing to help, inspire, and make others know that they are
that he gained an appreciation for the importance of
proper workholding.
volunteer hours he spends with inmates in local prisons
and people with terminal diseases to make sure that
Gary’s role in the toolroom gave him the opportunity to loved and needed. Proof of this can be seen in the many
they know they are loved as well. Gary’s presence has
work closely with Global EDM Supplies. Global ultimately
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offered Gary a position to help sell their products. They
positively impacted numerous people over the years, and
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