We Are Alliance
LOCALLY-OWNED, AMERICAN-MADE, AND READY TO WORK FOR YOU
TONY
DEMAKIS
President
My Role at Alliance:
Create an environment that allows everyone on our team to achieve our collective and individual goals. From developing sales and marketing opportunities to promoting our company culture, my main objective is to make a positive impact on the people around me.
What I do in my free time:
If I am not at work, or at the gym, I spend a good bit of time at my church working with the youth group, and children’s ministry. My favorite though is anything with my wife and kiddos.
DOUG
NIGGEMANN
Vice President
My Role at Alliance:
I’m a second generation Mold Maker. I’ve been around mold making all my life, working with my dad in his shop. Now I’m using all of my experience to help build Alliance Laser Sales. I know where the weld should go and where it shouldn’t go. In another words, I understand and speak mold making fluently.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy fishing, snowmobiling, and outdoors in general. Most importantly I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my beautiful wife and daughter.
KIRBY
JEDNACHOWSKI
Alliance Specialties Sales / Project Manager
My Role at Alliance:
To lead by example. Since my first day with the company in October of 1990 I’ve always strived to do my best for two reasons, self pride and to help the company’s quality reputation. Between quoting polishing work, inspecting components and delegating projects, I enjoy every aspect of the daily tasks that come along with being the superintendent of Alliance Specialties.
What I do in my free time:
Outside of work, being with my family is the most important thing to me. Free time is spent watching my daughter, Olivia, performing in school musicals and my daughter, Brielle playing softball and doing gymnastics. I also enjoy catching up on the day with my wife, Gina. You can often find me in the health club, playing hockey and enjoying the occasional round of golf with friends and family.
MIKE
POLICASTRO
Hot Runner System Specialist
My Role at Alliance:
I’m responsible for managing the Hot Runner Department – this includes: customer service and advice; service and parts assessment – quotation; hot runner and component service as necessary; training; and billing. Most importantly, my responsibility is to ensure the utmost in customer satisfaction providing top quality service with the fastest possible turnaround.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy composing music, playing guitar at my church, fine-dining, cooking, and spending time with my family. Not necessarily in that order.
MIKE
ZENDER
Mold Maintenance Shop Manager
My Role at Alliance:
I assist customers to reach optimum performance from their molds, by servicing molds, from preventative maintenance to repairing mold issues.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy spending time with my family be it camping, boating, or just hanging out. Also I enjoy riding and restoring my old Harley Davidson.
JASON
WALLEN
Laser Engraving Shop Manager
My Role at Alliance:
I receive and coordinate incoming laser engraving jobs. I also process, quote, and oversee the completion of all laser engraving jobs.
What I do in my free time:
I like to spend as much time as possible with my dog. I fill in whatever time is left with playing guitar, video games, watching terrible movies, and generally making an a** out of myself.
MICHELLE
RYCHLIK
Solutions Specialist
My Role at Alliance:
I am your Solution Specialist! My goal is to be the person you want to call when you want the job done right and right now! I am here to listen, help tackle the challenge, and build strong relationships.
What I do in my free time:
I crave the warm weather and everything that goes along with it. I cherish family time and watching all things grow. Beach days with my daughters, boating, kayaking adventures, swimming, hot yoga, and gardening are just some of the ways I like to spend my free time.
ABBY
GRILLO
Billing Coordinator
My Role at Alliance:
I keep things organized behind the scenes, when it comes to billing. I manage purchase orders, place and track orders, track costs, approve bills, and process invoicing.
What I do in my free time:
In my free time I like to go to the gym, go to concerts, travel, or just be lazy and watch movies on the couch with my cat.
VANESSA
FIORITO
Marketing Business Administrator
My Role at Alliance:
I can often be found running around the shop with a camera in hand. I am in charge of sharing our story here at Alliance, and showing the world our amazing people, products and services. I am also responsible for overseeing the day-to-day office responsibilities, as well as receiving payments for both Alliance Specialties and Alliance Laser Sales.
What I do in my free time:
I try to live in the moment and spend as much time with my family as possible. I also enjoy staying active, reading, doing crafts with my kids, and spoiling my nieces and nephews.
STEVE
HACK
Solutions Specialist
My Role at Alliance:
I’m a Solution Specialist at Alliance, I’m here to simplify the process and be a go-to resource from start to finish. I collaborate with our Department Heads to make sure everything runs smoothly and your goals are met every step of the way. I’m here to listen first, solve challenges together, and create strong partnerships you can rely on.
What I do in my free time:
When I’m off the clock, I’m all about sunshine and salty air—especially if a beach is involved. Otherwise, I’m at the gym, catching a game or concert, and enjoying time with my favorite people.
GUY
KUDER
Shipping & Receiving
My Role at Alliance:
I run the Shipping & Receiving department. I oversee arrangement of staff for pickups and deliveries to best suit our customer’s needs. I also ready incoming work for distribution to departments assigned to perform requested work, as well as readying outgoing work for delivery or pickup.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy golfing, bowling and fishing.
MELANIE
HESS
Administrative Assistant
My Role at Alliance:
I love to greet our customers and coworkers with a joyful smile and attitude. I keep all incoming and outgoing jobs organized for Alliance Specialties and Alliance Laser Sales. Some of my tasks include, producing quotes, job orders and delivery slips, as well as providing overall support where I can.
What I do in my free time:
I love spending time with my husband and children. I love to be with horses whenever the chance arises. Writing stories, books and poems are always somethings I enjoy doing.
JEREMY
WILLINGHAM
Laser R&D Engineer
My Role at Alliance:
To meet the demands of this organization to the best of my ability in whatever facets would require my skills. My current responsibilities consist of new product designs, equipment production management, machine service, training, and other customer technical relations.
What I do in my free time:
I sleep, shower, feed myself, commute, attend school, church, do yard work along with other fun household tasks, and spend time with family. I continue working on myself to be a better son, husband, father, friend, and an all-around better person. That is when I’m not sitting around being lazy playing video games or doing something adventurous outside.
JOHN
MASSART
Solutions Specialist
My Role at Alliance:
As a Laser Solutions Specialist, my primary focus is to listen to our customers and address the challenges they face while delivering successful results. My goal is to build strong relationships by being the person you call when it comes to laser welding and laser engraving technologies.
What I do in my free time:
I live to spend my time with my wife and sons. Also, I enjoy going to church, spending time with friends, hunting, fishing, boating, going to concerts/live music, and being in the outdoors in general.
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STEVE
ELROD
Production Weld Project Manager
My Role at Alliance:
To oversee our production welding department, as well as maintaining and gathering relationships with customers.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy watching live sports, hanging out with my dog, cooking, and collecting sports cards. When I get the chance, I also go down to the animal shelter and offer some of my time to spend with the dogs and take them for walks etc.
LUKE
GIBSON
Laser Applications Specialist
My Role at Alliance:
I’m the go-to guy for laser engraving product solutions. I work closely with our clients to find the perfect fit for their marking and engraving needs across various industries (automotive, aerospace, medical, defense/military, oil & gas, heavy equipment and more).
What I do in my free time:
In my free time, I like to go fishing, cooking, and playing pickleball. I like to hang out with my church friends, as well as to help lead and grow our church students' Middle school and High school. I also enjoy hiking and trips to Colorado to see family.
KEVIN
HAMILTON
Machine Service Manager
My Role at Alliance:
As Service Manager, I oversee daily service operations with a focus on efficiency, quality, and delivering top tier support for our customers.
What I do in my free time:
Outside of work, I enjoy golfing, spending time with friends, and watching sports. Whether it’s being active on the golf course or relaxing while catching a game, I value time that allows me to unwind and stay connected.
CALEB
BROCK
Production Lead
My Role at Alliance:
I oversee the day-to-day production of our laser welding operations, ensuring jobs are scheduled, staffed, and completed efficiently. I work closely with technicians and customers to maintain high quality standards, optimize machine performance, and keep projects on track for on-time delivery. My goal is to drive continuous improvement while maintaining a safe, organized, and productive shop environment.
What I do in my free time:
I enjoy spending time with friends and family. I enjoy spending time outdoors and staying active.
CHRIS
KLEIN
Inventory & Logistics
My Role at Alliance:
I oversee shipping, receiving, and inventory management while coordinating parts sent for modification. I ensure materials are tracked accurately and available to support efficient manufacturing operations.
What I do in my free time:
Outside of work, I spend most of my time with my family and kids, traveling for my daughter’s cheer and dance events—and scouting out the best food in each city.
CHELSEA
HANSON
Administrative Assistant
JOHN
SCHILLER
Project Manager
My Role at Alliance:
I am the department head of the Specialties Secondary location. I help with the planning of mold repairs between the customer specifications and our team, so that we get the best possible results from start to finish.
What I do in my free time:
I like to spend time with my family. I like to play golf as much as I can. I also like going on trips to see the world.