Executive Committee
Chair
Ed Probst
Probst Plastics Consulting, LLC
P.O. Box 26365, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Tel: 414-476-3096
Email: ed.probst@probstplastics.com
Chair-Elect
Paul Uphaus
Primex Plastics Corporation
3435 Old Oakwood Road, Oakwood, GA 30566
Tel: 800-225-9272 • Fax: 770-346-7150
Email: puphaus@primexplastics.com
Paul currently holds the position of Secretary of the SPE Thermoforming Division Board of Directors and resides with his wife and two children in the Atlanta, GA area.
Treasurer
Matthew O’Hagan
LyondellBasell • 7674 Park Meadow Lane, West Bloomfield, MI 48324
Tel: 248-760-8590
Matthew’s career in plastics began in 1987 with Dexter plastics (now LyondellBasell) where he held various positions in Sales/Sales Management and Marketing of TPO materials to multiple segments.
Matthew enjoys golf, hunting and fishing. He and his wife, Deborah, have three children.
Councilor
Phillip Karig
Mathelin Bay Associates LLC • 11939 Manchester Road #148, Saint Louis, Missouri 63131
Tel: 314-630-8384 • Fax: 314-596-4653
Email: karig@mathelinbay.com • Web: www.mathelinbay.com
Previously he led the procurement and logistics functions at Uniroyal Technology Corporation, which produced Royalite brand extruded sheet products, Naugahyde brand vinyl coated fabrics and Ensolite brand foam products.
Prior to Uniroyal, he was at Leaseway Transportation Corp. (Currently Penske), a $1 billion public company, as a Strategic Planner before assuming Profit and Loss responsibility for a network of bulk plastics warehouses and rail to truck plastics transfer facilities.
During his career he has purchased billions of pounds of resins in multi-million pounds annual quantities including ABS, ASA, SAN, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, APET, PETG, PVC (suspension and dispersion), Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene and more.
Phillip earned his Master’s degree at Harvard University and his Bachelor’s at the State University of New York. He is a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellow, has taught Game Theory and Decision-Making, and has also worked with the Department of Commerce and the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee. He speaks German.
He serves as a Director on the Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming Division Board, is a member of the Research & Development Committee and oversees the Division’s website.
Communications ChairTodd Harrell
Plastics Machinery Group, Inc. • 5455 Perkins Road, Bedford Heights, OH 44146
Tel: 440-498-4000, Ext. 117
Email: toddh@plasticsmg.com • Web: https://www.plasticsmg.com/
Upon marrying my wife Laura, I moved to the Cleveland area. Shortly thereafter, I started working for Stopol Inc. Stopol was one of the leaders in buying and selling of plastics processing machinery. I have gained a tremendous amount of industry knowledge working for Neil and Don Kruschke. As I moved up the ranks, I became an integral part of the growth and leadership within our organization. During my 20 + years of working for Stopol Inc and Plastics Machinery Group, I have been afforded the opportunity to travel the world to attend and exhibit at many plastics trade shows events, including shows like K show in Dusseldorf, Germany, Plastimagen in Mexico City, numerous NPE Chicago & Orlando, and SPE Europe, along with several ANTEC meetings.
As Executive Vice President at Plastics Machinery Group, I am responsible for maintaining customer relationships, sales, purchasing and consulting with many of our thermoforming customers. As a machinery dealer we can offer new and used machinery sales. Purchasing of complete plants, liquidations, appraisals, Mergers and Acquisitions are some of the many services we offer. In addition, I am a certified machinery appraiser.
I have two boys in middle school and high school. My hobbies are travelling and trail running. I enjoy coaching my boys in baseball and basketball and being part of their growth and development in sports.
Prior Chair
Stephen Zamprelli
Formed Plastics, Inc.
207 Stonehinge Lane, Carle Place, NY 11514
Tel: 516-334-2300
Email: s.zamprelli@formedplastics.com
Steve has 20+ years of expertise in designing and manufacturing products utilizing various processing methods. His broad technical background, artistic influence, and readiness to accept new challenges has afforded him many diverse opportunities. Steve’s prior experience enables him to approach issues from the customer’s point of view, assisting SPE to bridge the gap between the OEM and supplier.
Prior to joining Formed Plastics, Steve held positions as an industrial designer, design leader and manufacturing engineer while gaining experience in project management and sales. His passion for thermoforming began early in his career as an industrial designer for two major New York City-based ID consulting firms specializing in product development and packaging design.
An active member of the SPE Thermoforming Division, Steve joined its board of directors in 2013. He previously served as Secretary, Communications Committee Chair, Parts Competition Chair and 2019 Conference Co-Chair, and currently holds the position of SPE Thermoforming Division Chair.
Steve earned a BS in Industrial Design Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, and remains active in its alumni activities.