OUR TEAM

ALWAYS DEDICATED AND DEVOTED

Our team of full time, part time and contracted resources are ready to work with you. Please let us know how we can help.

Jerrod Dulmes

President

The core of our business is creating lasting relationships through transparent communication, quality parts, and always being there when you need us.

Optimum Crush Founder
Lead or major design contributor for 10 different Cone Crushers
20+ Years Crushing Experience
US Patent holder

Steve Starke

Director - Operations

I strive to be the best in the industry at executing an order through receipt to it’s shipment. We understand the importance of execution and the need to do it quickly and accurately.

20 years of Operations Experience
9 years of Purchasing Management
14 years experience with cone crusher equipment procurement

Dale Holzhausen

Director - Technical Support

Throughout my career I have focused on the successes of my clients.

Applications, Sales, Training, Commissioning and Product Support Experience
Domestic and International Travels to Meet a Client’s Needs
Over 35 years of Experience in the Aggregate and Mining Industries

Jennifer Enright

Executive Assistant

Jane of all trades, working on a number of different projects from sales to marketing to project management.

Social Media Manager
Event planning extraordinaire
Optimum Giving Coordinator

Jeff Inman

Product Engineer

I take a hands-on, practical, approach to my engineering responsibilities. Emphasis goes into thinking like a client to keep things simple, reliable, and durable.

Degree in Mechanical Engineering
4 years of mechanical diagnostic experience

Wang Ke

Manufacturing Engineer

Manages the China supply chain and product quality control for the Optimum Crush warehouse and office in Qingdao.

Degreed manufacturing engineer
14 Years experience in Mechanical and Product Development
Fluent bi-lingual

Kurt O'Bryan

Comminution Consultant

Achievements in process modeling, automation, instrumentation and plant optimizations led to his role as a key innovator in developing high performance comminution machines.

Developed first 1,000 hp & 2,500 hp cone crushers
Highly skilled in optimizing machine performance

Amy Pepin

Controller

I take care of all the accounting related functions including reviewing financial transactions, compiling month-end reports and completing detailed analysis and research based on the specification of others.

Heavily involved in implementing the ERP system
Resource for everything accounting and finance related

Kurt Mazzoni

Product Specialist

20 Years experience in mechanics of cone and jaw crushers

Assembly/Disassembly
Inspection & Repairs
Complete refurbishment

Leary Peterson

Inventory Manager

44 years of dedication to heavy machinery design.

Engineering and field responsibility for rail track machinery
Broad knowledge of metals, casting and welding processes
Multiple patents for mechanical machine designs

Chris Wade

Product Specialist

Key Contributor of Excel Crusher Technologies and the Raptor Cone Crusher
Total commitment to supporting customers and their needs globally
Manufacturing, Applications, Sales, Service, Trouble Shooting and Product Improvement
45 Year of Experience in the Mining and Aggregate Industries

Ken Olson

Mining Consultant

I've developed and led the quality control program for crushing and milling for one of the largest mining equipment suppliers in the world.

Degreed Mining Engineer with 18 years experience in Mining
20 plus years experience with Crusher OEM Maintenance and Operations
Offer onsite Crusher Plant Operations and Maintenance Audits

Steve Lovell

Mining Consultant

I've developed and led the quality control program for crushing and milling for one of the largest mining equipment suppliers in the world.

50+ years in manufacturing and quality
Global quality director for FLSmidth Minerals, (retired)
Practical innovator, published technical writer, US patent holder

Griffin Robjohns

Product Engineer I

Enthusiastic about exploring new technology to best optimize and improve products. Uses variety of data analysis techniques and software to streamline the engineering process.

Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience in Product Design

It has been fantastic working with Jerrod and his team. Top notch service and products. Quick responses, sage advice, on-site hands on support and great communication make them my first and only call when I have an issue with our cone crushers!

Service & Products

Compared to all of our suppliers, Optimum Crush is the best one out there I’ve worked with. If we have an issue with one of their parts they will resolve it ASAP. They are also always ready to do R&D and help us improve our parts and machines.

Responsive

Optimum Crush is a solid company led by great people. They are always available, knowledgeable and they understand the reality of field work and that we sometimes struggle to use traditional ways to achieve our goals.

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