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
Nick Long
Product Specialist
As a “Nick” of all trades, I enjoy contributing to multiple areas of the business. I love applying my manufacturing background to this exciting field.
- New/Used part inspections
- On-site service calls
- Warehouse management
- 10+ years’ experience in Manufacturing
Kyle Phelps
Operations Coordinator
I enjoy supporting daily operations such as purchasing products, Inventory control and coordinating orders from start to finish.
- Degree in Supply Chain Management
- Experience in Purchasing
- Inventory Integrity
Cody Ford
Client Support Specialist
Extensive reliability experience with 18+ years in design/plant integrity/shop & field applications based in Welding Engineering technology & quality.
- 10+ years Inspection and fixing mining & mechanical equipment
- 10+ years Fabrication/Mechanical shop & field experience
- 17+ years welding & wear materials specialist
King Lim
Global Business Development Director
I strive to make a positive impact through continuous improvements and delivering the highest level of customer service.
- 27+ years in crushing and grinding business
- Grew the largest global install base for +800HP crushers
- ``If you break your crushers, our team can design and supply it better``
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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