Gear Motions, a leading precision gear manufacturer, has promoted Brittany McVea Dankiw to manufacturing engineer, and hired Kris Gardner as customer service/purchasing coordinator at its Nixon Gear Division in Syracuse, New York.
Dankiw has been at Nixon Gear for nearly five years, previously serving as customer service/purchasing coordinator before being promoted to manufacturing engineer.
Her engineering education includes a B.E. in mechanical engineering and a U.S. Coast Guard 3rd Assistant Engineer license from SUNY Maritime. She gained experience working in the ship’s engine room and developed skills in troubleshooting and problem solving. Dankiw’s previous work experience includes testing and design engineering for gears and gearboxes. She is furthering her training to become more proficient in the areas of gear and manufacturing engineering. As manufacturing engineer, Dankiw will help to improve processes and productivity in all areas of manufacturing, including streamlining and reducing waste.
Kris Gardner was hired to fill the role of customer service/purchasing coordinator.
Gardner brings many years of experience to his new role. He earned a B.S. in business management from SUNY Oswego in 2015, and most recently held a purchasing position as a contract administrator for government contracts. He also has experience in warehouse operations management and as a machine/heavy equipment operator at Novelis in Oswego, New York.
Gear Motions, Inc. is an employee-owned company, with gear manufacturing facilities in Syracuse and Buffalo, New York. Specialists in precision ground gears, the company manufactures custom cut and ground gears for OEMs all around the world. Products include precision ground helical gears, spur gears, pump gears, bevel gears and worm gears, as well as multiple types of sprockets, timing pulleys, shafts and splines.
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