Our People

20 years solving challenges

Our team is the key to our success. We treat them well so they will treat our clients well.

We pride ourselves on providing consistently outstanding service to our clients – from the smallest one-time service project to turn-key, fully automated systems. We listen to our clients and work together in developing the most efficient and cost-effective solutions. 

Our staff has an average of 20 years in the material handling industry, with a handful having multiple decades and some coming right out of college after learning the latest in engineering practices.

Phil Schaafsma

President & CEO
p.schaafsma@dlninc.com

Marc Gordon

Vice President of Sales & Business Development
m.gordon@dlninc.com

Bob Clarkson

Vice President of Operations
b.clarkson@dlninc.com

Cindy Traylor

Office Manager
c.traylor@dlninc.com

Chris Losee

Director of Mechanical Engineering
c.losee@dlninc.com

Dan Wierenga

Director of Robotics, Automation, & Development
d.wierenga@dlninc.com

Bishop Wilds

Manager of Controls Engineering
b.wilds@dlninc.com

Ben Outwater

Director of Technology b.outwater@dlninc.com

Kevin Hinken

Sr. Account Executive
k.hinken@dlninc.com

Garrett Smith

Sr. Account Executive
g.smith@dlninc.com

Luke Nuber

Sr. Account Executive
l.nuber@dlninc.com

Erin Jones

Sr. Communications Manager
e.jones@dlninc.com

Kim Taylor

Director of Project Management
k.taylor@dlninc.com

Ricardo Parra

Director, Solutions Development
r.parra@dlninc.com

Travis Kempton

Director of Lifecycle Services
t.kempton@dlninc.com

Jon Ertle

Sr. Account Executive
j.ertle@dlninc.com

Matt Wieneke

Sr. Account Executive
m.wieneke@dlninc.com

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