President and founder Mike Vettraino has attracted a staff of technicians and analysts who benefit from his more than 25 years of experience in the industry. He attended RETS Technological School where he studied electrical engineering and Macomb Community College for mechanical engineering. Mike has worked for Cross Co. where he served as an apprentice machine builder until he completed his schooling and becoming a certified machine builder. Mike has also worked for the original Unison Corporation where he was a member of the design team that conceived and prescribed the specifications for many of the Unison grinders seen in the field today. In addition, Mike worked in Unison’s Research and Development and Sales Department. He managed the worldwide Service Department that built flexible grinding machines, punch grinders and cylindrical grinders.

This experience well prepared Mike to build and rebuild the precision machines critical to making punches, cutting tools and those vital parts for medical machines used by osteopathic and brain surgeons and doctors of other medical specialties.

Brent Gilcher
Service engineer Brent Gilcher completed college-level courses at Michigan Institute of Aerospace Technologies in pursuit of certificates in airframe mechanics and power plant mechanics. He then worked for seven years in machine and building maintenance where he gained considerable knowledge in electrical panel wiring and troubleshooting.

He applies his knowledge and experience in fabrication, electrical, mechanical, welding and painting to contribute significantly to Global Machine Technology’s success.

Brent is the father of one young son.

Jim Kraft
With more than 30 years’ experience in the machine tool trade, Jim has been at the cutting edge of machine building technology. Jim has worked as a machine builder, machine rebuilder, troubleshooter, machine repairman and service representative. For Global Machine Technology, Jim serves as a service engineer, adding that valuable dimension in order to help customers get their critical machines up and running.

Jim has worked on most major American and foreign-made machines, both conventional and CNC.

He is the father of three and grandfather of one.