Lonnie Gades

Lonnie Gades is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in tooling and manufacturing. Currently serving as a Senior Tooling Engineer at CPC - Colder Products Company since February 2020, Lonnie previously held positions as a Tooling Engineer at Spectrum Plastics Group and a Staff Manufacturing Engineer at Beckman Coulter. Additional roles include Senior Manufacturing Engineer at St. Jude Medical and Sr. Molding Process Engineer at Technical Services for Electronics, Inc. Lonnie began a career in engineering as a Project Engineer at Profile Plastics - Chanhassen in March 1997, contributing to various engineering projects across multiple organizations. Lonnie holds a Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southwest Minnesota State University, obtained from 1984 to 1988.