Charles Fink, Inductotherm

CHARLIE STARTED AT INDUCTOTHERM 47 YEARS AGO, WORKING FIRST IN INDUCTOTHERM’S SHOP, BUILDING FURNACES AND POWER SUPPLIES, AND LATER IN SERVICE, INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING THIS SAME EQUIPMENT.  CHARLIE’S MOST RECENT THREE DECADES HAVE BEEN SPENT SERVING FOUNDRIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AS THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND AT TIMES IN THE SURROUNDING STATES AS A KEY MEMBER OF THE SALES DEPARTMENT.  HE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN CREATING INDUSTOTHERM’S LARGEST CORELESS MELTING INSTALLATION, THREE 70 TON STEEL SHELL FURNACES AT ALLEGHENY LUDLUM STEEL NEAR PITTSBURG.  BEFORE FEDERAL EXPRESS CAME ON THE SCENE OFFERING OVERNIGHT PACKAGE DELIVERY, CHARLIE A PILOT, WOULD DELIVER CRUCIAL PARTS TO CUSTOMERS IN HIS SMALL PIPER CHEROKEE AIRPLANE.  

TODAY, CHARLIE'S PILOTING TAKES PLACE ABOARD HIS BOAT, WHERE HE CAN BE FOUND MOST SUMMER WEEKENDS CRUISING THE DELAWARE BAY, CHESAPEAKE BAY AND OFFSHORE.  HE IS ACTIVE IN THE AFS, AND HAS GIVEN MANY PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS AFS MEETINGS AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES.  CHARLIE LIVES IN MOUNT LAUREL, NJ AND IS MARRIED WITH THREE GROWN CHILDREN.  CHARLIE IS A PAST MEMBER OF THE INDUCTOTHERM’S CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.