K & A Meet The Staff


Bill Kreysler

WILLIAM KREYSLER
William Kreysler is a full-time executive overseeing all aspects of Kreysler & Associates (K&A) activities. A custom molder of fiber reinforced products located in Napa County, K&A has won awards for excellence in the manufacture of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) architectural products, industrial products, and large-scale sculptures. The firm has annual sales of approximately $3 million, with customers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.  Before founding K&A in 1982, Mr. Kreysler was Executive VP and Production Manger for the Performance Sailcraft Corporation (PSC), Northern California’s largest manufacturer of sailboats at the time.  During his 10 years at PSC he managed the production and distribution of over 12,000 sailboats in 3 models. 

Mr. Kreysler has degrees in English and History from CSU San Diego. Business-related outside activities and positions include current chair of Napa Valley Workforce Investment Board, Immediate Past President and Current Executive Committee Member of American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) -- the world’s largest trade association for the composite industry, Past Director of the SPI (Society of the Plastics Industries) Composites Institute, Chair of the CFA (Composite Fabricator Association) Committee on Architectural Composites and Building codes, and Chair of the Committee to Draft Guide Specifications and Recommended Practices for FRP Architectural Products. Non-business-related interests include sailboat racing and service on the St. Francis Yacht Club Board and Executive Race Committee.

 bill@kreysler.com

 

 

 

KEN ANDERSON
General Operations Manager, Certified Composites Tech.

Ken Anderson joined Kreysler & Associates in 2005, bringing with him 31 years of experience in custom molded composite manufacturing.  Ken has been active in the composites industry throughout his career and has served as President of the Northern California Chapter of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Chairman of the Western Chapter of the American Composites Manufacturer's Association (ACMA), and a board member of the ACMA national group.  Ken is currently operational manager at K&A>
ken@kreysler.com

Serge Labesque

SERGE LABESQUE
Product Design & Production, Research & Development, Technical Supervision
Serge Labesque came to the United States from France where he had studied mathematics and worked with the French Meteorological Department. He also pursued his interest in aviation with a firm which built and repaired competition class gliders. After moving to the US he worked with Ron Owen of Owen Racing Shells in Petaluma, and later as Chief Woodworker at Performance Sailcraft. He joined Mr. Kreysler when K&A was founded.
serge@kreysler.com

   

Leone Bratcher

LEONE BRATCHER
Controller, Certified Composites Tech.
Leone Bratcher came to K&A as an Administrative Assistant in 1997, from her previous job with a non-profit organization for at-risk youth. She had 15 years of prior administrative experience.  Since then, she has worked in Production and Accounting, and is presently responsible for job costing/tracking, and all accounting duties.
Leone@kreysler.com

   

MARIE BIRGITTA
Business Development, Certified Composites Tech.
Marie Birgitta began working at K&A in 1990 as a temporary fill-in for Mr. Kreysler's secretary. Since then she has held several positions in various aspects of the business, including: accounting, quality control, administrative assistant, purchasing, safety, painting, foam sculpting, and dinosaur skin texturing.
marie@kreysler.com

   

Howard Macken

HOWARD MACKEN
Sculpture Enlargement Sales and Marketing
A native of the UK, Howard Macken studied architecture in school. He has owned marine related manufacturing companies for the past 24 years and began working at K&A in 1995. He and William Kreysler grew up together and have been interested and involved in each other's businesses for years. His interests include art, architecture, sculpture, and racing sailboats, and his current passion is sportscar racing.
howard@kreysler.com

   
 

JAY CAMEDON MILLER

Sculpture Enlargement Sales and Marketing

jay@kreysler.com

 

   

 

KIM SMITH

Administrative Assistant

kaadmin@kreysler.com

   

CHAD CARTER
Quality Control, Design/Drawing

Chad@kreysler.com

   

JOSHUA ZABEL
Director of Digital Fabrication

joshua@kreysler.com

Joshua Zabel began at K&A in 2005. Earlier that year, he received his
Master of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley with a
focus in programming and digital fabrication. He has professional
experience at the architecture offices of Stanley Saitowitz (San
Francisco), EMERGENT (Vienna, Los Angeles), and Iwamoto Scott
(Berkeley). At K&A Josh has served as Director of Digital fabrication
where he has developed a strong knowledge of CNC technology including
operation of equipment and project management.

       

SCOTT VAN NOTE
DF CAD/CAM Programmer

scottv@kreysler.com

Scott is the operator/technician for our laser scanners, milling machines,
computer network and personal computers.
His eclectic professional experiences include multi-national field
technician for electro/mechanical systems, acoustical and materials
engineering consultant, carpenter, computer programmer, scientific
illustrator, systems analyst, jet aircraft mechanic and sculptor.  In his
sculptural pursuits he has produced works in wood, bronze, aluminum,
titanium, stainless steel, stone, and composites - learning the properties
and production processes of each.
 

   
   

JULIE STEIER
Design Drawings, Bids
Julie Steier has been at K&A since 1990.
jsteier000@aol.com

   
   

Jesus Ambriz

JESUS AMBRIZ
Production Assistant

With K&A for 20 years

jesus@kreysler.com

   
       

CARLOS AMBRIZ-VILLASENOR
Fiberglass Shop

   
       

 

TIM OLIVER

Shop Supervisor

tim@kreysler.com

 

   
       
 

GUY GREER

Fiberglass Shop, Certified Composite Tech.

 

   

 

 

   

Miguel Ambriz Villasenor

MIGUEL AMBRIZ VILLASENOR

Shop Supervisor
Fiberglass Shop, Certified Composite Tech.

Began working in 12/84

   

 

 

   
ROBERTO AMBRIZ
Fiberglass Shop
   
       

Eduardo Cortes

EDUARDO CORTES
Fiberglass Shop

   

 

 

   

FERNANDO GUTIERREZ
Crew Chief, Custom Furniture, Cast Polymer Products

   
       
OSUE CHAN
Vacuum Infusion Tech.
   
       
JESUS PEREZ
Vacuum Infusion Tech., Certtified Composites Tech.
   
       

ANDREW PEPPARS
Fiberglass Shop, Certified Composites Tech.

   
       
  RAMON VERDUGO
Fiberglass Shop
   
       
  JUAN GUTIERREZ
Fiberglass Shop
   
   
 

ANTONIO HELSON

Fiberglass Shop

   
 

BARTOLOME HELSON

Fiberglass Shop

   
  ERIDEBERTO GARCIA

Fiberglass Shop

   
 

MANUAL MACIAS

Fiberglass Shop

   
   
MICHAEL JACLA
Fiberglass Shop
   
       
  JAMES FELLS
Facilities Upkeep
   


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