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Tom Matulaniec first started working at TOMZ at the age of 8, when he began helping his father, TOMZ founder Zbigniew Matulaniec, around the shop. Since then, he has worked in nearly every department at TOMZ, from maintenance to finishing to machining to purchasing to sales, eventually becoming Vice President and now President and Owner.

Matulaniec’s focus on modernizing the company, developing its social and digital presence, and supporting the rise of a new generation of machinists is driven by his vision for TOMZ as a leader in medical manufacturing for global OEMs. He received his Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of Connecticut.

TOMZ welcomes Mike North to the team as Chief Manufacturing Officer. In this role, Mike will oversee all manufacturing operations across our two sites: Knightstown, IN and Berlin, CT.

Mike brings over 25 years of experience in the medical device field (OEM & CMO), with a heavy focus on business and operational management. He has worked in a range of manufacturing environments including startups (team member # 15 growing to over 300+), as well as well-established environments with teams of 800+. Prior to TOMZ, Mike was overseeing five manufacturing facilities throughout the country. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Western Governors University.

With extensive experience in contract manufacturing for the medical device industry, as well as Design, Development, and Sustained Manufacturing engineering services, Vincent Wong brings incredible know-how to the TOMZ team.

As Chief Quality Officer, his goal is to further advance the Quality Organization through employee development, enhanced engineering services, and ever-increasing inspection capabilities to ensure TOMZ is always providing medical patients with only the highest quality products. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering/Material Science & Engineering as well as his Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Melinda Polson has joined the TOMZ team as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Melinda will provide crucial strategic direction and financial oversight for our increasingly fast-paced, high growth environment.

Melinda comes to TOMZ with over 25 years of experience as a CPA in various roles. She began her career auditing manufacturing and construction clients, and implementing new ERP systems. Later, Melinda went on to serve as the VP of Finance for 16 years at another medical device company, working on a management team responsible for 3 M&E transactions and sales growth of over 800%. As CFO, Melinda will bring tremendous experience and value to our organization, helping us to serve our customers even more effectively.

A manufacturing operations manager with extensive expertise in production operations and scheduling, plant management, mechanical engineering, supply chain, shipping/receiving, maintenance, budget administration, process engineering, and business development, Chris Nowell brings a wealth of knowledge to TOMZ Corporation.

As VP of Operations, Nowell keeps his finger on the pulse of all developments at TOMZ to keep company operations running like a well-oiled machine, ensuring that TOMZ continues to fulfill commitments while constantly improving and expanding capability. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Haven.