Tag - Shipping Manager

February 17, 2012

Staff Spotlight on Shipping Manager Dennis

Q: Tell us a little about who you are…
A: I love discovering things, creating things…I have been at Steve Spangler Science for 5 years. I’m blessed to have my job and life. I believe to whom much is given, much is required. To give back is one of my life’s main goals. Working at Steve Spangler Science gives me a chance to do that -it’s fun.

Q: What do you do at Steve Spangler Science?
A: I am responsible for all of the shipping for Steve Spangler Science customers, including LTL and international shipping. I also help with receiving.

Q: What do you like best about what you do?
A: The people. I love the people I work with and almost all of them are personal friends outside work – it’s family. I think that’s what makes this place special.

Q:  What is your favorite Steve Spangler Science moment?
A: When I was given the opportunity to step into the Shipping Manager position. It was a great opportunity to have a voice in a company that I believe in.

Q: What is something you wish every SSS customer knew?
A: Our Team motto: Make it big, Do it right, and Give

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November 14, 2011

Staff Spotlight on Our Beloved Mae (and Steve’s Mother-in-Law)

Q: Tell us a little about who you are…
A:
 I am a wife of 46 years, mother of three, and grandmother of eight.  And . . . I happen to be Steve’s mother-in-law so there are lots of stories I can tell you about him!!  I can still very vividly remember Steve and our daughter, Renée, sitting at our kitchen table discussing whether or not they should take the risk and start this business.
Q: What do you do at Steve Spangler Science?
A:
 I have worked with the company since its beginning and have worn many different hats.  I have been on many product assembly lines, rolled thousands of Wind Bags and Solar Bags, unloaded millions of pipettes into our shed, and sewn hundreds of strips of cloth for one of Steve’s tricks, just to mention a few.  In 1997, I became the Shipping Manager (out of our basement!), all while working nights as an RN two or three times a week at a nearby hospital.  In April of 2001, I departed from my job at the hospital to become the full-time

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