President and CEO
Bronson Jones is Banner’s President and CEO and has been with Banner for 33 years. His experience as a Receiving Inspector and Quality Assurance Manager led to his promotion to Plant Manager, General Manager, Vice President, and then President and CEO. Bronson oversees all aspects of the business including Banner’s accountability and profitability, major capital expenditure approvals, and the welfare of all employees. As President and CEO, he also maintains close relationships with our bank, accounting firm, sales, and Board of Directors. He knows that our customers depend on Banner every day and takes responsibility for making sure their needs are taken care of in a timely manner. Ensuring that employees are treated with respect, have a safe working environment, and have opportunities for growth within the company are important to Bronson. Honesty, accountability, loyalty, dependability, and positivity are values that he aspires to both professionally and personally. In his spare time, Bronson enjoys being with his family, the great outdoors, and restoring classic cars.
Human Resource Manager
Paula Neff is a dedicated Human Resource Manager with 23 years of service at Banner. Her extensive knowledge of labor law, workforce planning, and employee relations plays a vital a role in the organization. She is passionate about building a positive, inclusive workplace culture where employees feel valued and empowered. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going to concerts, and spending time with family.
Purchasing Manager
Matt Patrick is a Purchasing Manager who has been with Banner for seven years. He’s used his degree in Industrial Engineering in several different positions in the manufacturing process, split between Operations and Purchasing. Matt supports internal and external customers, making sure they have what they need to be successful and providing the best information possible. Forming strong connections with team members inspires Matt, and his job is more enjoyable when his team succeeds rather than just individual successes. Personally, he’s inspired by his wife and kids, and he spends his free time with them, cooking, and doing anything related to Cleveland sports.
Controller
Jenni Moeller has been with Banner for 13 years. In her role as Controller, Jenni manages all accounting tasks and serves as the point of contact for our IT services. She consistently provides answers to all financial and IT services questions, both internally and externally. When she can contribute to a team, both professionally and personally, Jenni feels the rewards and gratification she experiences make all the hard work worth it. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Manufacturing Manager
James Ford is a Manufacturing Manager and Six Sigma Black Belt with 14 years at Banner. He’s always had a passion for how things are made and feels that Banner opened a door for him to explore new opportunities working with resistance welders, Robotic MIG welders, CNC Mills, and single stroke presses, thus making his transition to a role of planning and directing the manufacturing processes at Banner a perfect fit. He has a passion for helping others and providing service that goes above and beyond by working within a team dynamic that achieves goals together. His amazing wife and two beautiful children inspire him, and he spends his free time traveling the world and discovering new places with them. He also enjoys competitive bowling, plays and collects guitars, and raises tarantulas.
Project Manager/ Internal Lead Auditor
Rahul Chanana is a Project Manager/Internal Lead Auditor who has been with Banner for ten years. He plans and implements complex Advanced Product Quality Planning projects, manages the internal audit program to ensure Banner adheres to AS9100 requirements, and plans and implements lean projects. Rahul is inspired by making sure Banner’s Advanced Product Quality Planning program delivers good parts on time to external customers and internal customers’ specific roles and timelines in complex projects function well in complex systems. Making efforts to continually improve current situations and planning for a better future inspires him personally. Rahul also enjoys cooking and traveling in his spare time.
Fabrication Manager
Matt Scholz is a Fabrication Manager with over seven years at Banner. With a background in Quality Assurance Management and extensive experience in Mechanical Engineering, and Manufacturing, he oversees all fabrication, toolroom, and maintenance operations, bridging the gap between engineering, manufacturability, measurability, and cost. Matt enjoys working with a team that has a strong work ethic, willingness to take personal responsibility, honesty, and morality. He’s inspired by sacrifice and dedication in support of one’s family. In his spare time, he builds and races cars.
Key Account Engineer
Paul Spray is a Key Account Engineer with 29 years of service with Banner. He prepares parts quotes for current and potential customers. He enjoys working with the Banner team and using group efforts to solve problems for internal and external customers. Learning something new every day inspires Paul, who took an interest in manufacturing and metalworking early on and decided to make a career of it. Staying healthy inspires Paul in his spare time. He spends his time working on his property, doing yard work, property maintenance, gardening, and other chores.
Logistics Supervisor
Harvey Thomas is a Logistics Supervisor with over 14 years of service at Banner. He directs the shipping and receiving activities of the organization ensuring on-time delivery in the most cost-effective manner. Additionally, he oversees Banner’s Powered Industrial Truck training and certification program and is responsible for continuous improvement initiatives. These are some of the ways that Harvey showcases The Banner Difference. Hard-working people that do whatever it takes to get the job done and take pride in the quality of their work inspire Harvey. In his spare time, Harvey enjoys camping and smoking a delicious rack of ribs on his barbeque smoker.
Interim Quality Assurance Manager
Ryan Jones is currently the Interim Quality Assurance Manager, working closely with customers and suppliers to resolve issues and concerns. Ryan has been on the Banner team for over seven years. Professionally and personally, team building, honesty, and integrity inspire Ryan, who feels that these traits are a recipe for a healthy and ambitious environment. In his spare time, Ryan plays piano and guitar, and is a songwriter. He restores and builds cars with his dad most weekends. He also loves to draw and illustrate and enjoys the outdoors, fishing, and camping.
Quality Technician
Charlie Jenkins is a Quality Technician with over 21 years of experience with Banner. Charlie started in Production, worked his way into Inspection and his current role in Quality Assurance where he keeps the trains on the tracks daily. Charlie is a problem solver and ambassador who ensures the needs of both customers and employees are met and is a source of necessary information, providing answers or resolutions when needed. Charlie’s wife and his sons are his ongoing sense of pride who taught him patience and humility. He loves music, collects rare recordings and concert posters of The Rolling Stones, and plays guitar and mandolin. He also loves his five English Bulldogs: Ernie, Nieda, Henry, Chester, and Stanley, and two pugs Shang and Mulan.
