Martin Skurka To Head Mickey Engineering

Martin Skurka

HIGH POINT, NC – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 – Martin Skurka, an experienced designer of specialty vehicles, has joined Mickey as Director of Engineering, reporting to Matt Sink, VP Corporate Operations. Brandon Miller, Van Product Manager, and Sean Gilboy, Beverage/EV Manager, report to Martin.

From 2008 to 2015 Martin was Director of Engineering & Quality for Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles (OSV) in Clearwater, FL, the leading manufacturer of relocatable vertically expanding shelters and training simulation platforms for commercial, military and defense industries. OSV is a division of Pierce Manufacturing, among the world?s largest custom fire apparatus builders, and is part of Oshkosh Corporation, the world?s premier manufacturer of a broad range of access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency (ambulance), military and specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies. Martin also worked for two other major ambulance body manufacturers – Road Rescue, Inc., a division Of Spartan Motors in Marion, SC, where he was VP of Engineering & Materials Management; and PL Custom Emergency Vehicles in Manasquan, NJ, where he was Vice President of Engineering.

Most recently Martin was Plant Manager/Site Lead for Mesker Door in Huntsville, AL, the largest manufacturing site of the Mesker Openings Group, a manufacturer of steel doors and door frames for the commercial building industry. In this role he was responsible for all 200 employees and operations at the location, including engineering, manufacturing, inside sales, order entry, supply chain, warehouse, shipping, quality, warranty, and EHS. Before that Martin was Director of Engineering for Trinity Trailer Manufacturing in Boise, ID, a leading manufacturer of ?build-to-order? self-unloading trailers and truck bodies used for agriculture and bulk commodity products.

?Martin is an experienced engineering and operations executive with broad-based expertise in product innovation, cost management, and quality systems for highly diversified manufacturers,? says Matt. ?He has a proven track record for identifying and optimizing new technologies and business opportunities in key market segments for Mickey, including ambulance and emergency services, communications/data centers and other specialty vehicles for commercial, military and defense industries. We are confident he will lead our Engineering Team to the next level.

Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in NJ, and also holds an MBA Certificate from the same school. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.