about our team
Southern Tool Specialist is the leading provider of manufacturing process systems solutions in the South
Since 2001 the engineering team at Southern Tool Specialist Inc has excelled in complex assembly and Smart Factory solutions in the South – with special expertise in fastening, drilling applications, and material handling. We serve all segments, working with some of the biggest and the best, offering the best assembly tools, software and custom assembly solutions.
STS invests heavily to build an expert team of degreed engineers plus other technical backgrounds — with diverse aptitudes and strengths in manufacturing process systems and Smart Factory solutions. Then trained-up in service excellence and located in ten Southern states for convenient, on-site consultation. We have the skill sets and experience in-house to solve and offer long-term applications, particularly fast-changing Smart Factory technologies. There is strength in numbers!
When you buy from us, our focus is on the solution and the value of the solution to you.
Our local Sales Engineers are available to help design your custom assembly solutions. Wondering about Smart Factory applications? Give us a call!
Find them in 10 Southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Contact Our Team
STS has a sales engineer near you offering the best assembly tools and Smart Factory advice on-site, servicing accounts in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Email one today! Or reach out via our Contact Us page. We’ll get right back to you for your industrial tool and assembly solutions.
General Industry
Steve Lester
Sales Engineer – East NC / VA
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Lambros Karkazis
Sales Engineer – Carolinas
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dillon Tankersley
Sales Engineer – West TN / KY
Franklin, Tennessee
Tim Smallwood
Sales Engineer – Kentucky
Clarkson, Kentucky
Beau Sasser
Sales Engineer – South GA / North FL
Tybee Island, Georgia
Jeff Gersbach
Sales Engineer – Central GA
Marietta, Georgia
Derek Plowden
Sales Engineer – AL / MS / LA
Helena, Alabama
Wade Hendrickson
Sales Engineer – Gulf Coast
Fairhope, Alabama
Preston White
Sales Engineer – FL
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tommy Watson
Service Coordinator / Sales
Birmingham, Alabama
Motor Vehicle Industry
Karl Hendrickson
General Manager – MVI
Birmingham, Alabama
Bobby Traylor
Sales Engineer – MVI AL
Clanton, Alabama
Brent Traylor
Sales Engineer – MVI AL
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Aerospace & Advanced Drilling
Josh Bruce
Lead – A&AD Sales
Pelham, AL
Zone Managers
Todd Parrish
Zone Manager – NC / SC / VA
Kenly, North Carolina
Jason Gadd
Zone Manager – TN / KY / North GA
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Administration & Leadership
Joshua Bruce
Vice President of Sales
Pelham, Alabama
Jimmy Traylor
President
Pelham, Alabama
Jesse Watson
Accounting
Birmingham, Alabama
Jenny Lunceford
Office Manager
Pelham, Alabama
View our Line Card
STS partners with the leading industrial tools and assembly systems providers to solve your custom manufacturing process assembly needs including solutions for Smart Factory & Industry 4.0.
All New Line Card!
