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 manufacturing assembly systems 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. 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. 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.

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 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
Lambros Karkazis
Charlotte, North Carolina
Steve Lester
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dillon Tankersley
Franklin, Tennessee
Tim Smallwood
Clarkson, Kentucky
Beau Sasser
Sales Engineer – South GA / North FL
Tybee Island, Georgia
Jeff Gersbach
Marietta, Georgia
Derek Plowden
Helena, Alabama
Wade Hendrickson
Fairhope, Alabama
Preston White
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Motor Vehicle Industry
Karl Hendrickson
Birmingham, Alabama
Bobby Traylor
Clanton, Alabama
Brent Traylor
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Aerospace & Advanced Drilling
Josh Bruce
Pelham, AL
Zone Managers
Todd Parrish
Kenly, North Carolina
Jason Gadd
Zone Manager – TN / KY / North GA
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Administration & Leadership
Joshua Bruce
Pelham, Alabama
Jimmy Traylor
Pelham, Alabama
Jesse Watson
Accounting
Birmingham, Alabama
Jenny Lunceford
Office Manager
Pelham, Alabama
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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.

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Our Focus is on the Solution and the Value of the Solution to You.

Telephone No.2055040747