Meet the Featherlite Specialty Team
Endless possibilities of customization begin with the individual needs of the client. From there the client's trailer expert, their Featherlite Specialty Sales Manager, is their single point-of-contact responsible for the heavy lifting to make their project a success.
Mark AckleySpecialty Sales Manager
Mark’s special areas of expertise include trailer development for marketing firms, government agencies and commercial car carriers. He also has a background working on airplane marketing and repair. His client list includes Creative Solutions, U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard, Daktronics, Barco, Dallas Airmotive and Cessna. Mark joined Featherlite in 1997. He began in the interiors facility then moved to building lounges in NASCAR transporters. Later he was promoted to supervisor at Featherlite Interiors and then production manager. Mark has been a Featherlite Specialty Sales Manager since 2008. "Working in the factory for 11 years with engineering and component plant/trailer assembly gave me deep insight into meeting customer objectives by understanding the product from the ground up," Mark said. "This insight helps the process beginning with the goal to finally 'what done looks like.' I am able to guide and suggest ways that the trailer can be manufactured most efficiently to meet the needs desired. Many times sales people are hampered because they do not understand the production process. This can slow everything down, including customer satisfaction. But that is not part of the culture at Featherlite. We all know the production side of the business." Apart from Featherlite, Mark has trained and raised paint horses his entire life. Before starting at Featherlite Mark was in hotel and restaurant management--another discipline where meeting customer needs is extremely important. |
Dan BeloreSpecialty Sales Manager563-547-6027 office
Dan's special areas of expertise include trailer development for motorsports teams of sanctions such as IZOD IndyCar, Grand American Road Racing, NHRA American Lemans Motor Sports and companies needing hospitality, retail vending and show trailers. Dan's philosophy is "I am here to fulfill the needs of my clients to the fullest. If they have a specialty trailer or event marketing need, I can help." Dan has worked at Featherlite for 16 years. He grew up in the trucking business and is a licensed mechanic with expertise in custom auto body painting. Dan comes from a trailer business family who has been a top ten Featherlite dealer for the past 20 years. When not at work, Dan likes to travel and customize motorcycles. |
Dave BrennoSpecialty Sales Manager563-547-6061 office
Dave was recruited to serve specialty trailer customers primarily in the medical and emergency response sectors. He has extensive experience in the emergency response field as a paramedic for 10 years on hospital-based ambulances. Also a volunteer fire fighter for 20 years, Dave has gained a deep working perspective on the unique needs of fire and emergency response teams. "Our mobile medical trailers are designed with state of art equipment and easily moved from one location to another," Dave says. Having been in sales for 20 years, Dave has a clear vision of what he wants to do: "My goal is to help the customer reach their goal." Dave is married with two boys. |
Mike GalvinSpecialty Sales Manager563-547-6062 office
Mike's special areas of expertise include trailer development for racing teams from sanctions such as NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series and World of Outlaw Sprint car teams. Also custom motorcycle, command center, mobile display, medical and vending trailers. Mike has been with Featherlite in the sales department for over 20 years. Prior to that, he did Featherlite trailer design and manufacturing for five years. According to Mike, "making each project better than the last", is what has made his service to the client so interesting and enjoyable over the past 20 years. Before he joined Featherlite, Mike was a tool maker for a tool and die company. Today, when not working, he enjoys watching his children compete in sporting events and working with youth wrestling programs, as well as hunting, fishing and golfing, when time allows. |