Stertil-Koni Appoints New Assistant Service Manager
John Sliney will provide technical support and equipment training for the vehicle lift supplier.
John Sliney will provide technical support and equipment training for Stertil-Koni.
John Sliney will provide technical support and equipment training for Stertil-Koni.
STEVENSVILLE, Md. — John Sliney has joined vehicle lift supplier Stertil-Koni as assistant service manager.
In this role, Sliney will provide technical support, equipment troubleshooting assistance, vehicle lift installation oversight, and heavy-duty lift equipment training for Stertil-Koni’s distributor network across North America.
“Stertil-Koni is dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service and is pleased to welcome John, a seasoned pro, to our team,” said Kevin Hymer, director of operations for the company. “With 15 years of automotive and lift industry experience, he has the ideal background to further advance Stertil-Koni’s record of delivering exceptional service in assisting distributors and their end users with training, troubleshooting, and mastering new technologies in the lift industry.”
Sliney previously worked as a service technician for Reeder Distributor, a dealer of Stertil-Koni’s lift products, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. His experience includes servicing automotive lifts, alignment machines, tire machines, brake lathes, industrial fans, heavy-duty lifts, bulk oil systems, and bulk fuel systems. He also rebuilt starters and alternators, was a welder, and worked for a brake and alignment shop.
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