Gabe is a second-generation moldmaker. He started working in his father’s repair shop when he was 16 years old. He landed his first “real shop job” a few years later, starting as a floor sweeper and truck driver. He was promoted to the mold shop as a “saw guy” and learned how to bench, spot, and run manual machines. Gabe moved onto the CNC department after a few years, where he spent more than a decade programming and machining mold blocks and components in a vast array of materials. The next step in his career was as a mold designer. He worked hard to earn this position by spending time learning how to run the software with support from some of his experienced CAD colleagues. Gabe believes strongly that not being afraid to ask questions and pushing himself past his limits was key to his professional growth. He was finally offered the opportunity to work in the CAD room, where he honed his design skills and deepened his knowledge of the various mold types, from simple, hand-load prototypes to complex, fully automated production tools. Gabe has designed and built fixtures, vacuum form tools, compression tools, blow molds, and prototype and production injection molds.