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Product Manager, Crossroads Industrial Services

If you want to do business with one of our most reliable, dedicated and knowledgeable managers at Crossroads Industrial Services, Steve is one of them. His career spans 28 years at CIS and has included working in our mailing operations early on for several years, which led to a supervisory position and then more packaging opportunities, which led to overseeing our Shipping & Receiving area, and also breathing new life into and overseeing our Metal Fabrication area. Steve also worked at Hopewell Industries from 1993-95 in Anderson, Indiana, as the Work Center Manager where he oversaw 100 plus production and staff employees.

Steve attended IUPUI, with an emphasis on business and elementary education.He holds a metal fabrication equipment certification for our Trumpf ToPS 300 machine, which is one of the largest pieces of metal fabrication equipment at CIS. He has trained employees in the fabrication of aluminum metal identification panels made for one of our largest customers, the U.S. Government. Steve has also received several INARF accreditations for service training over the years, received an Aby Award from Easter Seals Crossroads for going above and beyond his regular duties in his job, and became a graduate of the Walt Disney Customer Service training program.

Due to the ever changing business world, Steve and CIS have adapted to our customer needs of logistics and supply chain management and fulfillment services. Steve strives to provide the best service possible with a quality product, at a fair price with on-time delivery, and the goal of continually improving our services. Steve is especially proud that he has trained many employees over the years, especially employees with disabilities, with skills and abilities that made them more productive, independent and valuable, and prepared them for other jobs at CIS or elsewhere, to make a better life as a result.

Steve currently lives in Lawrence Township with his wife. He enjoys anything involved with baseball. He was very active in the Lawrence Township Youth Little League as an Officer for many years when his two children were growing up. He and his wife enjoy traveling. He spends lots of his free time these days taking care of and enjoying his grandkids. As Steve would say, he’s “livin’ the dream!”

We are proud to have Steve Hoffman as a part of our Crossroads Industrial Services Team.

(Blog credited to Sara Croft, originally appeared as an Easter Seals Crossroads post on February 11, 2015)

Curtiss Quirin, Chief Operating Officer of Crossroads Industrial Services, has recently been appointed to the SourceAmerica Board of Directors to serve as Easter Seals’ National Nonprofit Agency representative.

SourceAmerica (formerly NISH), a national nonprofit, is the leading source of job opportunities for a dedicated and highly qualified workforce – people with significant disabilities. For nonprofit agencies, SourceAmerica provides legislative representation, engineering and technical support, and research and development projects. Their network of over 550 community nonprofit agency partners provides training to people with disabilities, assists them in identifying employment options that most of us take for granted, and then enables them to be successful at work.

Meet Curtiss Quirin

Curtiss Quirin has been the Chief Operating Officer of Crossroads Industrial Services since 2009 and is an executive with more than 25 years of experience leading many types of operations. During his career at General Motors, Delphi and Stanley he was permitted a wide scope of autonomy in the fields of Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain Management. He lived and worked in Europe for four years, bringing a multi cultural experience.

His Lean experience comes from Toyota production training with both Toyota Sensei’s and working at the NUMMI assembly plant. Factories that he managed were suppliers to Toyota, Honda, General Motors, and many aftermarket customers. His Battery plant in Anaheim, California was granted the Toyota Gold Supplier Achievement award three years in a row for 0 defects and 100% on time shipments.

Curtiss was featured in the 2007 Stanley Annual Report for significant improvements achieved as the Director of Operations for their Security Solutions Division.

He has an MBA, is a certified Green Belt Six Sigma problem solver and has published several articles on employee involvement and problem solving. Before joining Easter Seals Crossroads, Curtiss was on the Goodwill-Indy board of directors. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Smart Partners Alliance (Indiana State Use).

About Crossroads Industrial Services

Crossroads Industrial Services is a social enterprise. It is the operating division of Easter Seals Crossroads, with a mission to employ people with disabilities and to generate an income used to support programs and services for children and adults.

Crossroads has been in existence since 1939 and competes for commercial manufacturing and distribution opportunities on the basis of quality, cost and delivery. We are ISO 9001, FDA registered, UL approved, and a “prime” contractor to the Department of Defense. Crossroads has been part of the AbilityOne program since 1998 and has successfully completed many AbilityOne contracts. Crossroads achieved QWE “Gold” status in 2013.

 “Success doesn’t necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but rather from flawless execution.” – Naveen Jain, founder of Infospace.

Coming up with your next “big idea” is only the first step in gaining a competitive advantage and fostering company growth. The process of bringing that idea to fruition is critical to ensuring success.

Strategic outsourcing partners can efficiently and effectively help you bring your idea to life. The right partner will have the experience, knowledge and processes in place to get you to market quickly, which can save you valuable resources and allow you to focus on your company’s core competencies. (more…)

For 22 years Greg Roberts has provided his expertise to Crossroads Industrial Services through effective project management on military specification packaging and the Combat Identification Program, which the Department of Defense developed in the early 1990s to reduce “friendly fire” accidents suffered during ground-to-ground warfare. He has been instrumental to Crossroads’ ability to serve several larger commercial customers and the U.S. Federal Government. (more…)

The holiday season is a perfect time of year to reflect on our blessings and give extra consideration to those who may need a little extra assistance. However, did you know that when you partner with Crossroads Industrial Services for your manufacturing, assembly and supply chain needs you’re supporting a great cause all year round?  (more…)

Success for manufacturers today often depends on how quickly and cost-effectively they can respond to varying customer demands. Small- to medium-sized OEMs have the added challenge of trying to do just as much as their larger counterparts with far fewer resources.

For example, smaller facilities often lack the time, manpower and resources to invest in and routinely upgrade high tech equipment which can make business growth and manufacturing agility difficult. To remain competitive, these OEMs must excel at doing more with less by being savvy with where they invest their limited resources.  (more…)