Our Team of Professionals

Robert J. Mitvalsky, CEO

rmitvalsky@buildersautomation.com

Bob joined the company as managing partner in August 2001. He has more than 28 years of manufacturing experience with two large corporations. For 15 years he worked for Cherry Burrell Corporation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, leaving as Plant Superintendent of this $100 million manufacturer of capital equipment for the food, dairy, and beverage industries. His customers included such giants as Proctor and Gamble, Tropicana, Anheiser-Busch, and R. P. Sherer.

For the past 13 years, Bob was Vice President of Operations with Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His responsibilities included production, maintenance, engineering, and environmental issues for this $70 million company who engineered processes and manufactured goods for the Department of Defense and for the oil and gas drilling industries.

Wolfgang Schusser, President

wschusser@buildersautomation.com

Wolf trained as an engineer and tool and die maker in Germany as a young man. He's worked as a machinist and manager in oil refineries, resident engineer in a saw mill plant, and as a commissioning engineer and manager in the copper and cobalt mines of South Africa. He entered the door and sash industry in the U.S., working initially for RUVO as a service engineer and technical advisor.

In 1991 Wolf began his own company, Reconditioning Unlimited by Wolf (RUWO). He's widely respected in the industry in which he's worked for more than 19 years by his customers and competitors - well-known as a hardworking, honest man. His skills and experience mean that there's not likely a piece of equipment needed by our customers, today, that he can't engineer and build.

Wolf speaks fluent English, German and Afrikaans.

Thomas Schusser, Director of Manufacturing

tschusser@buildersautomation.com

Wolf’s son, Thomas, joined RUWO in 1992 when the company was founded. While still attending school, he worked with his father on the development and improvement of the machines. Thomas has been an integral part of the engineering and development ever since.

Over the years, he's learned to recognize our customers’ needs and has turned them into expansion of our product line. Thomas also makes strong contributions in drafting, machining, welding, pneumatics, hydraulics, custom fabrication, and mechanics.

All Builders Automation shop activities come under his direction, and he ensures that the highest standards are always upheld. Thomas is also responsible for overseeing all equipment testing in our plant and is closely involved in new equipment start-ups and training.

Charles Custodio, Parts & Inventory Control Specialist

ccustodio@buildersautomation.com

Charles is new to Builders Automation and anxious to meet and serve our customers. His experience in inventory management helps us ensure that we normally have what you need on hand and can get very quickly any special orders. He's our man responsible for receiving, shipping, and fulfillment of replacement parts.

Charles can also set up volume discount pricing for certain items that some of our customers replace on a regular basis to help save you money. So if you have a question about replacement parts, shipping options, or for assistance with tracking an order, Charles is your key contact and is ready to assist.