June 27, 2018 - Roger Michaud (pictured) has been named Product Manager for the TruPunch Products at TRUMPF Inc. Roger succeeds Brian Welz who has accepted the position of Direct Sales Manager for Machine Tools in the State of Florida. Roger will report directly to Burke Doar, Senior Vice President of TRUMPF Inc., while Brian will report directly to Stefan Fickenscher, Sales Director of the Machine Tool division in the United States.

Roger began his career at TRUMPF as a Material Handler in 2004. During this time, he also began TRUMPF’s two-year Laser Engineer Apprenticeship which he completed in 2006. Additionally, he has worked as a Machine Mechanic, a Laser Service Engineer, a Training Engineer, as well as a Training Engineer and Technical Supervisor for TRUMPF. Most recently Roger has carried out the role of Product Support Manager for Technical Services which he began in 2013.

In his new role as Product Manager, Roger will oversee the day-to-day activities of the in-house sales engineer and applications teams for the TruPunch and TruMatic products. He will also provide customers with technical expertise to help ensure their TruPunch and TruMatic products are utilized optimally.