Brian Heitmann joins Paulo as St. Louis Plant Manager

Paulo is excited to announce the addition of Brian Heitmann to our team. Brian is joining Paulo in the role of St. Louis Plant Manager. Paulo’s St. Louis Division is co-located with Paulo Corporate Headquarters and has been in operation for over 75 years. The St. Louis Division offers Integral Quench, Continuous, and Vacuum heat treating in addition to several secondary processes such as gas nitriding and black oxide.

Brian joins Paulo with deep experience in manufacturing operations management and an education in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Tee Rassieur, VP of Operations, commented, “We are excited to have Brian join the team with his background in continuous improvement, operations management, and technical understanding”.

Brian added, ”I’m so happy to have joined the Paulo team here in St. Louis.  In former assignments I have been a customer of this plant, and I couldn’t be more pleased to have the opportunity to utilize my continuous improvement and metallurgical backgrounds to lead this great team and continue the tradition of serving our customers.”

Founded in 1943, Paulo is one of the largest providers of thermal processing and metal finishing solutions in North America. Headquartered in St. Louis, Paulo operates six strategically-located divisions across the U.S. and Mexico. We deliver quality results with datagineering: blending the best in automation, data, and human expertise.