July 17, 2005 -- Eskay Metal Fabricating, a Buffalo based custom metal fabricator, is pleased to announce the addition of Ronald M. Lent to the company. Ronald joins Eskay’s design and engineering team as a Manufacturing Project Manager.

Before joining Eskay, Ronald worked as a project manager for Niagara Frontier Custom Fabrication as a project manager, engineering sheet metal and structural products. Prior to that, he held the role of Project Engineer/Manager for Jamestown Metal Products, where he helped establish a standard Laboratory Metal/Wood Casework line and Laboratory Fume hood line.

Ronald brings extensive engineering and design capabilities to Eskay’s specialized team. He is also familiar with the CNC, MRP and engineering design packages used at Eskay. Ron’s role will include managing custom metal projects from conception to completion, including estimating, design, engineering, programming, shop interaction, and customer support.

"Eskay is very pleased to have Ronald join our team. He not only has the background and experience in the same design and engineering systems that we use, but he is also team oriented and industry savvy, which is a great fit for everyone", noted Jeff Subra, President of Eskay Metal Fabricating. "Being a specialized, high energy and customer oriented company, we look for a candidate that not only has the required engineering skill set, but also the ability to work seamlessly with our close team – Ronald is a great addition.”

According to Ronald, “Eskay is a perfect fit for me. I enjoy being in an entrepreneurial environment and look forward to helping grow the business”. The Eskay team and I also share the same business philosophies and enthusiasm for manufacturing high end custom products.”

Eskay Metal Fabricating was established in 1944 and continues to be a leader in precision custom metal fabricating in stainless steel, copper, brass and specialty metals. They custom fabricate specialty metal products and components for commercial, industrial and residential customers. The company ships throughout the continental U.S. and recently added Hawaii and Japan to their shipping list. They maintain two websites to service various industry segments; www.eskaymetalfab.com for commercial and industrial projects and www.specialtystainless.com for residential projects.