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Employee Spotlight Alex Pingitore Anyone who’s familiar with Alex Pingitore almost certainly knows: His primary role within the custom bearing manufacturing channel at Napoleon Engineering Services is in hard turn. In fact, nearly 15 years after starting at NES (his work anniversary falls on Nov. 29), Pingitore has essentially mastered this procedure. Made it an…

Skip Giberson Ten years ago, it would have been difficult for Skip Giberson to envision himself in this position. In his early days, after starting at Napoleon Engineering Services in May of 2014, Giberson was a wide-eyed young engineer who possessed an undeniable intellect and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Alfred State, but…

Achieving optimal bearing life accuracy The importance of bearing inspection on ensuring accurate life calculations When considering basic bearing life, there are certain assumptions that one might make. One could surmise, for instance, that the bearing is adequately lubricated and has been properly mounted and aligned. You might also presume that the bearing contains no…

Andrew Hvizdzak Andrew Hvizdzak started at Napoleon Engineering Services on August 26, 2019. It was NES president Chris Napoleon’s birthday. “We had a big party on my first day,” Hvizdzak recalled with a laugh. “I thought to myself, ‘this place is pretty cool.’” Hvizdzak walked in that day as something of a wide-eyed rookie with…

Ralph Brooks Four years ago, a bearing test rig that Napoleon Engineering Services had built for an East Texas-based customer experienced a failure. Ralph Brooks, an NES employee, happened to be in Houston for a trade show. And though he was no longer directly involved with the testing department, he’d gained enough experience to stop…

Employee Spotlight Tara DeLong At her job interview in the spring of 2021, Tara DeLong was told that this position was like a blank canvas. She could paint any picture she wanted. To DeLong, this sounded appealing. Yes, she’d have an array of responsibilities, overseeing – or assisting with – everything from human resources to…

Employee Spotlight Steve Kimble Steve Kimble figured the experience would be short-lived. Upon being hired by Napoleon Engineering Services in December of 2008, back when it was a company of just 15-20 employees operating out of a small shop on Adams Street, Kimble told his next-door neighbor buddy that he didn’t think he’d be there…

Employee Spotlight Chad Tronetti As an established painter, Chad Tronetti uses detailed and deliberate brush strokes. It’s this level of precision that allows his oil on canvas paintings, the ones that he creates for family and friends in his home studio, to come to life. When describing his job responsibilities as Napoleon Engineering Services’ quality…

Employee Spotlight Matt Ball Every time Matt Ball trains a new inspection employee, he tells them two things: No. 1: We don’t make paper clips. No. 2: “If you’ve been here for over a year and you get up in the morning and you watch the news and see a rocket blew up or a…

February 26, 2025 To our valued NES customers and associates, We all know an unsung hero. There’s the bass guitarist in the local rock band who maintains the rhythmic foundation while also playing keyboard and singing backup vocals. The lead singer and guitarist may draw the crowd’s attention, but the bass player is the glue…