Patti Maloney, Operations Manager 
 

There is nobody better at production systems than Patti.  She joined the Factory Five team only a few years ago, and has quickly moved from Accounting support to Operations Manager.  In between, she has excelled in Customer Service and Purchasing roles.

 

Besides making sure that the kits that go out the door are as complete and in the highest quality attainable, she also runs Patti’s Discount Depot, a clearing house for overstocked parts.

 


(L to R) Tara, Patti and Deven work the T-shirt booth at the ’07 Open House

Patti is a fun-loving person who is always in a good mood, and is happy to sing along to any song she hears.

 

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Known affectionately here as “Mustang Patti”, she drives an immaculate 2007 Mustang Convertible.
 
Colby Whipple, Welding Manager
 

Design & Mechanical Engineering,

New England Tech, 2000. 

Colby is an important part of the engineering team with primary responsibilities as the welding and fabrication shop.  Colby did most of the engineering development on the FFR Mk3 roadster project and helped develop the 4.6 capable roadster kit.  Colby has integrated robotic welding into the company.

 

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Colby’s passion is off-road racing.  He competes regularly in local New England Enduro events on his CR450F Honda.  Colby owns a monster 4x4 Jeep and his own FFR Challenge car.
 
Nate Johnson, Molding Manager
 
Old Colony Vocational High School, 1998. 
Nate started out at FFR as a fiberglass panel trimmer.  He is now in charge of all composite molding.  Nate has introduced new technologies in operations like CNC fabric cutting and robot trimming and RTM composites molding.

 

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Nate has built, owns and drives his own supercharged Mk2 Roadster. 

 

His car has been featured in magazines, and performed an extreme burn-out at 2006 FFR Open House (which can be seen on www.youtube.com).  Nate is a long haul member of the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour in 2004, 2005, and 2006.  Nate left the family tradition of cranberry farming to work with FFR.  He is the funniest guy on earth and someone you are honored to call your friend.
 
Meredith Kay, Purchasing
 

US Navy 2002-2004

Accustomed to working with Navy guys, Meredith doesn’t let anyone push her around.

 

In her current role in purchasing, Meredith uses her experiences working in the Supply Department on several duty units (including aboard the USS John F. Kennedy), have helped her to organize and streamline our shipping and receiving departments.

 
In her spare time, Meredith is also taking classes at Bridgewater State College in order to attain certification as an Emergency Medical Technician.  Skills that will undoubtedly come in handy with her father, Bob, who’s heart races every time he gets near Dick Smith’s #198.
 
Eddie Brundage, Warehouse Lead Person
 

Besides his roles at Factory Five, which includes production planning, incoming receiving, and Stewart pick-up coordination, Eddie is a call fire fighter for the Wareham Fire Department.

 

Eddie is a hard-worker and has earned his role of Warehouse lead person (as well as over-achiever).

 
Eddie is also currently taking classes to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician at Bridgewater State College, just in case one of our customers gets a little too excited while picking up his kit.
 
Jessie Riha, Shipping
 

Health Science

Bridgewater State College 2009

Jessie has been working here for over five years, in various positions, and with Meredith have made shipping into a lean and mean operation.

 

After she completes her undergraduate degree, she plans to head back for a Masters in Physical Therapy, which will come in handy for all of us tired and broken-down race car guys.

 

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Jessie currently drives an Acura RSX and can often be seen after-hours working on her car.  Her previous car had numerous custom modifications which she created, installed and/or optimized.

 

She is not the type to sit back and watch things happen – Jessie gets her hands dirty and gets the job done!

 
Diomar “D” Melo, Shipping
 

If there was a “Most Likeable Operations Guy” Award, D. would get the trophy.  This guy gets along with everyone and everyone really gets along with him.

 

D. is the soft-spoken type that doesn’t make waves and always gets the job done, regardless of how big that project might be.

 

In his former jobs, D. had scheduling and planning experience, and hit the ground running when we added him to the team in 2006.

Outside of work, D. enjoys working on and detailing cars.