On the Rise Award Winner - Alex Vargo

Vargo leverages military discipline and engineering expertise to streamline Lako Tool operations.

Alex Vargo
Alex Vargo

As Vice President of Manufacturing at Lako Tool & Manufacturing, Inc., Alex Vargo's path into the industry was as unexpected as it was transformative. Initially hired as a CNC programmer, he quickly immersed himself in the field's intricacies, leveraging his manufacturing engineering degree and his logistics experience from his time in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.

Vargo has used his military experience to bring more discipline to the organization and maintenance of the shop. The facilities are more visually appealing, and production time has been cut by making parts and key components more accessible. He has been instrumental in upgrading Lako’s programming methodology and streamlining its ability to shorten lead times. He started with Lako as a programmer, was promoted to head programmer within six months, and named to his current assignment, design engineering, two years later.

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