Mattress Flip Reminder SystemMeet the Partners
Larry Carlson
Cleveland, Ohio
Larry has been in the industry for over 25 years. Before starting The Original Mattress Factory with Ron, he was Vice President of Operations of manufacturing facilities for both Sealy and Stearns & Foster.
Perry Doermann
Cleveland, Ohio
Perry has been in the industry for over 25 years. Before starting The Original Mattress Factory with Ron, he was the Secretary/Treasurer of the parent corporation of Sealy and Stearns & Foster.
Doug Stroup
Cleveland, Ohio
Doug has been in the industry for 25 years. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, he was the President of the Stearns & Foster Upholstery Division.
Cheryl Trzcinski
Cleveland, Ohio
Cheryl has been with The Original Mattress Factory since 1994. She is a CPA and before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Cheryl was with the professional services firm of Ernst & Young.
Greg Trzcinski
Cleveland, Ohio
Greg started with The Original Mattress Factory in 2000. He has degrees in both mechanical and systems engineering and is primarily involved with manufacturing and product development for the company.
Tony Dempsey
Columbus, Ohio
Tony brings over 25 years of bedding experience to The Original Mattress Factory. Tony has served as Vice President of Sales for Sealy's Ft. Worth, Texas Plant and was Executive Vice President for Spring Air's Atlanta and Birmingham factories.
Jeff Merrill
Columbus, Ohio
Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Jeff was plant manager for the Sealy Mattress Company. He has over 16 years of experience in the mattress industry.
Tom Bretz
Cincinnati, Ohio
Tom has over 30 years of experience in the mattress industry. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Tom served as Vice President of Operations for Serta in Cincinnati, Spring Air in Los Angeles and Sealy in Baltimore.
Lou Colantuono
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lou has over 16 years of experience in the mattress industry, and spent 5 years as National Sales Manager at Woodstuff Manufacturing, a bedroom furniture company owned by Sealy.
Bob Hull
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bob started with The Original Mattress Factory in 1997. Before Joining The Original Mattress Factory, Bob was in the commercial and residential real estate business.
Dave Choppa
Atlanta, Georgia
Dave has been in the industry for over 15 years. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, he was regional Sales Manager of the Stearns & Foster Upholstery Division.
Randy Cromer
Atlanta, Georgia
Randy has been in the industry for over 20 years. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, he was Plant Manager of Manufacturing Facilities of both Sealy and Stearns & Foster.
Mike Newcomb
Atlanta, Georgia
Mike has been in the mattress industry for over 20 years, including 8 years as Vice President of Manufacturing for Schubert Mattress Industries.
John Kocaja
St. Paul, Minnesota
John has over 20 years experience in the mattress industry. Before working with The Original Mattress Factory, John was the St. Paul Plant Manager for Sealy.
Jon Quale
St. Paul, Minnesota
Following 10 years of military service, Jon worked in plant operations for Sealy and Stearns & Foster. In 1994, Jon joined The Original Mattress Factory.
Paul Binder
Charlotte, North Carolina
Paul has been in the mattress industry for over 35 years. Paul brings his manufacturing and operations experience to The Original Mattress Company from previous positions he held as Vice President with Serta, Sealy and Spring Air during his career.
Carol Howell
Charlotte, North Carolina
Carol has been in the mattress industry for over 20 years. Before joining The Original Mattress Company, she spent over 18 years in executive management with Sealy.
Bob Jedrzejek
Charlotte, North Carolina
Bob joined The Original Mattress Factory in Cleveland in 1991. Before joining Original Mattress, he worked as a physical therapist.
Gordon Jones
Orlando, Florida
Gordon has over 25 years of experience in the bedding industry. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Gordon was Vice President of Sales for Sealy in Florida.
Patrick Knight
Orlando, Florida
Patrick has been with The Original Mattress Factory for over 9 years. Patrick has worked in delivery, manufacturing, sales and bookkeeping during this time with the company.
Scott Knight
Orlando, Florida
Scott has over 12 years experience in the mattress industry. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, he worked in manufacturing for Sealy in Pennsylvania.
Jason Mascari
Orlando, Florida
Jason has been with The Original Mattress Factory for over 13 years. Jason worked in every area of mattress production and customer service during this time with the company.
Paul Tincher
Orlando, Florida
Paul has over 25 years of experience in the mattress industry. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Paul was Vice President of Operations for two of Sealy's Manufacturing facilities.
Craig Billheimer
Raleigh, North Carolina
Craig started with The Original Mattress Factory in Charlotte, NC in 1999. Before joining the company, Craig was a manager with both Sears and Rooms To Go.
Hoke Smith
Raleigh, North Carolina
Hoke brings over 20 years of expertise in the mattress industry to The Original Mattress Factory, most recently as a manufacturing representative for Sealy and Stearns & Foster.
Beth Trzcinski
Raleigh, North Carolina
Beth recently joined The Original Mattress Factory. She has an MBA from the University of Virginia. Before joining the company she was a business consultant specializing in technology and organizational change.
Chris Gardner
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chris began his career with The Original Mattress Factory in 1996 working part-time while still in college. He has worked in every area of mattress production at several Original Mattress factories.
Scott Markel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scott has experience in the manufacturing of bedding from working at The Original Mattress Factory in Cleveland. Prior to joining The Original Mattress Factory, Scott worked for a design consulting firm as a professional civil engineer.
Paul Terry
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paul has over 15 years of experience in the mattress industry. Before joining The Original Mattress Factory, Paul was Director of Marketing for Sealy Posturepedic.
Matthew Brehl
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Matt strarted with The Original Mattress Factory in Columbus, Ohio in 1993. Before joining the company, Matt was a training instructor for office management software.
Thomas Fleming
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Tom is a U.S. Navy veteran who has spent the last ten years as a manufacturing supervisor for bedding companies including Sealy and Stearns & Foster, Simmons, I.B.C and most recently, The Original Mattress Factory in Atlanta.
Eric Van Essendelft
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Eric has 15 years of experience in the mattress industry. Prior to joining The Original Mattress Factory in 1993, he worked for Sealy.
David Coupland
Richmond, Virginia
David has over 20 years of experience in the mattress industry. David was a manufacturing representative with Stearns & Foster, Sealy and Spring Air before joining The Original Mattress Factory in 2001.
Tim Matthews
Richmond, Virginia
Tim has 20 years of experience in the mattress industry. He started with The Original Mattress Factory in 1998 as plant manager in our Columbus, Ohio factory.