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The Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance is a network of trusted experts working with manufacturers to help them grow and evolve. When manufacturers are strong, communities prosper and our state’s economy thrives. Since 1992, It is the only statewide organization dedicated to the manufacturing industry, which continues to be the backbone of Oklahoma’s economy.
Our non-profit organization improves companies holistically by assessing, diagnosing, and optimizing operations. Through our proprietary process, a comprehensive plan is developed. Then, we have the capability to deploy our expertise directly. If necessary, we connect to our array of local, state, regional and national networks, providing manufacturers with the exact resources they need to quickly push changes into action.
In fact, for every one dollar invested by the state and feds, the Manufacturing Alliance generates $75 in new sales growth and $19 in new factory improvements. Over the past four or five years, its work has created more than 4,000 new high-wage jobs.
Chairman of the Board
Sean Kouplen,
Regents Bank, Tulsa
Treasurer
Cody Wilson,
Mabrey Bank, Tulsa
Class S Directors (Small Manufacturers)
John Griffin, Griffin Foods, Muskogee
Geoff Hager, Big Elk Energy, Tulsa
Max Harris, HEM Saw, Pryor
Jeff O’Neal, Advantage Controls, Muskogee
Steve Parduhn, Pelco Products, Edmond
Class L Directors (Large Companies)
Michael Grant, Toro / Ditch Witch, Perry
Alba Weaver, OGE Energy Corp., OKC
Associate Directors (Service Providers)
Mark Lauinger, i2E, Oklahoma City
Public Sector
Michael Davis, Oklahoma Finance Authorities
Brent Kisling, Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Jennifer McGrail, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)
Max McKnight, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
CareerTech
Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City
Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee
Tulsa Technology Center
Higher Education
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
Northeastern State University, Muskogee
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Economic Development
Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority
MidAmerica Industrial Park
Muskogee City County Port Authority
Rogers County Development
Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Government
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
State and National Networks
In our state, we are part of the Oklahoma Innovation Model, joining with organizations like the OCAST and i2E. Nationally, we are part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program of the Department of Commerce with similar centers in all the states. MEP regularly surveys clients to ensure progress—really one of the few organizations that is consistently audited.
Our goal is straightforward and clear: To help make manufacturers more productive and help them improve their performance by adopting new technologies. At our core, we are an economic development organization. In helping manufacturers grow and prosper, we help Oklahoma grow and prosper.