Leadership Team
KATHY KERBER
President
Kathy Kerber is the President/COO of KSM. She has been with the Company since July of 1997. She is continuing the vision her father, Dan Kerber, had for the company when it was founded in 1979. The philosophy that she shares with her father is: treat everyone with respect, take pride in your work, make a quality product and deliver it on time and when you do, make sure you invoice for it the day it’s delivered. Dan believed in KSM’s Core Values of Excellence, Integrity, and Community. Kathy is very proud to continue instilling those values in everything we do each and every day! Fun Fact: Kathy’s nickname of Katfish was given to her when she was 3 months old by her godfather and people still call her that many years later. Kathy can be reached at:
Kathy.Kerber@KsmMetalfabrication.com
JENNI BUCHERT
Procurement Manager
Jenni Buchert is the Procurement Manager for KSM. She has been with the Company since July of 2010. Her responsibilities include managing customer orders and scheduling as well as all purchasing functions. The sense of family is what Jenni likes best about KSM. Fun Fact: Jenni is an avid reader. Jenni can be reached at:
Jenni.Buchert@KsmMetalfabrication.com
KELSI MAXWELL
Quality Engineer / Manager
Kelsi started with the company in April of 2019. She is responsible for planning, coordinating, managing, and optimizing the organization’s Quality Management System to ensure production is consistent with established Aerospace Standards. She enjoys working at KSM because there is room to learn more and big goals to achieve! Fun Fact: Kelsi has been in the Aerospace field for over 10 years! She has always been told she has an old soul and enjoys the little things in life! Kelsi’s main goal is to make her family proud and to teach her daughters to be strong and independent! Kelsi can be reached at:
MATT CLARK
Shop Foreman
As KSM Shop Foreman, Matt is responsible for managing the shop’s daily operational workflow; tasked with supervising, training, scheduling, monitoring productivity, and the continued development of the production staff. Matt’s been with the KSM family since 2014, earning his way up to a leadership role. He has enjoyed a leadership position because it has offered him the opportunity to help the shop staff learn, cross-train, and excel within their roles. He enjoys growing their working relationships as a result. As a loving father and husband, Matt is family-oriented, a quality he appreciates about the family-like culture at KSM. When not working, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife and young adult children, as well as serving as an excellent Plant Daddy to a vast collection of houseplants.