Meet the Team

DAVE COON
Owner and President

Dave.coon@allweighautomation.com
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What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? General management of operations including service, sales, parts distribution, assembly, rebuilds and designs.

Early in my career as a field service technician of scales, I became obsessed with learning industries operations. Primarily packaging machines that used a weighing device as part of the machine. This meant learning, fastening, plumbing, pneumatics, electrical, welding and painting. Fortunately, I had several mentors along the way who enjoyed teaching me their knowledge skills. Much was learned studying McMaster-Carr and Grainger catalogs which I had studied every page. Starting as a technician and given the opportunity in sales and marketing early in my career has led to our success. Because of the in-depth knowledge of knowing how everything works that we sell, provides end users with a huge value and advantages.

Get to Know Dave

1. What is your favorite quote? Think big, be big.
2. What are the top 3-5 places you have traveled to? Spain, Chile, and Columbia.
3. What was your first car? 1966 Rambler
4. What is the best part of your job? Utilizing all my skills learned during my career.
5. What is the best advice you have ever received? How to say no to a sale and you're fired.

JASON SPALDING 
Parts Manager

jason.spalding@allweighautomation.com 

Phone: 612-895-7639 ext 103 

What is your role and responsibilities at AWA?  I am the parts manager, I help assist customers with getting the parts they need to keep their equipment running. I also do the majority of the purchasing for any parts a customer may need.

Jason comes to AWA with a background in many talents and years of experience. He has been on both the production and customer service sides working a large equipment manufacture previously to his time at AWA. He is currently Heading up our parts department.

Get to Know Jason

1. You are a sports fan..What is your favorite sport? My all-time favorite sport to watch is baseball and next would be my son's 12U National Baseball Team out of Eagan, MN. Go Mash!
2. Your house is on fire, all loved ones and pets are safe. You can retrieve 3 things..what would they be? The first thing I would save is all of my son's baseball equipment; too much money to let it burn and he would be devastated if his favorite glove was burnt up. Second would be my signed Michale Jordan basketball where it is signed on a Spalding basketball. Third would be my signed Michal Jordan basketball jersey. 
3. What is the best part about working at AWA? I am enjoying working with a team that truly cares about the customers' needs and taking on new roles and growing my abilities to help out with other tasks. 

TIM CRANE
Operations Manager

tim.crane@allweighautomation.com
Phone: 612-895-7639 ext 104

What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? I help assist the parts manager with his duties.  I also build the machines and do the rebuilding of equipment.  I load the programs into the PLC’S and temp controllers.  Along with more duties to help with the everyday operation of AWA.

Tim brings over 15 year of industry knowledge to AWA. Specialized in the Ice Industry equipment while working for a major industry leader. Building new equipment, rebuilding equipment, customer service and training. Spearheaded inhouse and offsite trainings for staff, sales and customers needs..

Get to Know Tim

1. What is your favorite activity when you are not working? Hunting and fishing
2. Describe a perfect day. Out on the water in my boat catching lots of big fish.
3. What is the best part of your job? Not doing the same thing day in and day out.

NICK MOSER
Independent Design Consultant

Nick.moser@allweighautomation.com

What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? Nick bring to AWA 35+ years of design experience in the machine and packaging industries

Accomplished mechanical design engineer possessing a global background in highly technical manufacturing environments with broad experience in industrial packaging and CNC machine tools, including R&D, leveraging LEAN principles and cost reduction strategies. An intuitive, prudent and highly-analytical leader/collaborator with excellent problem solving abilities and a thirst to acquire new knowledge. Possesses superior interpersonal and communication skills. Consistently delivers high- quality, timely results; guided by a strong work ethic, attention to detail and competitive nature. Utilizes vast manufacturing experience for a well-balanced and thorough understanding of manufacturing processes, as well as the critical requirements of cross-function departmental relationships to drive profits.

Get to Know Nick

1. What is the best advice you have ever received? You don’t know everything so always be on the look out for new learning opportunities. 
2. What are the top 3-5 places you have traveled to? Key West Florida, Banff Alberta Canada, Basque Country Spain, Hong Kong China

3. What is your favorite activity when you are not working? Walking my dog Tommy, Wood working, general construction, & playing music on my ukulele. 

BEN JOHNSON
Operations Assistant 

Ben.Johnson@allweighautomation.com
Phone: 612-895-7639 ext 102

What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? Machinist, Machine Builder, Electrician

With a Technical college degree in Automation/ Packaging from 1993, and over 30 years production experience, Ben brings production, machining, electrical wiring, and pneumatics knowledge to the AWA team..

Get to Know Ben

1. Who would you have dinner with Dead or Alive? Where would this take place? My Grandfather, Farmhouse
2. What is something you have accomplished few would know? technical college degree
3. What are the top 3-5 places you have traveled to? Canada, California, Florida

SEAN CAVANAUGH
Director of Sales and Marketing 

Sean.cavanaugh@allweighautomation.com
Phone: 612-895-7639 ext 107 
Cell:612-760-2731 
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What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? I lead AWA’s sales and marketing efforts worldwide, promoting our best-in-class packaging equipment solutions that help companies automate their bagging operations and improve their bottom line.

Sean brings over 30 years of technical sales experience working for manufacturers in a variety of industries. I pride myself in being a trusted advisor to help solve customers’ problems, providing solutions they need rather than just selling the stuff we have. I’m excited to rejoin Dave and the rest of the AWA team, and can’t wait to tell people all about the new and innovative products we have in the works! I’ve been happily married for 30 years, and have three adult children. In my free time, I enjoy visiting new breweries, playing on an “old guys” baseball team, and getting away to our cabin in northern MN.

KELLY WAGNER
Marketing Manager

Kelly@allweighautomation.com
Phone: 612-895-7639
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What is your role and responsibilities at AWA? Marketing, Strategy, Social Media.

Kelly brings over 25 years of Sales and Marketing experience in a wide range of industries to AWA. I have worked for company’s large and small and understand what it takes to “Make it easy for clients to inquire, engage and support” a company. Honored to work on the AWA team because Dave is honest, hard working and truly the biggest champion of all our clients.

Get to Know Kelly

1. What are your top 5 Concerts you have attended?
   1. Dave Mathews Band (10 times)
   2. Sting
   3. Air
   4. Thom Yorke
   5. Trampled By Turtles
2. What is something you have done or been involved in that few would believe?
   1. My Junior year in High School I performed at Disney World, The 7^th game of the world Series and the Superbowl.
3. What is something that you are doing now that you never thought you would ever do? Publisher of a Magazine and Host of a Radio Show.