We Are Thankful

Turkey. Mashed potatoes. Green bean casserole. Stuffing. Pumpkin pie.

It’s Thanksgiving! 

We’re feeling especially thankful this year for our customers and employees as Finger Lakes Extrusion celebrates 25 years in business.

We proudly support the ag and dairy industry that gives us the food on our table and the milk to make our homemade mashed potatoes and gravy.

Before we eat, we’ll be raising a glass to our food and beverage customers who use our tubing to serve our favorite pumpkin ale this time of year.

We appreciate our medical device customers who trust our flexible tubing in ventilators that deliver oxygen to patients and help save lives. A reminder of how grateful we are for the health of our families.

At our home base in Upstate New York, as we store our boats and lawnmowers for the winter, we recognize our customers in the fuel industry who rely on our tubing to help people safely transfer gas and protect the environment.

Innovation in our products and processes has helped our company solve customer problems for a quarter century. We’re always up for a challenge! Earlier this year, after a mine explosion in Alabama, we were able to quickly deliver long, continuous tubing used to test the air inside the mine to make sure it was safe for responders to enter.

We can consistently and reliably deliver quality solutions to our customers because of our skilled and dedicated employees. Their commitment drives our success. A special shout-out to our team members celebrating milestone anniversaries this year:

10-plus years

  • Rob Guck, extrusion setup operator
  • John Moore, shipping coordinator
  • Phil Scott, vice president, operations
  • Kathie Stevens, inside sales/customer service (Kathie is retiring this year. We’ll miss you, Kathie!)
  • Erica Wright, vice president, finance and human resources

15-plus years

  • Keith Ellsworth, production manager

25 years

  • Randy Amidon, extrusion setup operator
  • Billy Blank, extrusion setup operator
  • Bob Ryan, extrusion setup operator
  • Bill Scott, president and founder (Stay tuned next month for more news on Bill!)

Happy Thanksgiving from the Finger Lakes Extrusion team!

Natalie LeGrett

Customer Account Specialist

Natalie is a 2011 graduate of St. John Fisher College with a bachelor’s degree in business management and concentration in Human Resources. After 14 years of working in the Staffing Industry as a Recruiter and other various roles she was looking to switch gears and start a new career path. She had ties with Erica as she assisted in staffing temporary staff to FLEX for years. She decided not to return to the corporate world after maternity leave and start at FLEX where she has been a Customer Account Specialist. She is passionate about her family and two sons who always keep her on her toes; we enjoy creating memories as a family and enjoying the sunshine every chance we get! 

Keith Ellsworth

Production Manager

Keith has been a member of our team since 2007. With a degree in Business and a minor in Computer Science along with decades of mechanical experience, Keith brings a great deal of knowledge to the company. Keith coordinates all production activities and works with customers to help develop products that fit their needs. After years of racing stock cars and taking his motorcycle to track days, this busy Dad of two treasures the days when he gets to ride his motorcycle to work.

Phil Scott

President of Operations

Phil has been a member of our team since 2009. Phil is a 2008 graduate of SUNY ESF with a degree in Conservation Biology. After gaining hands on experience on the extrusion lines during the summers of his college career, Phil decided that working at FLEX™ was better suited to him than a career in the environmental field. Phil handles all building and equipment maintenance and purchases. He is our resident outdoorsman, most passionate about white tail deer hunting and management.

Erica C. S. Wright

President of Sales

Erica is a 2006 graduate of SUNY Geneseo with a degree in Mathematics with a minor in Business Studies. After 4 years in Corporate America working as an actuary, she was looking for a change. Finger Lakes Extrusion offered her that change and in 2009 she made the switch. Erica handles all finance and human resource functions at Finger Lakes Extrusion along with sales travel and quoting. All of these functions guarantee that no day is the same – her favorite characteristic of the job. Triathlons and lake life with her family are Erica’s most treasured moments.