Key Staff

While cutting-edge technology and equipment are vital to PPCP’s success in investment casting, it is our people who make it happen. Every member of our team plays an important role in our company and in serving our customers. Following are key staff members who lead our team:

Andrew_Miller — President and CEO
Andrew Miller

Richard_Miller — Chairman of the Board
Richard Miller

Executive Vice President
Branden Hibshman

Dan_Hummel — Vice President of Operations
Dan Hummel

Vice President of Process Control
Richard Schmidt

Ross_Miller — Vice President of Sales
Ross Miller

Donald_Sands — Process Control Technician
Donald Sands

Crystal_Miller — Human Resources
Crystal Miller

Sharon_Hamilton — QA Manager
Sharon Hamilton

Tracy_Davenport — Technical Director
Tracy Davenport

President and CEO

Andrew Miller

Andrew is the second generation to lead PPCP. Andrew grew up involved in the business, starting at PPCP in his teen years and continued to work in manufacturing roles throughout high school and college. After completing his degree from Temple University, he became involved in the business full time. He then earned his MBA from Lebanon Valley College in May 2007. After holding many key positions, he became the President of PPCP in 2007 and purchased the business from his father, Richard, in the fall of 2008. A key focus for Andrew is taking PPCP to new levels under his leadership. Andrew is happily married to his wife, Heather, who is an elementary school teacher. They have been blessed with two beautiful daughters. Andrew’s interests include involvement in his church, golfing and hunting.

Chairman of the Board

Richard Miller

Richard Miller founded PPCP in 1983 and grew the business from an exciting idea into a multi-million-dollar corporation. As a startup company, PPCP steadily grew under his ownership and direction. While Richard sold the business to his son, Andrew, he remains actively involved in a financial and advisory role within the organization. Richard and his wife, Vohnie, both graduated from Houghton College with degrees in Business Administration. They thoroughly enjoy having more free time to spend with grandchildren, travel and for other personal interests.

Executive Vice President

Branden Hibshman

Branden oversees the administration of Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Human Resources and Safety policies and activities for PPCP. In addition, he plays an active role on the leadership team, which guides the management and direction of the company. Branden first joined PPCP in 2004.

Vice President of Operations

Dan Hummel

Dan is responsible for the production operations, overseeing the day-to-day manufacturing of castings. His key focuses are on ensuring that customers receive excellent quality, on-time delivery and parts that meet specifications and exceed expectations. Before being promoted to Vice President, Dan was a shift supervisor and ran finishing and melting. Dan joined PPCP in 1994.

Vice President of Process Control

Richard Schmidt

Rick joined PPCP when the company purchased Quality Investment Castings in 2003. He brings exceptional knowledge and skill at creating sound processes within an investment casting facility. Rick oversees process control and first article sampling, and leads teams dedicated to achieving process improvement.

Vice President of Sales

Ross Miller

Ross first joined PPCP in 2007 and has served in a variety of capacities over the years. In 2018, he settled into a sales role, taking over as manager in 2021. He and his team handle all aspects of customer relations, delivery compliance, customer retention and new customer development.

Process Control Technician

Donald Sands

Butch’s responsibilities include sampling all new jobs through the shop, and assisting with quoting and associated activities. During his years of investment casting experience, he has done every job in the plant and has managed every function in the foundry. Butch first came to PPCP in 1990.

Human Resources

Crystal Miller

Crystal began her career at PPCP in 2008 and quickly established herself as an invaluable member of our staff. Crystal strives to create a positive work environment for our employees and is truly a “people person.” Her responsibilities encompass all facets of Human Resources.

QA Manager

Sharon Hamilton

Sharon came to PPCP in 1993. She filled a variety of clerical roles over the years before settling into her role in quality assurance in 2012. She handles customer correspondence related to NDE, material certifications among other quality related tasks.

Technical Director

Tracy Davenport

Tracy brings a wealth of knowledge to our Quality Assurance team. In addition to his NDE experience, he previously worked as a Certified Welding Instructor, training new welders as well as writing and implementing procedures. He joined the PPCP team in May of 2023.