East Manufacturing appoints product manager

East Manufacturing, Randolph, Ohio, announced the appointment of Chris Cooler as product manager for dump trailers in addition to Mid-South regional manager. In his new role, Cooler will oversee all dump trailers and truck dump bodies.

Cooler’s knowledge of East dump trailers began in the 1992 when he became manager of production engineering for East, where he led the engineering team in addition to performing all engineering functions for the dump trailer product line.

“Chris has a firm understanding of the dump market,” says Charlie Wells, vice president sales and marketing. “His previous experience with East dump trailers combined with our new dump technology is an asset to East and our customers’ future growth.”

After four years at East, Cooler became chief engineer at Davey Drill, a Kent, Ohio-based construction drill rig manufacturer. He subsequently advanced to sales engineer and then after a four-year period at Schnabel Foundation Co., Sterling, Virginia, Cooler became vice president for Davey Drill, where he was involved with sales in addition to production and engineering management.

Cooler holds a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.