Steve Gumbert is Executive Vice President of Sales and Services at SurfacePrep.  He joined the SurfacePrep team through the acquisition of S.O.T. Abrasives & Equipment in December 2018.  He was the owner/operator of S.O.T. Abrasives & Equipment for 34 years. With his success in the surface enhancement industry, he has brought valuable knowledge and experience to the executive team at SurfacePrep.

As leader of Sales and Services, he oversees ongoing growth of market share and market penetration for SurfacePrep. His practical approach to the sale of surface finishing consumables as well as capital equipment enables his sales team to bring cost effective solutions to SurfacePrep’s broad customer base.

Prior to joining the industry, he worked in the operations and sales side of the computer distribution business.