NGA Member Spotlight

Mike Orazen, owner and president; Sam Schilling, head of engineering & facilities; Tyler Zickel, engineering & tooling; Eric Bolgrin, engineering; Bill Wetshtein, maintenance; Justin Zickel, head of production and purchasing; Matt Glass, head of sales; Erica Began, sales; Zach Hruby, controller; Bob Hrubik, plant supervisor; Mike Engelke, head of shipping

Website: www.orazen.com

Location: 999 S. Chillicothe Road, Aurora, Ohio (headquarters)

Years in business: 10

Products & services offered
From design assist to tooling, production, and inventory management, OEP produces EPDM and Silicone gaskets and setting blocks for both storefront and curtainwall systems. OEP also produces glass dunnage and handling products and has the capabilities to make vulcanized spliced corners for architectural projects. Everything is done in-house at OEP.

Company motto/philosophy
We are committed to supplying extruded polymer products to the glazing and construction markets, with unparalleled service and responsiveness. With a great team and lots of hard work, OEP has grown to be an industry leader that puts their clients first.

Keys to success

• OEP’s culture. We are a privately-owned company where everyone who works here has a “do what it takes” attitude, no matter what role you have in the company.
• Sense of urgency, which allows us to provide exceptional and personal service to our customers, suppliers, sales reps and each other.