Operations & Management

Garry Drisdelle
CEO/Owner
Age: 48yrs
Experience: 31yrs
@ TIRECORE: 6yrs

Garry began his career in 1980 with "One Man, One Van, & One Plan." Since then, he has become recognized by the industry as a pioneer in the casing procurement/sales field. With numerous long-term customer relationships and three successful branches, the seasoned staff of 16 has built an extensive network of loyal business relationships worldwide.
Joy Sartorelli
Senior Administrator
Age: 51yrs
Experience: 6yrs
@ TIRECORE: 6yrs

Joy has been with TireCore since its inception. Her tireless efforts have lead to TireCore being an industry leader in the tire casing procurement field. She has always taken the time to look at each and every employees needs. This gives management insight into the staffs personal side. Joy's focus is always with TireCore’s long term goals.

Ray Prange
Operations Manager
Age: 49yrs
Experience: 30yrs
@ TIRECORE: 2yrs

With his long and successful career, Ray's reputation is second to none in retread facility management. His experience covers all aspects of Medium Truck, O.T.R. and Specialty Retread Processes which include MRT, Bandag, Oliver and various Mold Cure Processes.

Christa Gulla
Logistics Manager
Age: 34yrs
Experience: 16yrs
@ TIRECORE: 1yrs

From multi-truck dispatch to the filing of all related documentation, Christa's 16+ years of logistics experience, QuickBooks knowledge base, and Class A driving certification make her a valued member of the company.

Facility Personnel

Valetin Canales

Warehouse Manager
Age: 31yrs
Experience: 2yrs
@ TIRECORE: 2yrs

A former assistant branch manager at U.S. Bank, Valetin brings nearly a decade of experience and offers a high level of accountability procedures to TIRECORE.

Ruben Jimenez

Warehouse Staff
Age: 32yrs
Experience: 9yrs
@ TIRECORE: 2yrs

Rueben Jimenez Formerly with Parkhouse Tire for seven years, Rueben gained valuable experience in the Bandag retread process as well as in shipping & receiving.

Eddie Ramirez

Warehouse Staff
Age: 32yrs
Experience: 9yrs
@ TIRECORE: 2yrs

Eddie provides extensive shipping & receiving experience earned at GRC (four years) and Parkhouse Tire (three years).

 


Sales

Dean Smith

New Tire Sales
Age: 49yrs
Experience: 12yrs
@ TIRECORE: 2mos

Dean joins the TireCore Team to Rep TireCore's new tire sales in the SoCal area. Trained by JUSTIN DRISDELLE, Dean brings 12+ years in Sales knowledge to TireCore.

Casing Procurement Agents

Matthew Drinkwater

Casing Procurement Agent
Age: 41yrs
Experience: 5yrs
@ TIRECORE: 5yrs

Matthew is responsible for sourcing casings in California's Inland Empire region and is a vital member of the team.

George Perez

Casing Procurement Agent
Age: 44yrs
Experience: 3yrs
@ TIRECORE: 3yrs

George's discipline and practical field experience was earned through his service in the US Marine Corps. He has become a welcome addition to our ever-growing team.

Justin Batulanon

Casing Procurement Agent
Age: 21yrs
Experience: 2yrs
@ TIRECORE: 18mo

Trained under Justin Drisdelle, Justin and is currently manages tri-state procurement for TIRECORE.

Software Development & IT Support

Howard Ouellette
Marketing & Technical Management
Age: 29yrs
Experience: 11yrs
@ TIRECORE: 1yrs

With a bachelor's degree in digital media, Howard provides a high level of technical expertise and skill sets to the team at TIRECORE. His background includes long-term relationships with corporate giants such as the Irvine Company and Maguire as well as four years with IKEA as Logistics Manager. Howard is responsible for the project deleverables and planning. He works as a catalyst between the technical department and marketing development.

Ken Godwin
Lead Programmer
Age: 26yrs
Experience: 9yrs
@ TIRECORE: 1yrs

Ken has consulted on software development projects for large corporations such as the Irvine Company and Raytheon. He brings a very specialized and valuable skill set to TIRECORE with knowledge of a large number of software development languages including PHP, C++, C#, Perl, Java, Ruby, and Python. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the IT infrastructure behind the TIRETRAX project. Including TIRETRAX's cloud server, internal computing infrastructure, mobile agents software/hardware, and online content management systems.