About

Meet the Team

Since the early beginnings of Summit Machine Works, (formally E. Garner & Co.) in 1957 we have served the Knoxville area and beyond with high quality, machined components. We currently serve Military, Tier 1 Automotive, Marine Industry, Entertainment Industry and many others.  

Our focus is simple, to deliver the right product on time to our customer with value and integrity.

Matthew McCurdy

President

Experience

  • President of Summit Machine Works since 2012
  • 6 years as Product Engineer at Denso
  • 15 years of experience in fabrication and machining

Education

  • 2006 B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Tech University
  • Certified in Robot Programming and Machine Vision from Denso Manufacturing

Casey Coykendall

VP

Experience

  • 20+ years of Design and Engineering experience
  • 20 years of Machine Component Design and engineering at Bailey International
  • Inventor of Chief WX Hydraulic Cylinder yielding over 8M USD in sales (U.S. Patent 7,350,453)

Education

  • 1997 B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Tech University
  • 2001 Certified Fluid Power Specialist (IFPS)

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Daniel

Operator/Admin

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Team Experience:

Machining Experience (50+ years)

Fabrication Experience (40 years)

Design/Engineering Experience (30 years)

Project Management (30 years)