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Our History
In 2016, Lifecycle Specialties was created with a focus on remanufacturing mechanical parts to return them to "like new" or "better than new" condition. With a machine shop equipped with the latest manual and CNC machines, staffed with highly technical machinists, and an extremely advanced technical metrology lab capable of measuring within sub-microns,
Lifecyle Specialties grew quickly.
In addition to remanufacturing high precision parts, Lifecycle Specialties began manufacturing high precision new parts and providing contract engineering and project management.
Lifecycle Specialties continues to grow by leaps and bounds and looks forward to helping you with your most challenging and complex remanufacturing and manufacturing projects, as well as helping you to reduce cycle time, improve quality, and reduce costs with environmentally friendly solutions.
Our People
Owner/CEO
DONNA TURNER
Donna has built an impressive manufacturing and remanufacturing facility which supports a growing list of companies. With her passion for quality and previous experience, she leads Lifecycle Specialties' daily operations with a "go above and beyond for my customers" attitude and works on the continued growth of Lifecycle Specialties.
Her previous experience includes reliability and quality positions with a global Fortune 100 manufacturing company, where she held an instrumental role as one of the first Six Sigma master black belts, providing training in locations around the globe.
Following her time at the Fortune 100 company and before launching Lifecycle Specialties, Donna established her own consulting firm providing Six Sigma consulting and training to companies
interested in improving quality.
Donna graduated magnum cum laude and holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in math from Purdue University. She also taught at the collegiate level and was honored with several teaching awards.
She looks forward to finding new, innovative ways to bring her unique skill set and 25 years of experience to meet your emerging industry needs.
Hobbies: Traveling, Gourmet Food, Wine Tasting, Scuba Diving, and Downhill Snow Skiing
Operations Manager
ITZAYANA CASAS
Donna has built an impressive manufacturing and remanufacturing facility, with a highly advanced metrology lab and a great technical team, which supports a growing list of companies. She leads Lifecycle Specialties' daily operations and works on continuing expansion efforts.
Her previous experience includes reliability and quality positions with a global manufacturing company, where she held an instrumental role as one of the first Six Sigma master black belts, providing training in locations around the globe.
Following her time at this Fortune 100 company and before launching Lifecycle Specialties, Donna established her own consulting firm providing consulting and training to companies wanting to implement Six Sigma.
Donna graduated magnum cum laude and holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in math from Purdue University. She also taught at the collegiate level and was honored with several teaching awards.
She looks forward to finding new, innovative ways to bring her unique skill set and 25 years of experience to meet your emerging industry needs.
Hobbies: Traveling, Gourmet Food, Wine Tasting, Scuba Diving, and Downhill Snow Skiing
Director of Engineering
STEVE BROOKS
Donna has built an impressive manufacturing and remanufacturing facility, with a highly advanced metrology lab and a great technical team, which supports a growing list of companies. She leads Lifecycle Specialties' daily operations and works on continuing expansion efforts.
Her previous experience includes reliability and quality positions with a global manufacturing company, where she held an instrumental role as one of the first Six Sigma master black belts, providing training in locations around the globe.
Following her time at this Fortune 100 company and before launching Lifecycle Specialties, Donna established her own consulting firm providing consulting and training to companies wanting to implement Six Sigma.
Donna graduated magnum cum laude and holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in math from Purdue University. She also taught at the collegiate level and was honored with several teaching awards.
She looks forward to finding new, innovative ways to bring her unique skill set and 25 years of experience to meet your emerging industry needs.
Hobbies: Traveling, Gourmet Food, Wine Tasting, Scuba Diving, and Downhill Snow Skiing
Project Engineer
WAYNE BEAMS
Donna has built an impressive manufacturing and remanufacturing facility, with a highly advanced metrology lab and a great technical team, which supports a growing list of companies. She leads Lifecycle Specialties' daily operations and works on continuing expansion efforts.
Her previous experience includes reliability and quality positions with a global manufacturing company, where she held an instrumental role as one of the first Six Sigma master black belts, providing training in locations around the globe.
Following her time at this Fortune 100 company and before launching Lifecycle Specialties, Donna established her own consulting firm providing consulting and training to companies wanting to implement Six Sigma.
Donna graduated magnum cum laude and holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in math from Purdue University. She also taught at the collegiate level and was honored with several teaching awards.
She looks forward to finding new, innovative ways to bring her unique skill set and 25 years of experience to meet your emerging industry needs.
Hobbies: Traveling, Gourmet Food, Wine Tasting, Scuba Diving, and Downhill Snow Skiing
Office Manager
JENNIE DUNCAN
Donna has built an impressive manufacturing and remanufacturing facility consisting of manual and CNC machines, a highly advanced metrology lab, and a great technical team, which supports a growing list of companies. She leads Lifecycle Specialties' daily operations and works on continuing expansion efforts.
Her previous experience includes reliability and quality positions with a global manufacturing company, where she held an instrumental role as one of the first Six Sigma master black belts, providing training in locations around the globe.
Following her time at this Fortune 100 company and before launching Lifecycle Specialties, Donna established her own consulting firm providing consulting and training to companies wanting to implement Six Sigma.
Donna graduated magnum cum laude and holds a Master of Science degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science degree in math from Purdue University. She also taught at the collegiate level and was honored with several teaching awards.
She looks forward to finding new, innovative ways to bring her unique skill set and 25 years of experience to meet your emerging industry needs.
Hobbies: Traveling, Gourmet Food, Wine Tasting, Scuba Diving, and Downhill Snow Skiing
Metrology Technician
MANDEE WOOD
Mandee has worked in the automotive quality field since 2010. She graduated with honors from Indiana Business College with an Associates Degree in Accounting in 2000. After that, Mandee went straight into the workforce in an Accounting/Customer Service position and found that it wasn’t a good fit. After a life change, she decided to try a career change as well. Mandee interviewed with a factory and was given the opportunity to work in the Quality department. She found her calling and enjoys making sure the quality of product produced/shipped exceeds the customer expectations. Mandee also took an online course and received a certificate for completion of GD&T with Blueprint reading.
Hobbies: Spending time with family, gardening, and fishing with her best friend/husband
Our Mission
At Lifecycle Specialties, our mission is to design and implement
the best remanufacturing, manufacturing, engineering, and metrology processes, throughout the lifecycle of a mechanical component,
to enable our customers to reduce cycle time and cost,
while improving the quality and minimizing the effect on the environment.
Our Values
Innovation
We pursue ideas and create solutions that could change the way the world looks at
remanufacturing, manufacturing, engineering, and metrology.
Trust
We establish trust with our customers by developing improved, cost effective quality components and processes in a timely manner.
Integrity
We develop relationships with our customers, employees, and communities and are honest in all our transactions with them.
Growth
We pursue ideas and create solutions that could change the way the world looks at remanufacturing, manufacturing, engineering, and metrology.
Why Lifecycle Specialties?
60+ years of experience in Remanufacturing, Manufacturing, Engineering, & Quality
ISO 9001:2015 certified
Environmentally friendly solutions
Industry network with thousands of relevant connections
Certified as WOSB by SBA and WBE by WBENC
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
