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J.A. King Employee Spotlight – Colby – Account Manager in Greenville, SC

Colby - Account Manager GreenvilleMeet Colby, our account manager in Greenville, SC. He has been with J.A. King for 4 years, and was just recognized as the top account manager for 2017.

Colby’s favorite thing about working at J.A. King is the “culture of teamwork and cooperation that permeates the entire organization. Being a family owned company, the support for this customer-focused culture starts at the very top with leadership that empowers every member of our team.”

Colby - Account Manager - Greenville (Onsite)He loves “having the opportunity to see and do something new every day. Every customer has unique measurement needs, making the process of figuring out the best solution for their requirements highly rewarding.”

Colby believes that “nothing is as satisfying as finding the perfect solution to a particularly difficult problem.”

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.