January 19, 2016 - Tri Tool, Rancho Cordova, Calif., announced today, that Dr. George J. Wernette, President and Jerri Wernette, Executive Vice President will be turning over the day-to-day operations of their company to their son George J. (Joe) Wernette III as Chief Executive Officer. 

“Joe has been groomed for this job since he was 8 years old. He’s had just about every job imaginable here, and has been shadowing both myself and George for the last couple of years,” said Jerri Wernette, after announcing she would be stepping down from her role at Tri Tool.

With nearly thirty years of experience at Tri Tool, Joe has acquired extensive experience with many different aspects of the company including establishing ground-breaking implementation of mass production of precision tool bits, taking a lead role in the development of next-generation orbital welding equipment, and most recently his work on corporate restructuring and his plan to usher in an unprecedented level of advanced product development. Joe has been actively engaged in promoting the company and working with both customers and the industry. He has represented Tri Tool at trade shows, award ceremonies, equipment demonstrations and customer weld program development.