Fred Young is the owner and CEO of Forest City Gear Company in Roscoe, Ill. He has worked for the company since the mid-1950s and assumed its management in 1968. He is a graduate of Rockford College, where he studied physics, mathematics and English literature. Young is a leading authority on gear manufacturing. For more information, e-mail fyoung@forestcitygear.com or call 866-623-2168.