Terry C. Southall

Terry C. Southall is a protected veteran who spent 15 years in the United State Air Force and quickly found his way into manufacturing. He spent time as a contractor developing a learning management system (LMS) at an aeronautical turbine facility and then as the learning & development specialist for six facilities within Wood Products centered around Oriented Strand Board (OSB). Terry is the Global Brand & Distribution Manager for Hamar Laser Instruments, Inc. and their X-Series™ Laser Shaft Alignment Systems. His roles include brand awareness, sales, marketing, training, and he also works directly with 39 distributors worldwide. Before this position, Terry spent six months as the business development manager for a well-known consulting firm out of Florida. And before that, he spent 8 1/2 years as the business development coordinator, client account manager, and then the strategic account manager for a well-known hands-on training company, also out of Florida, where he managed over 523 company, corporate, and facility accounts. As a published speaker, Terry has provided workshops/speaking sessions in maintenance & reliability; most recently at SMRP 2018 & 2019 and RPM Symposium 2021 & 2022, along with writing articles for prestigious magazines; most recently in Plant Services Magazine and BIC Magazine. Terry has a bachelor’s in management and a master’s in adult education and training.