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OPTIONS’ co-founder David Gotter is also the owner and managing partner
of D & R Machine and Alton Machine Works, two privately-held machine
shops driving $1.5 million in annual sales through the successful servicing
of two St. Louis-area steel mills, a brass mill, several steel processors,
several companies involved in the sealant manufacturing industry, and area
farmers. Raised in Southern Illinois with two younger brothers and
a younger sister named Carina, who was born with a muscle disease which
kept her in a wheelchair throughout her 21-year lifetime, David and his
family dealt with Carina’s condition as a simple circumstance of life.
During high school, to help deal with mounting medical bills arising from
Carina’s care, David joined his father in an after-hours family business
refurbishing and reselling used vehicles. At age 18, he took a retail
job in auto parts sales. Several years later, after completing training
and a union-accredited apprenticeship program, he began working as a machinist…
ultimately rising to the superintendent level and working with numerous
area machine shops. In 1997, David and his wife Rene incorporated
D & R, and since that time, the business has sustained spectacular
growth and success. Together with Scott Darnell, David and Rene incorporated
Further OPTIONS in 2003 to develop innovative vehicle entry systems and
other breakthrough products for wheelchair-bound individuals. |
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