At TMH, we believe that we cannot be a successful company without quality people on our team. Our employees are the lifeblood of our business. In this section, we recognize those employees that have been with us for a long time and/or proven to be superstars within the TMH Family. Check back regularly to see if your favorite TMH Team Member is in the company spotlight.

Brent Burlingame, Assistant Service Manager, Hayward

“I enjoy knowing that I have helped over the years to get our company to where it is today - Number 1 in the industry.”

Although his current term of employment at TMH started in 1984, Assistant Service Manager Brent Burlingame has a much longer history with the company formerly known as Perin Company (now TMH). Brent’s father was a mechanic with Perin Co. in the late 1960s, while Brent was in the military. On a two-week leave in 1969, Brent worked for Perin Co. getting his induction to the material handling industry. He enjoyed his one-week of employment at Perin Co. so much that the day after leaving the service, he started back at Perin Co. Although Brent took a break from the industry for about nine years in the 70s, he returned and has been with TMH for 23 years.

As Assistant Service Manager his primary role is to assist all customers and all fellow employees with service related issues. With 38 years in the material handling industry, Brent’s experience is invaluable to the TMH Service team.

Of his long relationship with TMH/Perin Co., Brent likes to point out that he has received paychecks from the company in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, giving him five decades of history with the company. If the TMH Management has their way, Brent will make it 6 decades when he receives paychecks from TMH in the 2010s. Check back in 2010!

Ted Arellano, Fresno Service Supervisor

“The best part of my job is being able to provide customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and owner satisfaction.”

As TMH Fresno’s Service Supervisor, Ted Arellano is responsible for coordinating shop service for TMH rental equipment, customer equipment and for equipment that TMH sells as well as giving estimates for those services. In addition, he is involved in all points of safety in and around the service shop at the TMH Fresno location.

Ted began in the material handling industry with American Engineering, who later became Pioneer Equipment, who then became Valley Toyota. At last, Valley Toyota was bought by TMHNC and Ted became part of the TMHNC family a little over five years ago. Since coming to TMHNC, his dedication has brought significant growth to the Fresno service operation. The TMH Management team sees Ted as a true team player that takes safety, employee and customer satisfaction, and service operations extremely seriously. He works each day as if TMH was his own company.

Ted has an automotive degree from Fresno Technical College. He currently is a bronze technician, working toward becoming a silver technician. In his spare time enjoys “being with and bugging my family”, as well as fishing, traveling and planting/repotting plants.

Want to read more about the people that help keep TMH number one in the Material Handling Industry? If so, visit TMH Training and Meet TMH Trainer, Melissa Coito or visit the TMH Systems site to read about the TMH Systems Team.