Portland Business Journal’s Executive Profile on Geoff features his Resume, Business Philosophy, Judgement Calls, True Confessions, and Predilections.

Companies that implement the principles of lean manufacturing are often described as being on a journey—a journey that has a definite direction, but not a distinct endpoint. Everyone at Climax Portable Machine Tools in Newberg, Oregon, would probably agree with this description. They’ve been on a "lean journey" since 2006.

In 2012, Climax acquired Bortech Corporation, expanding its product line into the welding industry. With that purchase the company changed its name to Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems.

When something like the locks at the Panama Canal fail, the Golden Gate Bridge needs a seismic upgrade or Disneyland's Space Mountain breaks down, an obscure company in Newberg is a likely candidate to get a call.