Chris McAlpine
Executive Vice President, Stolle Machinery Co, LLC
Chris was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, USA. He has been with Stolle Machinery and one of its predecessors, Alcoa Packaging Machinery, starting right out of college in December of 1996.
Stolle Machinery is the leading supplier of machinery, technology, and integration services in the two-piece can making industry.
Chris worked for Alcoa in Randolph, New York as a Field Service Engineer and Equipment Design Engineer. In 2000, Chris moved to Centennial, Colorado as a Design Engineer and later took on sales roles for spare parts, equipment, and systems integration projects. Currently, Chris oversees Stolle’s entire Global Systems Integration and Service Teams.
Chris enjoys the challenge of working with customers that are new to the industry from anywhere in the world, setting up a pathway for their success in can or end manufacturing, then seeing them grow into canmakers.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Regis University.
Chris’ passions outside of work are traveling, biking, skiing, and hiking in the beautiful Colorado wilderness or just spending time with his Wife, son, and the dogs.