About Visionary

Josh Kowal serves as Vice President of Sales at Visionary Manufacturing Solutions, bringing more than a decade of experience in manufacturing, technical sales, and customer-focused solution development.

Throughout his career, Josh has developed a strong understanding of metalforming applications and the equipment manufacturers rely on to keep production moving. His experience spans stamping presses, coil processing and press automation, along with the supporting technologies required to bring complete manufacturing systems together.

At Visionary, Josh works closely with customers to understand not only the equipment they need, but the production challenges they are trying to solve. His approach is consultative and relationship-driven—taking the time to understand each customer's application, production goals, and long-term objectives before developing a solution.

As Vice President of Sales, Josh leads Visionary's sales efforts while maintaining an active role with customers and manufacturing partners. He is instrumental in bringing together the right combination of equipment, technology, and expertise to create comprehensive solutions tailored to each application.

Josh's industry knowledge, responsiveness, and commitment to his customers embody Visionary's approach to doing business: build trusted relationships, solve problems collaboratively, and remain engaged well beyond the initial equipment purchase.

For Josh, a successful project isn't simply about selling a piece of machinery. It's about understanding the customer's operation, surrounding them with the right resources, and delivering a solution that creates lasting value.

Shannon Gierlach serves as Director of Operational Excellence at Visionary Manufacturing Solutions, bringing nearly two decades of experience in operational leadership, organizational development, process improvement, and multi-location operations.

Throughout her career, Shannon has focused on building strong teams, improving processes, and creating the organizational structure necessary to support sustainable growth. Her experience leading operations across complex, fast-paced environments gives her a unique perspective on how people, processes, technology, and customer experience must work together for an organization to succeed.

At Visionary, Shannon works across virtually every area of the business—including operations, finance, human resources, marketing, sales support, strategic planning, and customer experience. Her role is centered on creating scalable processes, improving efficiency, strengthening communication, and ensuring the organization has the systems and resources necessary to support both its customers and its continued growth.

Shannon also plays an important role in Visionary's strategic development, helping transform ideas and opportunities into executable plans while maintaining the responsiveness and flexibility that distinguish Visionary from larger organizations.

Her leadership style is rooted in accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and a genuine investment in people. She believes strong organizations are built not only through great processes, but by creating an environment where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute.

At Visionary, Shannon's objective is simple: build the operational foundation that allows the team to deliver an exceptional customer experience today while preparing the organization for where it is going next.