Drake Manufacturing Services Co., a Warren, Ohio, precision machine tool builder, has recently hired Lauren (Fig) Chandler as inside sales and contract administrator.

She is responsible for reviewing and processing new machine inquiries, managing sales contracts, and working with Drake’s sales, engineering, and production teams to ensure the unrivaled level of customer satisfaction associated with the Drake brand.

Chandler’s experience includes a three-year teaching assignment in Kyotanabe, Japan, and an operations administrator internship with Altek Europe Ltd. Her experience abroad complements Drake’s global exposure in the machine tool industry.

An MBA graduate of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, she has a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt.