Craig Porter
Craig Porter is the President/Owner of PlastiCert, Inc. Lewiston, MN. PlastiCert is full service provider of mold design, plastic injection molding, decoration, and assembly services.
Craig has a BSEET (Electronic Engineering Technology) from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN and Certificate in Finance from Concordia University in St. Paul, MN.
Craig’s experiences include senior management/plant operations, business unit management, sales management and quality management. He has past engineering responsibilities in quality, manufacturing and reliability engineering on both existing products and product development teams. He has held positions in sales management and account management within the Electronic Manufacturing Services industry. Craig has been associated with a diverse array of company structures ranging in size from start-up and early stage medical device/high technology companies to multi-facility international corporations. He also has done consulting for early stage companies on design for manufacturability, early prototype development and manufacturing preparation for medical devices and electronic equipment. Product markets/industries that Craig has experienced include a concentration in medical devices, including electronic, mechanical and biological; additional experiences include computer equipment & peripherals, industrial controls, aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, test equipment, consumer, construction and agricultural electronics.
Craig is a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Winona State University Composites Engineering Program. Craig also sits on the Executive Board for the Winona Area Composites Consortium, an industry group associated with the plastics and composites companies throughout SE MN and SW WI. In 2010 Craig was named to the Winona Workforce Investment Board, a statewide program out of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development initiated by the Governor and coordinated regionally out of the SE Minnesota Workforce Center. He was the meeting moderator and a Steering Committee member for the Winona Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club. Craig was named to the Winona City Planning Commission in 2002 and is still actively serving as its Past-Chairman. He is a past Board Director and Executive Board Member for the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, is still active on a number of their Committees and events, including the Business and Education Committee. He has presented the Chamber of Commerce “CEO in the Classroom” program to numerous local 8th through 12th grade classes. He is the past President and still a board member for the Lewiston Area Chamber of Commerce. Craig is on the Advisory Board for the Project Lead the Way STEM Program at Lewiston Area High School and a frequent judge at the Winona Regional Science Fair as well as the MN State Science Fair. He is on the Winona Swim Club Executive board as their Past-President and a member of the Winona YMCA Aquatic Steering Committee. Craig volunteers as a swimming official/referee for the Winona YMCA Winfins and the USA/MN Swimming Winona Water Wizards swim clubs. He holds a National Certification level for officiating USA Swimming regional and national events over National and Olympic Team swimmers. He is certified to officiate swimming and diving for the Minnesota State High School League and the NCAA. The Minnesota State High School League selected him as Head Deck Referee for the 2012 and Starter for the 2014 Minnesota High School Boys Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships. He was selected to officiate at the 2013 & 2014 NCAA Division II Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Swimming & Diving Championships and been on deck for the 2012 Big 10 Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships as well as the 2012 NCAA Div I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Craig works for the Winona City Park & Rec Dept. on summer evenings teaching Springboard Diving. He also enjoys riding his road bicycle logging numerous 20 to 50 mile rides each season. A PADI certified scuba diver since college; he enjoys swimming and has participated in two Trinona Triathlons in Winona.
Craig is originally from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. After visiting SE MN repeatedly for business, Craig was recruited and relocated in Winona 20 years ago. He has four children ranging from 33 to 18 (the two oldest also have Electrical Engineering degrees) and has a grandson and a granddaughter.