A graduate of Murray State University, Chip received his Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety Health. Starting his career with Leggett & Platt (Fortune 500 Company) as a Corporate Safety & Health Project Manager and then, after four years, he accepted the In-House Safety Director position at American Steel Foundries and was promoted to Quality Assurance Manager where he successfully obtained an ISO 9001 certification for his company. After several years, Chip began his career in the Water, Oil & Gas Industry, with continual promotions over the next 17 years ranging from a Project Manager to a Regional Manager and then becoming Vice-President of Maintenance before he achieved his next successful venture of becoming the owner of Integrity Tank Services, LLC. Since that time, Chip has established two start-up regions for two significantly sized tank companies.
Some people may not be aware that Crafton has always felt driven to operate his own company. His first successful attempt was in the food seasoning business with a company called Cracker Boy Seasonings, LLC. He had a great product, and brought on the #1 TV personality in the hunting industry at that time, Michael Waddell, as a co-owner. "It turned out to be a great business with a great product and lots of horse power with the new TV personality." Through this experience, Chip learned the importance of "staying focused on what your good at and not to over-extend yourself or stretch yourself too thin". Motivated by the hunting industry and the newly acquired exposure, Crafton felt moved to start an Outdoor Ministry. His love the for Lord, kids and the outdoors fueled this endeavor. Team M.a.F.i.a. Outdoors, LLC was up and running and soon they began airing a hunting show revolved around his faith and kids that aired from 2012-2016. "I believe all of those very different events prepared and molded me to accept the challenge of starting Integrity Tank Services, LLC."
Throughout the years, Chip has learned the value of observing how companies operate their business, treat their employees and service their customers. "I want our company to be different, to stand out from our competition. It's important that I'm able to do things for our clients and employees that no one else is doing in our industry. It's vital to me to promote an atmosphere where the single biggest asset we have is our employees". Crafton goes on to say, "We spend more time at work than at home with our families. Since my employees are my extended family, I'm honored & obligated to take good care of them." It's always been a deep-rooted Crafton philosophy that you must surround yourself with good people....the right ones with the right attitude, work ethic and, hopefully, a sense of humor and the rest will fall into place.
In summary, Chip is known for his belief of "God, family and then work, is how we should live our lives". He goes on to state that we should operate our business focused on "safety, quality and efficiency, and always in that order". He believes if we live our lives and our business with this in mind, it may not prevent difficult situations from occurring but it will definitely help smooth out the bumps along the way.
Chip is a dedicated servant for his church and enjoys sharing his faith. He loves spending time with family and friends, especially outdoors. Chip is an avid hunter, archer and marksman, along with his son who is a shining star on the archery team and an accomplished student of Ju-jitsu and kick boxing. His beautiful wife is a major source of his strength, guidance and inspiration as well as being a wonderful spouse and mother. Chip's daughter is nothing short of a fireball of energy and an accomplished gymnast. All of them are the love of his life. "Today, we often allow our hectic schedule to dictate our real priorities - our families. Our time together allows us to just enjoy each other's company. Making memories for my family, as a family, is on top of my priority list".
Born and raised in Henderson, Kentucky, Amy Martin currently lives in Evansville, Indiana. She is married and has four children and two grandchildren. She attended Henderson Community College and studied Business Administration.
She comes from a large family that has deeply grounded her beliefs in the value of family, faith, hard work, and honestly.
Her career has primarily been in the long-term care setting. There she worked as a Business Office Manager and eventually in regional oversight positions of the Business Office personnel with Collections, Billing, etc. She was also an Internal Auditor completing business office process/policy audits. She prepared training for staff in the field and prepared policy and procedures. She hopes to bring that experience and knowledge to her new position at Integrity Tank Services.
Working in long-term care was one of the best experiences she has had. Amy gained much wisdom in dealing with the elderly population and worked hard to earn their trust and respect by always completing the tasks needed to assist them financially and emotionally. It was very rewarding, and she made many friendships over the years. She learned to live up to promise that she made, as it greatly impacted those she served.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and going on trips to the beach.
Born and raised in Henderson Kentucky, Jade Somers has remained a Kentucky native, briefly living in Bowling Green and now Owensboro.
Jade is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management at Henderson Community College.
She began her career in customer service and then moved over to banking. She is now switching career paths and pursing human resources.
Jade has a twin sister, and a one-year-old nephew who she spend most of her free time with. She also enjoys spending the weekends outdoors with her boyfriend.
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