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Ciriacks named 2016 Distinguished Alumnus

Martin Ciriacks headshot Martin Ciriacks of Maribel, Wis., graduated from Moraine Park Technical College in 1984 with a degree in the Machine Tooling Technics program. He grew up in Hartford, Wis., and is a 1982 graduate of Hartford Union High School.

Upon completing his degree at Moraine Park, Martin found employment in his field and enjoyed positions at various Tool and Die Shops in the Germantown and Menomonee Falls area. During this time, Martin enjoyed fostering and training many apprentices from Moraine Park.

Since earning his degree from Moraine Park more than three decades ago, Martin has become a highly regarded plastic injection mold-building specialist, starting, growing, owning and selling several successful businesses in the manufacturing industry. He has also won several national awards, including becoming a three- time National Leadtime Leader Award winner.

Today, Martin is owner and president of Phoenix Tool LLC, a plastic injection mold-building company, located in Maribel, Wis. He founded this company in 2010. Phoenix Tool specializes in complex and intricate multi-cavity plastic injection molds delivered in demanding time frames.

Prior to that, Martin started and developed M&M Tool and Mold, Inc., from 1995 to 2007. It was then acquired by a private equity firm from Minneapolis, Minn. He also owned R&R Clamp LLC from 2007 to 2013 and Splitter Machine LLC in Denmark, Wis., from 2012 to 2014.

In his community, Martin has coached junior Little League and Little Leagues in Maribel for roughly a decade and has served as Chairman of the Finance Council at All Saints Catholic Church in Denmark. He has also supported the Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts, has sponsored high school activities, and is a past Lions Club member and Norsemen Snowmobile Club member.

October 4, 2016by Joan Brezinsky
Financial Aid, Student Services & Support

October 4 is Know Your Money Day

October 4 is Know Your Money Day­­—a whole day dedicated to setting you up for a successful financial future. Continue reading

October 4, 2016by Julie Waldvogel-Leitner
Financial Aid

Top 10 ways to live on a budget without eating ramen every night

Living on a budget is typically associated with pain and sacrifice. Have you heard the term “Ramen Budget”?

(Do you really want to be eating Ramen every night? Me neither… there has to be a better way!)

Here are ten simple rules to make living on a budget a bit more manageable and avoid the Ramen diet. Continue reading

October 4, 2016by Julie Waldvogel-Leitner

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