Eric Davidson

Eric Davidson brings over 15 years industry experience to Santana Equipment Trading Co LLC. Eric Davidson graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. in International Marketing with a minor in the Spanish. Eric joined Forklift Exchange Inc, a forklift wholesale company based in Addison, IL in the early 90's right out of college. His primary job was purchasing used forklift and construction equipment and focus on Mexican and Latin American sales. Eric later joined Atlas International Lift Trucks in Schiller Park, IL. At Atlas International Lift Trucks, Eric was responsible for domestic and international purchasing and sales. Eric was also very active with company trade shows. After around 4 years of service to Atlas International Lift Trucks, Eric left to form Santana Equipment Trading Co LLC. Through the formation of Santana Equipment Trading Co LLC. Eric is able to offer customers outstanding deals on used forklifts, sweeper-scrubbers, aero lifts, skid steer loaders, battery chargers, personnel carriers, and some other warehouse items. Eric enjoys an active lifestyle that involves spending time with his family, working out, riding motorcycles, and playing the saxophone.

Samantha Labus

Samantha has over 2 years of management experience, and 4 years of customer service. She has experience as an office manager/executive assistant, where she ran the office, kept everyone on track with daily tasks, handled customer service issues, and focused her time with eBay. At Santana, Samantha assists in billing, customer service, and phones, but also focuses her time with eBay. In her spare time she enjoys working out, modeling, and spending time with her friends and family.

Kristy Obrien

Kristy has over 6 years of office management experience and many more years in a variety of administrative positions. She enjoys making customers happy and tackling new challenges. In her spare time she spends time with her daughter and family. Kristy enjoys the summer months and all that comes with it; camping, picnics, cubs games, and going to the beach.

Matt McKinney

Matt McKinney is head of retail sales at Santana Equipment. He is a graduate of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL with a Bachelors Degree in Economics. He also has almost 3 years of Management experience. Matt has responsibilities in not only Retail sales but on the Wholesale side as well. His Retail requirements include developing the local market, researching price points, and experimenting with various retail promotions. His main responsibilities on the Wholesale side include buying and selling equipment and making equipment inspections locally and across the country. On a more personal level, he enjoys both playing and watching sports, working out, cars, vacations, and spending time with family and friends.

Omar Baltazar

Omar Baltazar brings many years of customer service and sales experience to Santana. Omar is our sales representative for Mexico and Latin America. Omar enjoys relaxing with his friends and family and listening to music. Omar Baltizar ha traido a Santana muchos anos de experiencia en ventas y servicio al cliente. Omar es nuestro representante de ventas para Mexico y Latino America.

Jose Zuniga

Jose Zuniga has worked with and around cars for most of his life. Jose handles all of the shipping and receiving duties at Santana. Jose also works on the forklifts at our Gurnee location. When Jose is not at Santana he enjoys spending time with his wife and young son. Jose also likes to go to clubs and watch live music. He also enjoys playing and watching soccer.

Nate Service

Nate Service is the newest member to join Santana Equipment Trading. Nate graduated from Loras College in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education. He began pursuing a teaching career and quickly realized that he was looking for something more competitive and goal oriented. He decided a career in sales fit his highly competitive nature. Nate will be focusing on buying and selling forklifts on the wholesale side of Santana Equipment. When he is not selling forklifts he enjoys playing and watching all sports but nothing beats the excitement for him like a good basketball game.