Mike Strom

Mike joined his brother’s company in 2017, initially as an IT consultant, then full-time shortly thereafter. His responsibilities are wide ranging and include equipment and process troubleshooting, on-going process improvements, technical support for all operations, especially during second shift, and IT.

Mike graduated from South Dakota School of Mines in 1993 with a BS in Computer Science. He worked many years as an application engineer for Ellison Machine Tools, a major CNC machine distributor. While with Ellison, Mike excelled at working with customers to develop advanced solutions for manufacturing needs, including providing support for technical and economic justifications of machinery investments. This experience has proved invaluable at Strom and will be utilized throughout Compass’s companies.