Hydra-Power Systems, Inc.
Jeff Stuart has a long history in the fluid power industry. Jeff began their career at Hydra-Power Systems, Inc. in 1979 and served in various roles before becoming President in 1997 and CEO in 2010. In 2006, they became President of PTO Specialties, a Muncie Master Warehouse, and HPS Group LLC, a Fluid Power Solutions Provider. Jeff has also been involved in industry organizations, serving as a Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Fluid Power Association and as a Member of the Board of Directors for The FPDA Motion & Control Network.
Jeff Stuart's education history includes two notable experiences. From 2011 to 2013, they attended Harvard Business School, where they completed the Owner President Management Program, also known as OPM 43, as part of their executive education. This program focused on management for business owners and presidents. Prior to that, in 1978 and 1979, they studied at Portland State University, majoring in Economics.
Hydra-Power Systems, Inc.
Hydra-Power Systems is one of America's largest distributors of hydraulic and pneumatic components. We are a leading manufacturer of integrated circuit hydraulic manifolds and custom hydraulic power units. Since 1971, we’ve been supplying high-quality fluid power components to industry leaders in construction, marine, mining and agriculture across North America and into Europe and Asia. We represent many of America's premium manufacturers of hydraulic components and maintain one of the largest bar coded located inventories of popular and in-demand hydraulic components. This enables us to provide same-day shipment to OEMs, users and resellers. Our 58,600 square foot corporate headquarters — with distribution and manufacturing operations — is located in Portland, Oregon close to Portland International Airport. Our south eastern distribution operations are in Birmingham, Alabama. Both operations are seamlessly linked to provide 12-hour service coverage per day. HPS maintains a dedicated team of in-house engineers that specialize in creative solutions for integrated circuit hydraulic manifold and custom hydraulic power unit design. We have the capacity to design and manufacture anything from an one-off hydroelectric governor power unit to high-volume OEM motion control manifolds. We are highly respected for our innovative designs and creative problem solving skills. Quality systems in our CNC machine shop makes a worldwide competitor in manifold manufacturing.