Donald Jackson, Sr.

In 1985, Donald Jackson Sr purchased the company and changed the name to Omnitech Automation, Inc. For 20 years prior to taking over Omnitech, Mr. Jackson had been employed by Mechanical Services, Inc., an Allentown, PA manufacturer of automation equipment. In 1987, Mr. Jackson relocated Omnitech to its current location in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

In June of 2005, the company was purchased by Fred Hafer Sr. and Fred Hafer Jr. The Hafers retained all of OMNITECH’s existing employees, including Mr. Jackson, whose 40 years of automated equipment design and manufacturing experience made him a valuable asset. As the company’s Executive Vice President, Mr. Jackson was responsible for automation concept development. Mr. Jackson retired from Omnitech in September 2017.