SEATTLE, WA PacWest Machinery announces that Scott Sumner has been promoted to the position of Service Manager for the Oregon market. Sumner has more than 25 years in the construction industry, of which, 14 has been with the Volvo brand most recently as a Senior Field Service technician at PacWest. Sumner will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the company's service departments in Portland and Eugene, Oregon.  

A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sumner has been in the heavy equipment industry since the beginning of his working career. "PacWest is growing rapidly in Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho," said Sumner. "There is a great service team within each of our branches, and we are dedicated to giving customers the best possible support."  

Tim Hurst, PacWest General Manager for Oregon and Southwest Washington, said, "Scott has worked with a number of different OEM equipment suppliers in his career and has developed a wide base of knowledge. We are excited to have Scott in this position." 

Sumner will be based in the recently opened Portland, Oregon, branch of PacWest, a state-of-the-art 22,000-square-foot facility that sits on six acres which includes ten service bays and an expanded parts warehouse. The new PacWest facility also supports an experienced outside sales team dedicated to serving the company's various markets. The sales team is listed below, including their primary territories: 

Ed Kanable - Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties, 
Mike Stepan - Multnomah county and Southwest Washington
Tim Harman - Willamette Valley and coastal counties
Marty Krueger - government sales