Our Mission

CEPEDA provides our customers with high-quality mission-critical products and services by focusing on customer requirements, exceeding customer expectations, routinely training our workforce, enhancing our professional and technical skills, and improving the overall quality of our company.

CEPEDA Associates, Inc. is an engineering and manufacturing company located in Louisville, KY, specializing in providing service and equipment to the U.S. Navy.  CEPEDA is ISO 9001:2008 compliant and fully qualified to manufacture and test Level I/SUBSAFE equipment.  For more than 40 years, CEPEDA has manufactured, serviced, and upgraded life support equipment and other complex mechanical components for the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet.  CEPEDA’s equipment is responsible for removing atmospheric contaminants such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).  Plus, CEPEDA has over 30 years of experience with equipment in high-pressure applications. Aside from our normal array of equipment, CEPEDA offers build-to-print manufacturing for numerous other mechanical applications.

As we look to the future, CEPEDA is excited to play an important role in the development and production of mission-critical equipment for the DoD and participate in any research, development, testing, and manufacturing of next-generation hardware.

Meet the Team

  • Eric Taylor

    Eric Taylor

    President

  • Todd Fricke

    Todd Fricke

    Vice President of Engineering

  • Corey Lysher

    Corey Lysher

    Vice President of Accounting and Finance

  • Keith Hill

    Keith Hill

    Vice President of Operations

  • Jamie Lyczak

    Jamie Lyczak

    Vice President of Customer Support and Sustainment

  • Tiffany Beauchamp

    Tiffany Beauchamp

    Contract Administrator/Spare Parts

  • Michael Akers

    Michael Akers

    Quality Assurance Manager

  • Robert Jolly

    Robert Jolly

    Engineering Manager

  • Micah Bailey

    Micah Bailey

    Plant Manager

  • Joe Barmore

    Joe Barmore

    Electrical Department Manager

  • Daniel Grant

    Daniel Grant

    Estimating Manager

  • Amy Wilson

    Amy Wilson

    Purchasing Manager

  • Bill Poole

    Bill Poole

    Facility Security Officer

  • Sherri Landers

    Sherri Landers

    Human Resources