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Meet the Team: Beth Farnsworth - Tucson / Heavy Crane Division Beth Farnsworth Dispatch- Tucson / Heavy Crane and Rigging Looking for a change, Beth came to Smiley 1 ½ years ago after working in the medical field for over 13 years. She brought her organizational skills and excellent work ethic to the Tucson office and recently has been working out of the Phoenix Heavy Crane office. The upbeat environment and team-work attitude of her co-workers have help her to learn the industry quickly and enjoy her job. Born in Tucson, Beth lived in Idaho for 10 years before moving back to the area when she was 13. As a single parent since her daughter was five years old, she keeps a very busy schedule. [...]

Meet the Team: Leah Klein - Bare Rental Coordinator Leah Klein Bare Rental Coordinator Leah came to Smiley after working at Tyco Integrated Security. At Tyco she wore many hats as an Install Coordinator, Safety Coordinator, Material Handling Specialist, and Service Coordinator. At Smiley, Leah enthusiastically jumped into our Bare Rental department bringing her organizational skills to work with Cole optimizing the Spydercrane bare rentals across the the United States. Leah grew up in Glendale, Arizona and basically lived to play sports. Being the baby and only girl of the family, her brothers made sure to toughen her up as they claimed she was always the "spoiled one." Her love of sports carried into her adult life and led her to her husband, Justin. Leah [...]

Meet the Team: Brent Hamblin - Heavy Crane Division Brent Hamblin Heavy Crane and Rigging Affectionately known by many of our young operators as "Grandpa Brent," Brent came to Smiley Lifting 3½ years ago to assist with our Large Crane Group development. In additional to jumping in the trenches and working alongside of the large crane team to build cranes and get lifts done, Brent prides himself on mentoring young operators in both their career and life. You will be hard pressed to find a better person, as Brent genuinely shows that he cares about each and every person he meets. As a young boy, Brent would often tell his mom that he was going to grow up to run cranes. His love of the [...]