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By Jerry Ford, Owner – Sketch 2 Skid Services Inc. My name is Jerry Ford, and I’ve spent more than fifty years in manufacturing. My career began in 1973, shortly after my honorable discharge from the U.S. Army and my service in Viet Nam. I was fortunate to be hired by American Sunroof in Southgate, Michigan as a line worker. My job was simple: weld studs onto the metal bands that held vinyl half‑tops in place. I treated that job like a challenge — how many could I get done in