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Our Mission

To provide innovative solutions to our customers, principals and partners through engaged, knowledgeable employees.

About TMC

Founded as a two man rep organization in 1978, TMC has grown to become one of the Ohio Valley’s largest and fastest growing manufacturer’s representative firms. Now in its fourth decade, TMC still maintains its corporate offices in Carmel, and has expanded to 17 highly experienced employees actively supporting our customer’s new designs with our principals’ vast technology sets. TMC’s long-term success stems from an unwavering commitment to be the industry’s best representative as measured by our customers, manufacturers, and distributors. TMC has demonstrated this commitment through the many years via reinvestments in its people, its facilities, and the systems developed to better service it’s customers and principals.”

Unifying Principles

  • Customers are our purpose
  • Principals and distributors are our partners
  • Unfailing Communication
  • Promote continuous improvement
  • Unquestionable ethics
  • Challenging and fulfilling workplace

Vision

To be the preferred technology products and services provider as measured by our customers, partners and employees.

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317-412-9636

Meet the Team

A Brief History

From humble beginnings to one of the most respected technology manufacturer representatives
Tom Heine and Loren Folk are hired as Outside Salesmen for Rich Electronic Marketing (REM).
1977
Tom Heine and Loren Folk Purchase REM from Ron Rich. TMC and IR Sign Representation partnership, that lasts until the Infineon Purchase in 2015. REM is first in the marketplace to have a full time Distribution Manager on Staff.
1978
TMC hosts First Annual TMC/Distributor Volleyball Tourney. TMC Begins Representing NEC America, and that relationship would last until 2011.
1980
The Company is Renamed/Rebranded as Technology Marketing Corp (TMC).
1981
TMC Expands into the Ohio/W.PA/W.Va Marketplace.
1994
TMC is first in the Marketplace to have 3 Semiconductor FAE’s on Staff. TMC is one of the first Electronics Reps in the Country to develop a Web Site.
1995
TMC Expands into the Michigan Marketplace. TMC is first in Market to have 3 full time Distribution Managers on Staff.
1996
TMC Exceeds $150M / Year in Sales for the first time. Lexmark International becomes TMC’s 2nd $25M+/Yr Customer. Tom Heine passes away at the age of 48 and Loren Folk assumes the roll of President and CEO of TMC. TMC Reorganized as 3 LLP’s to allow greater Profit Sharing with it’s Employees.
1997
Matt Folk becomes President of TMC. Loren Folk Maintains CEO Position.
1999
TMC Expands the Carmel TMC Corporate Office.
2000
TMC Opens Hong Kong Office.
2001
TMC holds 25th Annual Tom Heine Memorial Volleyball Classic with Distribution Partners.
2005
TMC Re-organizes as a S-Corp and one LLP.
2008
After the NEC/Renesas Merger, TMC Moves to start Representation of Atmel Corp.
2011
Loren Folk Retires as CEO. Matt Folk assumes rolls of President and CEO. TMC Becomes the Largest Atmel Rep Organization by Sales in the US.
2014
TMC Begins Representation of Intersil, ISSI, and Diodes Inc.
2015
TMC Merges with Mel Foster Company. TMC: A Mel Foster Company completely upgrades it’s Computer, Back End, and Marketing Systems.
2019
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Carmel, IN
317-412-9636
571 Monon Blvd Suite 200
Carmel, IN 46032