President and CEO, rotary dryer manufacturer / industrial fabricator · Uzelac Industries, Inc. · Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Mike Uzelac
Mike (Michael) Uzelac, founder/president/CEO of Uzelac Industries since 2003 (acquired Poja Sheet Metal; later Duske Engineering). Family-led firm now based at City of Pewaukee plant. Not daughter/son-in-law leadership figures featured in BizTimes legacy coverage.
Net worth
$3 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Mike Uzelac founded Uzelac Industries in 2003 and still runs the company as president and CEO after relocating production from Greendale into a new City of Pewaukee plant.
The firm designs and builds direct-fired rotary dryers that turn industrial waste streams into marketable by-products, and it sells large-scale metal fabrication services alongside dryer systems.
In 2024 BizTimes reported plans for a 39,000-square-foot Pewaukee building; by September 2025 the Waukesha Freeman covered the completed move into the City of Pewaukee campus. Coverage put employment near 26 people with crane bays sized for heavy dryer fabrication and room on the site for a future doubling of footprint.
Uzelac's company bio notes a UW–Whitewater management degree and more than four decades across HR, operations, and general management before buying Poja Sheet Metal and folding in Duske Engineering. The Pewaukee campus is now the clearest geographic lock for a manufacturer that spent two decades identified with Greendale.
Companies and affiliations
- Uzelac Industries, Inc.
Notable facts
Company team bio: Mike Uzelac president/CEO since January 2003; UW–Whitewater bachelor's in management; founded firm via Poja Sheet Metal purchase, later added Duske Engineering.
BizTimes (Jul 1, 2024): Greendale-based Uzelac planning 39,000-sq-ft Pewaukee industrial building for dryer production/assembly; ~25 FTE expected; completion targeted April 2025.
Waukesha Freeman (Sep 13, 2025): completed move to 39,000-sq-ft City of Pewaukee facility; 26-employee company; twin 40-ton and additional crane bays.
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- What makes Mike Uzelac notable?
- Mike Uzelac founded Uzelac Industries in 2003 and still runs the company as president and CEO after relocating production from Greendale into a new City of Pewaukee plant. The firm designs and builds direct-fired rotary dryers that turn industrial waste streams into marketable by-products, and it sells large-scale…
- What is Mike Uzelac's estimated net worth?
- Mike Uzelac's estimated net worth is $3 million+ as of 2026-09-17.