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C&H Die Casting is a medium-sized manufacturer of custom aluminum die castings located in Troy, Texas. The company was founded by Texas native Ed Hinkle and a partner in 1970. At that time, with just three die cast machines and a handful of employees, the partners scavenged for new accounts, eventually landing a variety of smaller customers that launched the business. For the next decade, C&H evolved into an established and respected regional die caster. During this period, the Hinkle family proceeded to increase their ownership interest in the company. In 1988, the family's next generation, Charles Hinkle and Ferol Richardson, purchased their parents' interest in the company. Charles Hinkle would take over the presidency of C&H Die Casting. He had earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, as well as an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in Boston (where he was a Baker Scholar Graduate). He'd worked for a Boston-based strategy consulting firm for two years before returning to Texas to work at C&H Die Casting. Ferol Richardson received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Texas A&M University. As vice president, she would take on the challenging tasks of staffing and management of the company's human resources. Under their direction, C&H Die Casting grew from a crew of 90 employees in 1987 to an employer of 500 personnel in 1996. The company now services a diverse customer base with demanding requirements; the precision parts produced here are integral components in a variety of industries including HVAC; automotive; electric motors; cable television; gas meters; and valve actuators. Its 500 employees make C&H one of the larger employers in its region and a key player in the community's economic well-being.