History

The Legacy of Alpine Conglomerate

A Company 4 Generations in the Making

Founded by brothers Matt and Dan Kuriluk in February 2019, Alpine Conglomerate traces its name to Alpine Jig Grinding--a tool and dye company started by their grandfather, Ted Kuriluk, upon his return from WWII. Upon leaving active duty in 2018 due to a 100% disability rating from the VA, Dan and Matt decided to start a business to leverage their skills developed over a combined 25+ years of government and military service.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Dan earned his Navy wings of gold in 2009. He went on to serve 3 deployments as a Navy P-3 pilot, and later spent 2 years as the Navy's Politico-Military Masters Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. After completing the fellowship, he moved to Washington D.C. where he served in the Pentagon as a Naval Strategist and in the White House as a Military Social Aide. Although Matt initially joined the Michigan National Guard as a reservist Judge Advocate General, he has spent extensive time on active duty. Most notably as the ICRC liaison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and most recently as a deputy general counsel at the Michigan National Guard Headquarters.

Matt and Dan both attribute their desire to join the military from a strong family history of uniformed service. Their maternal great-grandfather served as an infantryman for Canada in WWI. Their grandfather, Earl Kidder, served as an Army Air Force B-17 ball-turret gunner in the European theater earning multiple air medals for combat missions over North Africa, Germany, and Normandy. His son, Matt and Dan's uncle, also served as a military policeman in the Korean DMZ during the height of the Cold War. Their paternal grandfather, Ted, served in the Pacific Theater as an F-4F Wildcat pilot escorting torpedo bombers to attacks on Japanese submarine depots. Their father, Dave Kuriluk-USNA '76, served first as a Navy C-130 pilot in the Philippines, and then flew several other airframes in a number of roles as an instructor on both active duty and in the Navy Reserves.

When Dan and Matt were developing a business plan, they decided to restart the family legacy in the Detroit area manufacturing industry. Ted's tool and die company machined highly specialized parts for automotive and aerospace clients across Michigan. Earl spent over 30 years as a foreman on the factory floors for Fisher Auto body and later General Motors, and Matt spent several years of his civilian career working in risk management for Ford Motor Company.

Although born with a medical condition that prevented him from serving, their cousin Tony always supported Matt and Dan's military service. Tony embodies the integrity and character of a serviceman passed down through their shared grandfather Earl, as well as his other grandfather, Dick Erickson, who served in the Pacific Theater as a USMC F-4U Corsair pilot. Tony's experience in data analytics, shipping, distribution, and sales was a natural fit, and Matt and Dan asked him to join the company soon after its creation.

Leadership team