Van Peplin is the founder, president, and primary manufacturing engineer at Saint Catherine’s Metalworks. Van has spent his lifetime in the family metalworking business with companies such as Lakewood Manufacturing. He began coining and creating beautiful miraculous medals as a service to the community. While this first project will have a special meaning to Van and continues to be an important project for St. Catherine’s, Van has turned his company into a full-service manufacturing entity that performs on contracts for military products and large equipment manufacturers.