Tracy Foltz stands on the shop floor at Falk Precision Inc., Fisher Road, East Syracuse. About 85 percent of Falk Precision’s work is with aluminum. On leadership, she emphasizes honesty, humility, and a belief in learning from mistakes.Stan Linhorst

Tracy Foltz is president of Falk Precision, an employee-owned manufacturer of machined metal.

Jim Falk started the company in 1985 and brought on a partner, John Terpenning, a decade later, Foltz said. In 2007, they sold the company to their employees. When Falk and Terpenning were retiring in 2010, they brought on Foltz in the company’s H.R. operation. She became president in 2016.

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