In 1998, Toben left a waste control firm as process engineer to represent a Tier 1 automotive company to GM. Soon after, Toben was offered an opportunity to represent a few existing customers to other Tier 1 suppliers, thus establishing King Solutions. In 2008, KS added multiple new principals because existing customers demanded new types of purchased products. In 2013, the demand from principals for China tooling led to KS brokering its first tools. Toben has a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of Michigan.
Mae Automotive was created in 2014 as consulting and brokering tools and other components became a viable ongoing concern. Toben’s accumulated experience now covers commodities such as injection molding, chrome plating, hydroforming, stamping, phenolics, lighting, tooling, rubber, screw machining, and cold heading in various capacities including logistics, quality, engineering, purchasing, and of course, sales.