November 2013
| Business World Magazine | 37
As Reese affirms, “The doors we put in the
locker room at Greensburg Central Catho-
lic High School are just as important as the
doors that we create for the Lawrence Liver-
more National Laboratory.”
Of course, creating the doors that pre-
vent sounds of a school gym from penetrat-
ing the confines of a locker room may seem
far less critical than, say, the work Overly
performed for Los Alamos (a project that
involved creating a thermal barrier involving
a 4-foot thick door and frame that weighed
more than 16,000 pounds), but to Reese’s
point, the company takes great pride in its
work, customer interactions and ability
to overcome engineering challenges large
and small. And to be sure, in many cases,
Overly’s products are engineered to specifi-
cations essential for fulfilling critical func-
tions, and whether that’s a bullet proof win-
dow, fire door or some other kind of thermal
and pressure resistant barrier, employees
of Overly exercise remarkable attention to
quality and performance standards because,
as Reese says, “If our barrier doesn’t work,
someone might actually be killed.” This very
fact was communicated during an episode
of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels
program, a broadcast that demonstrated
Overly’s precision in developing products
