About Mercatus International
Company History
Mercatus International Marketing, Inc. was founded as a Michigan company in 1986, to serve the needs of the industrial manufacturing community with technical products and services.
In 1989 the company moved its operations to Carlsbad, California, concentrating on the Southwestern Region of the United States, targeting electronics, aerospace, semiconductor, military, healthcare and other technically oriented markets, enhancing its reputation as industrial and commercial workspace problems solvers.
In 1989, Mercatus contracted with the US Navy in San Diego as an ESD [Electro Static Discharge] consultant. While conducting an ESD audit for the Navy’s Mobile Maintenance Facilities which transport electrostatically sensitive workstations on seafaring vessels, Mercatus met and began their association with Symbiote Technical Furniture www.symbiote.com.

Since then, Mercatus has been the exclusive territorial factory representative for Symbiote serving Southern California, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Las Vegas, West Texas and Mexico.

In the mid 1990’s, company president William J. Rathsburg expanded the corporate charter to include Design & Build capabilities. This initiative allowed Mercatus to provide a broader range of solutions to the overall operations of its manufacturing and distribution clients. Working with corporate management and their architects, Mercatus International established its new client services role of General Contractor, taking responsibility for all aspects of a corporate consolidation, operational restructuring and/or relocation. Taking on this Turn-Key responsibility allows its customers to concentrate on the continued success of their daily operations, without interruption.

Since 1996, Mercatus has successfully partnered with Consultleague www.consultleague.com to provide a comprehensive systems approach to industrial engineering/re-engineering and design services in order to integrate material movement and work process flow.

Mercatus International is now strategically positioned to consult with its commercial and industrial account base, with a comprehensive capabilities list, allowing the company to:

Review existing workplace operations
Redesign and streamline those operations to increase throughput
Outfit more efficient work spaces...
Consolidate remote site locations into a more efficient single work site
Automate the work-flow and data handling processes, giving management accurate, real-time information about their operations
Bring all of the incumbent savings generated by these steps directly to the bottom line

Since 1996 Mercatus has successfully completed over 420 industrial outfitting projects for companies large and small while opening new office in PHoenix and Los Angeles to support its growing business.

Mercatus is an American Veteran-Owned Small business.

Who We Are
Bill Rathsburg, Sr. - President
University of Detroit Business School Graduate
30 year independent business career as industrial supplier
Production Component Supplier of Automotive, OEM, Appliance, etc.
Developed unique ESD (Electronic Discharge) Products for US Military
Workplace, Outfitter to Fortune 500 Companies in Southern California, AZ, NM, Hawaii and Mexico
Member, ESD Association
Founded MErcatus in 1989

Dail Slingsby - Engineer/Project Management
The University of Phoenix, B.S. in Business Information Systems
24 years experience in Aviation maintenance, repair, manufacturing
U.S. Navy Aircraft Maintenance - Aircraft Operations Supervisor
Experienced in full motion simulator systems design, implementation and installation
Responsible for the management of all product installations and computer-aided design (CAD) services
Coordinates the mechanical and industrial engineering requirements for Mercatus
Employed with Mercatus since 1994

Donovan Slingsby - Engineering/Operations
Responsible for Carlsbad Corporate Office Daily Operations, Customer Service & Project Design
CAD Drafter, Qualified in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MiniCAD, and VectorWorks
Employed with Mercatus since 1999

Bill Rathsburg, Jr. - Southwest Area Manager
Responsible for coordinating overall marketing strategies & sales for Arizona and New Mexico
Specific project responsibilities include workplace evaluation, design, sales, installation and maintenance programs for Mercatus' existing customers and new business development in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico
University of Michigan/American Graduate School of International Management
Employed with Mercatus since 1993

Jon Schaffer - Sales Engineer
New business development and sales
Specific Project Responsibilities include workplace evaluation, design, sale, installation and maintenance programs for new and existing Mercatus clients
Oregon State University, B.S. Speech Communication
12 years experience within Electrical industry working with Industrial, OEM, Commercial, Medical and Semiconductor customers
Employed with Mercatus since 2007

Sherry Rathsburg - CFO
Co-founder of Mercatus International / Business Partner
Contributed extensive customer service skills during Mercatus' early days
Established initial office and operating procedures / Administrative specialist
Currently Mercatus International's Chief Financial Officer